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Throughout its limited run, The Eddy is a stylistic and emotional success. Any shots at true greatness, however, are hampered by some persistent narrative frailties.
In its second episode, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist shows no signs of slowing down and continues to not only entertain, but firmly pull at the heartstrings as well.
John Mulaney and crew have deftly crafted a funny look at being a kid, silly enough to be likable while endearing itself to our nostalgia for childish things.
We live in a divided society, and the only thing that can bring humanity together is watching (and laughing at) Tom Hooper’s feline romp.
Released in 1944, Vincente Minnelli’s charming, evergreen musical Meet Me In St. Louis once accompanied the country’s drudging attachment to World War II.
Frozen 2 is a perfectly fine sequel. It features gorgeous animation, but the story lacks the magic of the first one. Maria Lattila reviews.
For those looking for a film that both acts as a tribute to its roots while never straying from the course it’s set off on, see The Lion King with an open mind.
While Aladdin is a fairly harmless film, it adds very little to the original and seems like just another cash grab from Disney.
We delve into biopics, specifically how the mundaneness of the stories of these real people actually do them a disservice.
Rocketman is big screen entertainment done right, an inventive rock-opera that brims with energy and color.
Where Toy Story found something deeply moving in a tale of toys, UglyDolls comes crashing down with all the moral engagement of a 1980s animated PSA.
The tension between musical and war drama at times overwhelms the picture – but god, even when it’s a failure, Swing Kids is entertaining as hell.
The story of the underdog will always be a crowd-pleaser. An unknown phoenix yearning to…
Some may preemptively dismiss Gully Boy as a rip-off of 8 Mile but there’s far more here than just another underdog hip-hop story.
This week in the Video Dispatches, we cover the home video releases of A Star Is Born, Diamonds of the Night (1964) and Brewster McCloud (1970).