You know, for a story about someone who unlocks 100% of their brain capacity, this might legitimately be one of the dumbest movies I’ve ever seen.
Legit feels like a group of writer smoking a bowl and asking themselves, “But like…what if we COULD use more of our brain?”
It’s so wild that Scar Jo went from “Her” to…this.
What a criminal waste of Choi Min Sik. CRIMINAL.
This was pretty fantastic.
There are some plot elements partway through that feel somewhat inconsequential and cause the film to drag a bit, and some of the jokes don’t quite land (though you could make the case that this film really isn’t trying all that hard to be funny).
Yet James Gunn has just shown so much care and attention to cultivating these characters over the course of the trilogy (and Christmas Special) that you can’t help be more than…
Cartoon Saloon has become a necessary force in balancing out the flood of animated droll in today's cinematic landscape.
It shouldn't seem like much to ask, but so many families are being forced to choose between brainless cartoons and animated stories that are both beautiful and emotionally resonant.
Kids: "We want to watch the Rise of Gru!"
Me: "How about 'Song of the Sea?'"
Kids: "How about 'Spies in Disguise'?"
Me: "How about a Ghibli?"
Kids: "Earwig and the Witch?"…
