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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
It tries to be a continuation and not just do the same things in a somewhat different way. It does not have that feeling of discovery, but h
Ben Pivoz
Feb 14, 2019


The Kid Who Would Be King
The way it parallels the story is clever, if obvious. However, the emphasis is on the characters, not the mythology. It builds on the origin
Ben Pivoz
Jan 26, 2019


Mary Poppins Returns
If it sounds similar to Mary Poppins, it feels a lot like it too. In this case, a sequel that sometimes plays as a remake is a fitting choic
Ben Pivoz
Dec 20, 2018


Ralph Breaks the Internet
The thing that impressed me the most about Ralph Breaks the Internet is how well the filmmakers understand what made the first one a success
Ben Pivoz
Nov 21, 2018


Instant Family
Instant Family is enjoyable, with a heart-warming message. It is a nice family movie that feels relatively truthful about this process.
Ben Pivoz
Nov 18, 2018


Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald suffers from a lot of the problems of being the second part of a planned pentalogy as well as th
Ben Pivoz
Nov 17, 2018


The Grinch
There is nothing inherently wrong with the added story beats, but the execution feels so padded. The story was perfectly fine at 25 minutes.
Ben Pivoz
Nov 10, 2018


The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
A visually impressive movie with a story that makes even the most amazing sights boring after a while. It is yet another tale about a teenag
Ben Pivoz
Nov 3, 2018


Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween is about on par with the 2015 version in terms of overall quality. If I had to choose a Goosebumps movie to
Ben Pivoz
Oct 12, 2018


Smallfoot
Overall, Smallfoot is a movie families can go to and all have a decent time together. Stretches are amusing, but it never engaged my imagina
Ben Pivoz
Sep 28, 2018
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