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Long Live the Queen - Black Is King
She was expected to marry crisp visuals with a pure vision and leave audiences rapt at her artistry. For some, Black Is King might do that, and over time, in may grow in estimation. But for now, it is hard not to be critical of the final product, even if you have to applaud effort. If nothing else, she got everyone talking.
Current Streaming Recommendations - 4/19/20
Let’s check out a new mix of classics, hidden gems and masterpieces!
The King Is Dead - The Lion King
If you are going to remake a nearly perfect film, make sure it is not a craven carbon copy. Infuse it with new ideas or daring angles. At least then, even if your movie is not revolutionary, no one can say it is what 2019’s The Lion King winds up being—boring.
Running Through The Temple - Star Wars: The Last Jedi
If The Force Awakens was a re-tread bridge to the past, this is a bold, new bridge to the future and I am here for it.
Review: Beauty and the Beast
Put simply, Beauty and the Beast has just enough Disney magic working in its favor that it would be hard not to make a winner.
Review: Finding Dory
The film offers a thoughtful examination of the concepts of family and home, but it could have taken an all of the above strategy and given audiences a less conventional narrative.
Review: The Jungle Book
From the unbelievably cute wolf cubs, to the breathtaking time lapse images, it is a sight to behold from beginning to end. It has heart, it has themes, it has story, but perhaps it could have done with a bit more of each.
Potpourri - 3.30.16
Jungle Book CG, Fast and Furiouses, RIP Patty Duke and some other stuff.
Potpourri - 3.23.16
The Force Awakens deleted scenes, Bridget Jones, Baywatch and some other stuff.
Review: Zootopia
If this heavy message is the medicine our society needs, it is served with the most delightful candy coating possible.
Potpourri - 3.15.16
The Obamas, LGBT Movies, Indiana Jones and Some Other Stuff