The Smurfs 2 review: a smurfeit of Smurfs
I am haunted by the crazed desperation in Jayma Mays’s eyes. She may have been blinking out a Morse-code SOS, but I can’t be sure…
family/kids
Despicable Me 2 review: a little bit despicable itself
In an almost terrifying reversal from the first film, this is crude, racist, and sexist, in entirely well-worn ways. (But the Minions are still funny.)
Monsters University review: back of the class
Monsters, Inc. was in no way calling for a sequel, and here it is. (new DVD/VOD US/Can)
Epic review: you can’t stop the rot
Ironically, nothing feels organic here, and certainly nothing feels magical…
monkey in the middle (Chimpanzee review)
Cuteness proximity alert! Cuteness proximity alert!
inoffensive Frankenkid; you’ve seen worse (The Odd Life of Timothy Green review)
The magic is as modest as can be, and its aim is a bit off…
Jack the Giant Slayer (review)
Keeps trying to fly off into potentially fascinating directions and then getting yanked back into a mushy mediocrity…
The Croods (review)
Was this secretly produced by the Institute for Creation Research?
Oz the Great and Powerful (review)
Exactly what you expect it to be. Unless you were expecting some Sam Raimi nutso. (new DVD/VOD US/Can)
Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts (85th Academy Awards) (review)
“Paperman” might be the most romantic movie of the year…
