Tolkien (Nicholas Hoult) is a true story based on the childhood and younger years of the author who wrote ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘Lord of the Rings’. The film spends the majority of its time giving us the backstory. We discover that his mother died (diabetes type 1) when he was a child and he becomes orphaned. He and his brother are placed in a boarding school under Father … [Read more...] about Tolkien – Film Review
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Little – Film Review
Little is a fantasy comedy about an overbearing boss accidentally becoming young again. Jordan Sanders (Regina Hall) is forced to relive the life of her younger self (Marsai Martin) back as a 13-year-old at school. Her underappreciated assistant, April (Issa Rae), attempts to make her life easier while taking over the reins of the tech business. The storyline is a bit … [Read more...] about Little – Film Review
The House With A Clock In Its Walls – Film Review
There was a moment during The House With A Clock In Its Walls when I turned to a fellow critic and rhetorically asked "What the f*** is this movie?!" It happened during a bizarre sequence where Jack Black's kooky warlock Baranavelt is struck with a magical spell of sorts and proceeds to age drastically in reverse, leaving us to witness Black's fully-sized head atop a naked … [Read more...] about The House With A Clock In Its Walls – Film Review