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
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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
The Shape of Water – Film Review
The Shape of Water is a fantasy drama set in a 1960s high-security government laboratory where Elisa (Sally Hawkins) works as a cleaner. Elisa and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a classified experiment in the form of a man-meets-fish like creature from the South American river. Elisa starts up a relationship with the creature and the two develop a loving … [Read more...] about The Shape of Water – Film Review
Black Panther – Film Review
Black Panther is the back story of Marvel Studio's character T'Challa. After the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, he returns home to the technologically advanced African nation. Here he must battle it out to take the throne to become king. However, a new foe emerges to threaten his place in the kingdom. A long lost relative demands the technologies and vibranium be … [Read more...] about Black Panther – Film Review
Jumanji – Film Review
Jumanji is the second fantasy adventure film adapted from the 1981 children’s book of the same name by Chris Van Allsburg. The first film was made in 1995. This one is a stand-alone sequel and has the subtitle – Welcome to the Jungle. Four annoying and self-absorbed teenagers discover an old video game while in detention in the school’s basement. They take on the adult … [Read more...] about Jumanji – Film Review