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Jan 311 min read

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

While not quite as good as the classic, this tells a similar story with the same sarcasm and quirkiness. They included more backstories...

Jan 251 min read

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Seeing this as an adult definitely helped me catch a lot more of the nuances of the film. That being said, I saw this movie dozens of...

Jan 241 min read

Trolls: World Tour (2020)

The sequel needed to go bigger and it actually did that. It introduced more trolls based on the biggest genres of music. It was actually...

Jan 181 min read

Trolls (2016)

One day I want to play bingo with an animated kid's film. This one definitely checked a lot of the boxes. It has vibrant colors, catchy...

Nov 24, 20231 min read

Wish (Released 11/22/23)

I have 2 key issues with the movie. Only the main song of this movie is catchy and memorable. I miss the days when Disney movies had...

Jul 22, 20231 min read

Barbie (released 7/21/23)

This thing was meta as hell. It felt like a weird hybrid of the type of story that Free Guy and The Lego Movie told. The whole point of...

May 27, 20231 min read

The Little Mermaid (released 5/26/23)

I was today years old when I released The Little Mermaid is a fish out of water story. The movie was meh and as far as my memory of the...

Mar 31, 20231 min read

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (released 3/31/23)

This might be just me, but this movie felt like it did to Dungeons and Dragons what Free Guy did for video games. It was broad enough...

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