Christopher Robin
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Christopher Robin

I certainly was aware of Winnie the Pooh as a kid, but I don’t remember it being a staple of my childhood. Like anyone, I could name all of the characters, and I generally knew that Eeyore was a downer, Rabbit was a bit neurotic, and Owl didn’t know nearly as much as he thought…

Ant-Man and the Wasp
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Ant-Man and the Wasp

I had a Writers’ Guild meeting last night, which meant that I wasn’t able to get to the movies until close to 10pm. I am an old man (in spirit, not in age), so this was a huge sacrifice for me. So, if you’re reading this, just know that I care so deeply that I…

Incredibles 2
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Incredibles 2

I absolutely loved The Incredibles when it came out. The year was 2004. Animation was laughably bad by today’s standards. Pixar was already a household name with a string of hits, but The Incredibles was the first movie where the entire cast was meant to be human. The animation just wasn’t there for lifelike humans, so…

Ocean’s 8
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Ocean’s 8

Due to some poor planning, I ended up watching Ocean’s 8 on the second row of the theater. That’s not the best experience, but it’s a lot better in the days of recliners. Sure, I had to pan my head back and forth, but my neck doesn’t hurt. And you haven’t lived until you’ve seen…

Solo: A Star Wars Story
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Solo: A Star Wars Story

Completely unrelated to this movie, I feel like tagging these films with “A Star Wars Story” is borderline insulting. Do they honestly think the movie-going public won’t know that these are Star Wars movies? I guess Marvel does a similar thing by sticking “Marvel’s” in front of a lot of its movies, but somehow that…