Whew. That’s way too long of a title — sorry for the abbreviation. I’m a huge fan of this franchise. I guess it’s a kids movie, but I love that it has real stakes. In the first one, Hiccup lost a leg! And in the second one, his dad died! That’s some heavy stuff, and…
As a quick aside before I get into the review, I went to high school with a guy in this movie! I’ve seen him in movies before and it’s always really wild to see him on the big screen. Seeing someone you know in IMAX 3D jars you out of the movie for a couple…
My wife is a Lego fanatic. Like seriously. She just bought this. That’s 2300 pieces. TWENTY THREE HUNDRED PIECES! Anyway, all that to say that we don’t miss Lego movies. And the fact that we had to watch this one on Saturday instead of Thursday felt like a betrayal of everything that matters in life….
Another year gone, this one even crazier than the last in pretty much every way. I made a “world-ending” politics joke in the 2017 ranking, but now that seems quaint by comparison. Despite all of that, though, 2018 was a wonderful year for movies! I found it very difficult to rank the 27 movies I…
I am, and likely always will be, a Shyamalan apologist. He’s had more hits than misses, and I think we need to be more accepting of someone who’s willing to try new and outrageous things. That’s how we get masterpieces like The Sixth Sense, and Unbreakable. And – in my humble opinion – Glass. I…
Sharks! America loves sharks. We basically have a week long holiday for them every year. A lot of us studied them as a child and learned all sorts of fun facts that we remember to this day, despite the fact that we really should be remembering where we left our keys or our kids. Sharks…