by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
It would be accurate to call Here a gimmick movie, as the film is essentially one static shot of the same place over the course of Earth’s history through the present–with a heavy emphasis on the residents of a house built on the spot in the early 20th century.
by Rosalie Kicks, Editor in Chief and Old Sport
Wes Anderson’s latest cinematic adventure, Asteroid City, is a meticulously designed feast for the eyes with a story that is perfectly satisfactory.
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
Remaking the animated canon is The Mouse’s latest way of keeping their characters relevant to the current generation of kids.
Written by Anne Speilberg and Gary Ross
Directed by Penny Marshall
Starring Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins and Robert Loggia
Running time 1 hour and 44 minutes
MPAA Rating fantasy, kids and family, comedy
by Stacey Osbeck
When 13 year old Josh Baskin (David Moscow) fails to meet the height requirement and is turned away from a carnival ride in front of his crush, he wanders off to a coin operated Zoltar machine, an animatronic fortune teller with a pointy beard and bejeweled turban. As the wind kicks up and organ grinder music rises, drowning out the din of the fair, Josh pops a quarter in and makes a wish to be big. The next morning Josh gets the shock of his life. Overnight, he’s transformed into a full grown man (Tom Hanks). Of all the body swap films that came out in the late ‘80s Big is easily the best. Big is also the only film I’ve ever seen as a kid and then again as an adult and had two totally different movie experiences.
Read MoreWritten by Tom Hanks, based on the novel by C.S. Forester
Directed by Aaron Schneider
Starring Tom Hanks, Stephen Graham and Michael Benz
Running time: 1 hour and 31 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13 for war-related action/violence and brief strong language
by Fiona Underhill
We are currently living in a strange world where the latest action blockbusters starring Chris Hemsworth or Charlize Theron debut on Netflix and a big-budget World War II movie starring America’s Dad, Tom Hanks, is squirreled away on…Apple TV. Although these may appear to be symptoms of the coronavirus, something tells me this is where we are headed anyway. While I’m not one to particularly espouse that the theatrical experience is essential for every film, there is something slightly disquieting about watching stunts and explosions on a small screen or laptop, knowing that they’ve never seen the inside of a cinema. I am thankful that, while we’ve been in this suspended state of animation, we have had plenty of newly released content to keep us going. It’s been a really strong year for cinema, if you know where to find the good stuff.
Read MoreDirected by Marielle Heller
Written by Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster
Starring Tom Hanks, Christine Lahti and Matthew Rhys
Running Time: 1 hour and 48 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG
by Allison Yakulis
When Tom Junod began his profile Can You Say...Hero? on Fred Rogers for Esquire magazine, the very article that this film cites as its source material, he didn’t start it with Mister Rogers’ birthdate or his childhood or his first foray into television as composer and puppeteer on The Children’s Corner or even the birth of the show that would launch him into enduring fame. He instead started with this:
Read MoreDirected by Josh Cooley
Written by Andrew Stanton and Stephany Folsom (story by 6,453 other people)
Starring Keanu Reeves, Keanu Reeves, and Keanu Reeves
Running time 1 hour 40 minutes
MPAA rating G for Gosh this movie is Good
by Jaime Davis, The Fixer
When the teaser trailer for Toy Story 4 hit last year people thought it was super cute and all but the next thing that would come out their mouths was, “Why?” The third installment of the hit Pixar franchise wrapped up with what felt like a lovely closure for the series: Woody and Company were donated into the hands of young Bonnie after their previous kid, Andy grew up and moved on. If you were anything like me at the end of Toy Story 3, you were 1. absolutely shook and 2. wiping tears from your eyes as you left the theater. But still…why? Why was this made? Do we really need it? What purpose does Toy Story 4 serve?
Read MoreWelcome to this week’s installment of Can’t Care, Moviejawn’s weekly roundup of all the entertainment news we just can’t care about.
Francis Friel, The Projectionist
Uh this literally looks like a picture of the Godzilla toy I had when I was six. In fact when I first saw this online I had a borderline dissociative episode and thought someone had photoshopped my toy onto some terrified people running across the lawn of the Others City from season three of LOST. What?
Read MoreWelcome to this week’s installment of Can’t Care, Moviejawn’s weekly roundup of all the entertainment news we just can’t care about.
Rosalie Kicks!, Old Sport
Surprise, that old sport Clint Eastwood has officially lost his mind. My guess: It was scooped out by aliens with an ice cream scoop and replaced with some type of weird alien technology. That must be it! I’m sure everyone is going to be running out the door to see Sully now, Clint. It is good you used those IMAX cameras on a film no one is going to see. Way to go old sport! The only reason a “person” would see this movie: alien mind control. Best put on your foil helmets guys, they are coming.
Read MoreWelcome to this week’s installment of Can’t Care, Moviejawn’s weekly roundup of all the entertainment news we just can’t care about.
Francis Friel, The Projectionist
HASBRO. Can't care. That's it for this week. See ya!
I mean, no. I guess I'll get into it. But I am exhausted. Of universes, worlds, builders of worlds, shared properties...I just can't care.