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REVIEW: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

mikecalkins | Nov 17, 2018 | 0

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is the sequel to 2016’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Grindelwald escapes custody and begins to raise an army to take over the Wizarding and Non-Wizarding worlds alike. Newt Scamander is charged with joining the fight against the evil wizard b...

REVIEW: The Grinch (2018)

virginiakublawi | Nov 11, 2018 | 0

When I first started seeing ads for Illumination’s attempt at adapting Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, my first thought was, “Oh God, here we go again.” I think many people probably shared the same sentiment; you hear a lot of mixed opinions on the 2000 Jim Carrey version, but I t...

REVIEW: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)

virginiakublawi | Nov 3, 2018 | 0

When I heard that Disney was making a movie based on The Nutcracker, I was a little worried. I’m no expert on the original story, but I’ve seen the ballet in person, and I willingly admit that I might still occasionally watch Barbie in the Nutcracker at Christmastime. Disney is my favorite thing...

REVIEW: Star Wars: Resistance – Season 1, Episodes 1-4 “The Recruit,” “The Triple Dark” and “Fuel for the “Fire”

virginiakublawi | Oct 16, 2018 | 0

*Spoilers* “The Recruit” opens with three pilots trying to deliver Intel to the Resistance. One pilot tells the others to turn back and he’ll do it. Soon, First Order vessels catch up to him and damage his ship, but Poe Dameron arrives and saves him. The young pilot introduces himself as K...

You Should Be Watching: Paranorman (2012)

virginiakublawi | Oct 8, 2018 | 0

“I didn’t ask to be born this way.” “Funny, neither did we.” Welcome back to You Should Be Watching, where I recommend movies and TV shows that deserve more attention than they’ve gotten. In keeping with the Halloween theme I’ve adopted for the season, this week we’ll be comm...

REVIEW: The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)

virginiakublawi | Sep 29, 2018 | 0

“There’s a clock in the walls. We don’t know what it does, except… something horrible.” Last Friday, Universal released The House with a Clock in Its Walls, based on the 1973 John Bellairs children’s mystery novel of the same name. I had never read or heard of the book, but t...