Kubo and the Two Strings

Kubo and the Two Strings; @wearelaika prove they are the leaders in animated film. Exciting, enticing and exhilarating storytelling; A

Pete's Dragon

Pete's Dragon; Charming throwback to classic family films, w/right amount of emotional intensity, adventure and suspense for pre-teens; B

Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad; Thoroughly entertaining. Many characters are riveting (Waller) while others are wasted. Too much while still not enough; B+

Star Trek Beyond

Star Trek Beyond; Entertaining for a non Trekkie. Shows influences from recent films GotG, Gravity, Inception, all for the better & fun; B

Ice Age: Collision Course

Ice Age: Collision Course; Not as bad as one would expect. Some good jokes touting science over deniers. Cast on auto pilot except Pegg; B-

The BFG

The BFG; Welcome update to 1989 cartoon version of Dahl's silly bedtime tale. Worth seeing for a single tears of laughter inducing scene; B+

The Angry Birds Movie

The Angry Birds Movie; Surprisingly relevant depiction of colonization as told through physics video game bird characters. Who knew? B-

Finding Dory

Finding Dory; Tight storytelling, visually spectacular, heart warming return to form for Pixar. Finally a sequel worthy of the original; A

The Huntsman: Winter's War

The Huntsman: Winter's War; Another movie made for the production, set and costume designers. Beautiful to watch, little to invest in; B-

X-Men: Apocalypse

X-Men: Apocalypse; Overstuffed unmemorable instalment that's so well cast it's a disappointment they have little to give us to care about; B

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass; Would have been nice if closer to the book. Time and money spent on visuals. Needed more on the script; B-

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Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War; Great cast delivers note perfect beats in their limited on screen moments. Earns its punch up moments; A

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book; @Jon_Favreau proves he's this century's Spielberg w/a cinematic achievement that's highly entertaining & honours past; B+

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice; Bat bits are fantastic, Supes' angst complex, female roles fierce. Lex is lame. Comic lovers film; A-

Pee-Wee's Big Holiday

Pee-Wee's Big Holiday; Plenty of absurdity & Pee-Wee style zaniness. Fun for long time fans but adds little to the funhouse. Goofy; B-

Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road; Nothing short of incredible. A film for the ages. A tremendous accomplishment. And so darn fun. Gripping. Intense. A+

Zootopia

Zootopia; Fun anthropomorphic take on buddy cop genre. Mixes heart, humour & adventure in the Lasseter Disney way. Top notch family fare; B+

The Prophet

The Prophet; Lovely interpretation of the spirit of Kahlil Gibran's meditation on life, as beautiful expressively animated visual poems; A-

Deadpool

Deadpool; Reynolds' labor of love pays off in hijinks & hilarity. Action is shot w/violent results & cheeky remarks. Delightfully crude; A-