Artemis Fowl; Oddly omits best parts of book from the screenplay. Changes detract from what makes book a fun, engaging read. Offers less action and more imagery and is overall disappointing. Casting is pretty good despite the alterations. Not sure what they were going for; C-
Frozen 2; Goes dark but grows up with its core audience. Animation exceeds original’s details. Storyline makes a few jumps and songs not as catchy but still classic and well animated while suiting the story. Sámi elements are quite interesting. Love the earth giants; A
Beauty & the Beast; Faithful, extravagant, cleverly cast feast for the eyes. More emotionally impacting & frightening. Missed Human Again; A-
A Dog's Purpose; A wonderful reminder of the joy & companionship that dogs bring to our lives. Sad that the trailer showed us everything; B
The Angry Birds Movie; Surprisingly relevant depiction of colonization as told through physics video game bird characters. Who knew? B-
Pixels; What we would call BITD worth a rental. 80s elements are fun. Sandler barely tries to act while everyone else swings for fences; C
Frozen; At some point before Toy Story 3, Disney supplanted Pixar as the superior storytelling studio. Frozen continues the trend; A-
