Haunted Mansion

Haunted Mansion; Captures essence of ride’s tone, w/equal parts ghostly and comedy. Cast is well chosen & nods to theme park aspects are highlights. Suffers from a jumbled third act and what seems to be edits to character moments and scenes. Wish it were better but still fun; B

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent; Meta narrative suits Nic Cage well, as his self-aware performance is game for layers of action, family & self-reflection propelling this film. At times hilarious, at others quite touching, it’s all the greatness of Cage one expects; B+

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part; Lacks the charm and surprise of the original, is slow going out of the gate, but eventually finds its footing and delivers a decent landing in the final acts. Batman is still the best part, which makes this sequel seem rather unnecessary; B-

Keanu

Keanu; Enough potential to warrant further Key & Peele movies but not enough humour to sustain the premise for a feature length film; B-