Po (Jack Black) and his group of kung fu fighting allies are back in Kung Fu Panda 3 but this time the noodle devouring panda has a new challenge to overcome. Po is going about his business of being a martial arts bad-ass when his long-lost biological father, Li Shan (Bryan Cranston) returns to reunite with his son. Po then travels with …
It’s (almost) all about Halloween this weekend! We have a surprisingly good meta-adaptation of the famously spooky R.L. Stine book series Goosebumps, a disturbing but beautiful horror love story from Guillermo del Toro, a sadly not-so-scary home invasion thriller, a movie about the dark allure of violent gangsters, and one Russian produced and Afrikaans dubbed animated movie about The Snow …
Going into Goosebumps, the feature film “adaptation” of R.L. Stine’s classic series of kid-friendly horror books, I expected the scariest aspect of the movie to be the people attached to it (the last time star Jack Black and director Rob Letterman collaborated we got the cinematic blunder Gulliver’s Travels, which was such a painful movie experience that I’m surprised the …
The last time Jack Black teamed up with director Rob Letterman, the end result was 2010’s Gulliver’s Travels, a movie so inane and painfully unfunny that it could make onions cry. Now the pair are joining forces to once again tackle some much beloved literature, this time being R.L. Stine’s best-selling kids’ light-horror adventure series Goosebumps. Letterman and co have …
Growing up, I was an avid reader of “Goosebumps”. A light horror series for kids, the books taught me to never trust rubber masks and that all puppets were evil. Especially the ones used by ventriloquists. Bastards. Written by R.L Stine, the books were perfect for kids. Really, it was light horror without the need for mental scarring, like that one …
One of the big revelations for Jack Black’s Po in the Kung Fu Panda films was that he was in fact not the son of James Hong’s Mr. Ping. You may think that the fact that Po is a panda and Mr. Ping is a goose could have clued them him into something, but as has been shown several times …
I’m not the biggest fan of Dreamworks animated flicks. Too often, they rely on star power and neglect the fact that CGI animated flicks are meant to tell more impressive tales for all ages. But lately, the studio seems to be finding their stride, especially now that I don’t have to see those f***ing Shrek sequels touted every year. How …
School reunions. I’ve never seen the point of them. Most likely due to the fact that I don’t want my unforgiving rage reignited when I’m forced to make small talk with a number of people who’d I sooner kick off a bridge than feign interest in their life but uh…No, it might just be me. And those jerkasses. ANYWAY! A …
A good loot box never feels like a coupon. It feels like a moment. …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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