Colorful and Heartfelt | Review of ‘Ferdinand’
Fun and sweet, Ferdinand is a heartfelt film about a gentle bull who only wants to smell the flowers. Continue reading Colorful and Heartfelt | Review of ‘Ferdinand’
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Hail, Caesar | Review of ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’
By Cynthia Ayala
20th Century Fox
Image Credit: IMDB
“After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind.” —IMDB
Wow. The Planet of the Apes franchise that Matt Reeves and team have given birth too is one so remarkable not only because it gives insight into the past but because it is systematically setting up the world fans know all about. But there is also a progression to the story line, a way it moves forward from the first film and develops those aspects from the first film. The series itself has led up to this amazing moment where it builds the characters, where it builds the story to this moment. There was no other way for the story to go, no other direction that would have felt so emotional and so grounded in reality as this franchise. It’s an amazing film that has the audience rooting against the humans and rooting for the apes.
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Good, but not Great | Review of ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Chip’
By Cynthia Ayala
Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in Miami…and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal, saving themselves not only from losing Dave but possibly from gaining a terrible stepbrother
—Google
Not bad, but not great either. I’m a person who loves the chipmunks. I think they are adorable and have a lot of heart and humor to them. This film was no exception to that but the story did feel forced, and most of that was tied to the character Miles, played by Josh Green.
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