The Addams' family movies might be one of the first live-action adaptations I was aware of, and although I haven't revisited these stories in a while, the idea of a TV-Show centered on Wednesday Addams was intriguing. Alfred Gough & Miles Millar as the creators, with Tim Burton setting the tone as one of the … Continue reading Wednesday (S1 Review) | Mysterious, Funny, and Spooky
https://www.tumblr.com/wornoutspines/789796312568725504/wednesday-trailer Creators: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Charles Addams (Based on characters by) Director: Tim Burton Stars: Jenna Ortega, Christina Ricci, Catehrine Zeta-Jones, and Luis Guizman At this point I am patiently waiting for this to drop, the focus on Wednesday makes so much sense to me but more so the expansion of the Addams family's … Continue reading Wednesday | Trailer
https://videopress.com/v/P5KBddIz?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Writer: Hans Christian Andersen (Fairytale), Jane Goldman and David Magee (Screenplay) Director: Rob Marshall Stars: Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Lin-Manuel Miranda I didn't expect to be so affected by this teaser, even though it was THE first look I was waiting for. The cynical part … Continue reading The Little Mermaid (2022) | Teaser
https://www.tumblr.com/wornoutspines/787072112676536321/wednesday-teaser-trailer Creators: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Charles Addams (Based on characters by) Director: Tim Burton Stars: Jenna Ortega, Christina Ricci, Catehrine Zeta-Jones, and Luis Guzman Jenna Ortega looks amazing in this, and kind of scary. It does look Burton-esque, I guess I would have said that it looks inspired by Tim Burton but not actually … Continue reading Wednesday | Teaser Trailer
This modern interpretation of Charles Perrault's classic fairytale by Kay Cannon is a comedy musical featuring well-known pop and rock hits, in addition to several original songs. Camila Cabello stars as the title character in her acting debut, alongside Nicholas Galitzine (The Craft: Legacy, Handsome Devil) as the prince, Billy Porter (Pose) as the fairy … Continue reading Cinderella (2021) Movie Review | What If Ella was like Belle?
https://videopress.com/v/9FsGOviI?resizeToParent=true&preloadContent=metadata Nightbooks is about a young boy named Alex becomes the prisoner of a witch (Krysten Ritter); to avoid certain death, he convinces her to let him tell her a scary story every night. Upon meeting the witch's servant, Yazmin, the two must use their wits to escape her apartment, a magical labyrinth filled with … Continue reading Nightbooks | Trailer
After Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day - argh that title is long - Jennifer Garner and director Miguel Arteta are teaming up again. This movie is also based on a book, an illustrated book by author Amy Krouse-Rosenthal & illustrator Tom Lichtenheld. The movie stars along side Garner, Edgar Ramirez … Continue reading Yes Day (Movie Review) | Light Children Entertainment
LENA KHANCASTMatilda LawlerAlyson HanniganBen SchwartzBenjamin Evan AinsworthDanny PudiBased on the novel by Kate DiCamillo My grown-ass self decided to watch this on my own. It's not like I had a kid to entertain but after I watched WandaVision I decided to put this on, and let me tell you, it's quaint. It's a bit funny, … Continue reading Flora & Ulysses (Movie Review) | A Lover Letter to Artists
Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Welcome to Marwen) is a writer-director-producer whose films have always caught my attention even if I haven't always rushed to see them. Strangely enough, Zemeckis is not the one who got me onto this film but three members of the cast did. Octavia Spencer (Truth Be Told, Hidden Figures, … Continue reading The Witches (Movie Review) | A Quirky Dahl Dark Children Movie that Circumvents Child Labor Laws
The Disney animated Mulan is not a movie I grew up on. I've seen it and remember liking it but I couldn't sing a song from that movie to save my life. I didn't feel the need to, nor did I want to see the animated movie before watching this one. So I am not … Continue reading Mulan (Movie Review) | It’s a Bit Light
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