Dog’s Movie House: “Tom & Jerry” Disappointing Mish-Mash!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with a look at an “update” of a classic MGM cartoon. Director Tim Story (“Ride Along”) has put together a feature length version of the classic Tom & Jerry cartoons. The result is an embarrassing hodge-podge of out dated pop culture references, old rap songs, and human actors struggling with a script that makes none of these performers look good.
Continue readingDog’s Movie House: “Soul” and “Wonder Woman” Entertaining Way To Start The New Year!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here back after a couple of weeks of holiday mirth-making (subdued though it may be) to jump back in to the movie swimming pool. The end of the year brought us two blockbusters that would normally be released directly into theaters but because of circumstances are getting sent to the streaming services. “Wonder Woman 1984” after several delays got released simultaneously into theaters and HBO Max and Pixar’s latest “Soul” went directly to Disney Plus. It’s a shame these two films can’t be seen on the big screen because both are fine pieces of entertainment, with “Soul” being one of Pixar’s finest in the last few years.
Continue readingDog’s Movie House: “House” And “Littlefoot” Solid Offerings For The Kids!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog with looks at “The House With The Clock In It’s Walls” and “Smallfoot!”
Jack Black, Cate Blanchette, and Owen Vaccaro fight evil in “The House With A Clock In It’s Walls”
Unless you’re the big bad Disney machine, a lot of times an animated film or a film for kids can get lost amongst the Mouse House’s publicity bulldozer. Only Illumination studios with their “Despicable Me” juggernaut has been able to really compete. In terms of quality, these two studios (and in the past, Dreamworks) are the top of the charts. (I’m not counting Aardman animation and any anime into the mix). So it’s nice to see Warner Brother’s Animation jumping back into the mix with their hilarious Chuck Jones-inspired “Smallfoot.” Also oddly pleasing is horror auteur Eli Roth getting into the kid-scaring business with “The House with the Clock in it’s Walls.” Continue reading
Dog’s Movie House: “Post Vacation Roundup!”
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Elastigirl Gets A New Set Of Wheels In “The Incredibles 2”
Sorry for the lateness of the output, but I have just recently returned from a glorious two week vacation in Maui with my lovely bride of 20 years! Although I saw movies I didn’t think about a keyboard for a single minute of those two weeks. With that in mind, some of the biggest movies of the year happened to come out during that time, so I’m gonna give you the quick and dirty on which films to see, with a continuing promise to be a little more on the ball when updating content!
Dog’s Movie House: “Coco” An Inspiring, Imaginative Concoction From Pixar!
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Inhabitants of The Land Of The Dead In Pixar’s “Coco”
I’ve been told on more than one occasion by colleagues that the bloom is officially off the rose at Pixar. While it’s true that some of their offerings haven’t been as bold and originally as some of their earlier films (I’m looking at you “Cars 3”) the studio continues to put out solid, wonderful entertainment with only the occasional misfire (“The Good Dinosaur). It’s a record any studio, animated or otherwise, would be proud to have. That said, Pixar has always been at it’s best when pushing original material and in “Coco” Pixar proves once again that it’s the best in the business when it comes to multilayered animated films.
