Dog’s Movie House: “Space Jam: A New Legacy” Overstuffed Yet Fitfully Entertaining Animated Film!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with a look at “Space Jam: A New Legacy” in which Lebron James plays a basketball game with the Looney Tunes, including Bugs Bunny, against a team of digitized NBA and WNBA stars working for a rogue AI named Al G. Rhythm (Don Cheadle). Two things to get out of the way: this film is better than the original “Space Jam” in 1996 (although that’s a pretty low bar to clear) and this review is going to be colored a bit by my perceptions of the Looney Tunes which is probably a product of my age. That said, this is a busy film that has a few fitful moments of humor and heart but is way too stuffed with Warner Bros. catelogue of IPs to work as an entirely coherent film.
Continue readingDog’s Movie House: “No Sudden Move” has Soderbergh working magic with a terrific cast!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with a look at the latest release from HBO Max. Steven Soderbergh returns to the arena of crime capers with the twisting, turning “No Sudden Move.” While it’s a bit grittier and has more on it’s mind from a social standpoint, this film shares a lot of DNA with Soderbergh’s entertaining remake of the Rat Pack classic “Ocean’s 11.” Ad to mix some wonderful performances from a who’s-who of character actors and “No Sudden Move” is the perfect antidote to the explosion filled fantasy and super-hero films that fill the summer release slate!
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