There’s an irony to Disney’s Christopher Robin, the latest entry in the “adults remember their childhood” genre, because it constantly reveals itself to be the work of adults who have forgotten what childhood is like. Wes Anderson may have pulled it off in Fantastic Mr. Fox, but if even master of awe Steven Spielberg failed…
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Review: Eighth Grade Loves Its Characters Too Much To Cringe At Them
Everyone knows that it’s hard to accurately portray adolescence in film. Even the best, most relatable characters of the past 20 years — Enid Coleslaw from Ghost World, Juno MacGuff from Juno, or Lady Bird McPherson from Lady Bird — proclaim their insecurity in impossibly witty dialogue or concise, effective declarations. Kayla Day (Elsie Fisher),…
Review: Mission: Impossible – Fallout Only Exists For Impossibly Great Stunts
Okay, I’m not sure that I completely understand it, but I think Mission: Impossible – Fallout is about the Impossible Mission Force, led by Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt, hunting down terrorist Solomon Lane (Sean Harris) so they can trade him to an elegant arms dealer and get three nuclear warheads before they fall into the…
Review: John Callahan Deserves Better than the Mediocre Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot
Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot takes its name from the punchline of a single-panel comic by its subject, quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan. In his signiture squiggly lines, Callahan depicts a group of cowboys surrounding an overturned wheelchair. “Don’t worry,” the leader declares; “He won’t get far on foot.” Like most of Callahan’s…
