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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York - Epiphany Review
After the success of the first film, this sequel continued its story…too exactly. Does that harm its chances of doing the first film proud?
Bryce Chismire
21 hours ago30 min read


Jurassic Park - Family Edition
This film swept audiences off their feet, and the dinosaur craze boomed. CGI advancements aside, it's what lurks beneath them that has bite.
Bryce Chismire
21 hours ago22 min read


Zootopia 2 - New Year’s Review
Returning after almost a decade, what would a trip back to Zootopia amount to? Plenty of animated and sociological triumphs, for one thing.
Bryce Chismire
6 days ago24 min read


Home Alone - Christmas Review
This charming holiday film launched Macaulay Culkin into superstardom and joined the pantheon of all-time greatest Christmas classics. How?
Bryce Chismire
Dec 25, 202526 min read


Why Intermissions Should Return
A cinematic necessity in the 20th century, intermissions were abandoned for…plenty of reasons. Here’s why we should ‘go to the lobby’ again.
Bryce Chismire
Aug 25, 202512 min read


Pete’s Dragon (2016)
Released as part of Disney’s faulty remake trend, what could this film do remotely right with Pete’s Dragon? More than we’d think possible.
Bryce Chismire
Aug 25, 202524 min read


The Bad Guys 2
The Bad Guys are back, and this time, the cards they've been dealt turned up the heat. Does it make this sequel bigger and badder than ever?
Bryce Chismire
Aug 15, 202517 min read


Elio
Freshly original, this alien flick’s genre detours are only among its strengths, for it stumbled to the finish line only to come out on top.
Bryce Chismire
Jul 27, 202518 min read


Pete’s Dragon (1977)
This film blazed its way into the hearts of audiences during Disney's struggles in the 70s. Is it a Disney classic as it strove to be? Well…
Bryce Chismire
Jul 21, 202524 min read


Zootopia
Departing from Disney’s formula, this film looks cute but packs a wallop, becoming the all-time highest-grossing original movie…for a reason.
Bryce Chismire
Jul 14, 202522 min read


The Day After Tomorrow - Earth Day Review
As expected with most disaster flicks, this film was typically all spectacle and barely any substance. Or did any hold it aloft after all?
Bryce Chismire
Apr 21, 202519 min read


Civil War - Adults Only
What would a second American Civil War look like? This film couldn’t have asked it at a better time, notwithstanding its alleged missteps.
Bryce Chismire
Apr 12, 202517 min read


97th Oscars Recap
A few missteps aside, the Oscars came back with a new host, and he’s not all that injected an electrifying force to this year’s ceremony!
Bryce Chismire
Mar 8, 202511 min read


Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Adults Only
This film looks at relationships internally and externally expertly, but it took more than its surreal mental imagery to work its magic.
Bryce Chismire
Feb 27, 202516 min read


The Breakfast Club - Valentine's Day Review
At the height of the ‘Brat Pack’ era, John Hughes surprised audiences with this unconventional high school film. Lend an ear and see how.
Bryce Chismire
Feb 14, 202520 min read


Coming Soon in 2025...
Well, I thought I would have gotten my review of Green Eggs and Ham all squared away soon, but there are still some kinks I have to work...
Bryce Chismire
Jan 31, 20251 min read


Once Upon a Time in America - Adults Only
After going through many iterations wherever it was released, what does Sergio Leone’s swan song unleash within the gangster film pantheon?
Bryce Chismire
Jan 20, 202526 min read


Moana 2
Moana sailed its way into many Disney fans’ hearts and thus bore this sequel. Does it boldly go where the last film never sailed before?
Bryce Chismire
Dec 20, 202423 min read


The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Released among Disney’s now-dismissed DTV lineup, this film roared its way into appreciative consciousness. Does it do the first film proud?
Bryce Chismire
Dec 20, 202425 min read


Moana - Re-Review
This film entranced Disney fans the world over…shortly after Zootopia did. The answer as to how lies in something familiar, but refreshing.
Bryce Chismire
Nov 24, 202421 min read
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