top of page


Search


Raya and the Last Dragon
After 2020, the genius of its world, characters, message, and even timing may have helped Disney play its creative cards right once again.
Bryce Chismire
Mar 28, 202112 min read
Â
Â
Â


Dead Man Walking - Novel
When we think of criminal activities, we think mostly of capital punishments to remedy them. But is it really the way to go, as Helen asks?
Bryce Chismire
Feb 4, 20218 min read
Â
Â
Â


Coming Soon in 2021...
As we pray for the end of the Covid-19 and better things to come this year, be on the lookout for these hits as critiqued by good ol' me.
Bryce Chismire
Feb 1, 20211 min read
Â
Â
Â


Soul
Taken to places we didn’t want it to go, did this latest Pixar film achieve the remarkable and take us to places we didn’t expect to go?
Bryce Chismire
Feb 1, 202111 min read
Â
Â
Â


Evolution (2001) - Guilty Pleasure
Borrowing some of the same formulas as Ghostbusters thanks to Ivan Reitman, but with aliens, did it achieve more than it was expected to?
Bryce Chismire
Jan 31, 202112 min read
Â
Â
Â


RocketMan (1997) - Guilty Pleasure
Its story of the first Mars expedition feels shallow, and it’s...held aloft by Harland Williams and his sense of humor? How’s that possible?
Bryce Chismire
Jan 24, 202111 min read
Â
Â
Â


MouseHunt - Guilty Pleasure
Nathan Lane and Lee Evans chasing down a mouse. Sounds like a promising recipe for comedic slapstick...depending on where its footing lies.
Bryce Chismire
Jan 17, 202115 min read
Â
Â
Â


Space Jam - Guilty Pleasure
Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes gearing up for the ultimate basketball game. Does that make it a charming flick or a stylized mishmash?
Bryce Chismire
Jan 10, 202114 min read
Â
Â
Â


How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) - Guilty Pleasure
Ron Howard's take on the classic Dr. Seuss story. Subject to cult status, but also contempt, this movie might mean a little bit more…right?
Bryce Chismire
Jan 3, 202119 min read
Â
Â
Â
bottom of page