Sunday, 1 March 2020

We had each other. That’s how we won…
Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) ★★★½
Directed by JJ Abrams
I have a confession: I’m not really a Star Wars fan. I can’t be a Star Wars fan. Why not? Because I actually like Star Wars. Pretty much all of it. I love the prequels. I liked the original Clone Wars movie before it became a series. I loved, loved, loved Episode VIII. I enjoy all of these things as fun, slightly silly, Saturday-morning fare for kids that can sometimes skew slightly adult. Therefore I can’t be a true Star Wars fan, because I don’t nit-pick the damned thing to death. As such: I really, really enjoyed Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. More… »
Categories: Movie Reviews, Movies, Reviews.
Tags: JJ Abrams, Star Wars, Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker.
Posted by Christopher Grant Harris at 2:52 pm.
Monday, 17 February 2020

CAPTION
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts is a very enjoyable if slightly uneven Young-Adult Sci-Fi cartoon. More… »
Categories: Cartoons, Reviews, TV Reviews.
Tags: Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts.
Posted by Christopher Grant Harris at 10:09 pm.
Friday, 17 January 2020

Into the unknown…
Frozen II (2019): ★★★½
Directed by Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee
Frozen II is a good movie. Is it as good as the first Frozen (which is also a good movie)? I’m actually not entirely certain. But it is at least as good. Spoilers abound!
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Categories: Movie Reviews, Movies, Reviews.
Tags: Chicago, Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee, Disney, Frozen II, Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Peter Cetera.
Posted by Christopher Grant Harris at 8:00 am.
Wednesday, 7 August 2019

People are strange…
Even though the first two seasons dealt with psionic abilities, extra-dimensional monsters and the like, they still felt basically grounded. It wasn’t hard to believe that Hawkins was a real place and these were real, three-dimensional people inhabiting it. More… »
Categories: Reviews, TV, TV Reviews.
Tags: Stranger Things.
Posted by Christopher Grant Harris at 12:27 pm.
Friday, 28 June 2019

Move. Away. From the jams. (Yam jam!)
Aladdin (2019): ★★½
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Y’know what? It’s not bad! It’s actually pretty enjoyable. But let’s get the elephant outta the room right off the top: How is Will Smith’s version of Genie? It’s actually pretty good! More… »
Categories: Movie Reviews, Reviews.
Tags: Aladdin, Disney, Guy Ritchie, Marwan Kenzari, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Will Smith.
Posted by Christopher Grant Harris at 8:00 am.
Friday, 31 May 2019

He’s baa-aaaaack…
Avengers: Endgame (2019) ★★★½
Directed by the Russo Bros.
Endgame is good! I don’t think it works quite as successfully as Infinity War did, and there are a couple of very poorly-done things, but for the most part it’s exciting, frikkin’ hilarious, and satisfying. Spoilers ahoy! More… »
Categories: Movie Reviews, Movies, Reviews.
Tags: Avengers, Avengers Endgame, Disney, Marvel.
Posted by Christopher Grant Harris at 8:00 am.
Tuesday, 14 May 2019

Avery & Papa Play & Review Yoshi’s Crafted World…
It’s lovely to have a daughter who is just coming into the age to be able to really play video games. Avery & I have several we enjoy a lot, but her favorite used to be Yoshi’s Woolly World for the Wii U. So we were very much looking forward to getting the new Yoshi’s Crafted World for our Switch. And I got it for my birthday last week!
What does Avery think of this new Yoshi game? Watch some gameplay and our video review right here:
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Categories: Reviews, Video Game Reviews, Video Games, Videos.
Tags: Avery & Papa, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Yoshi, Yoshi's Crafted World, Yoshi's Woolly World.
Posted by Christopher Grant Harris at 12:48 pm.