Double Review: Onward & The Way Back

Two paths to take. Which should you choose? To go Onward with Pixar or The Way Back with Ben Aflleck? One is a fantasy adventure of two brothers bonding together on a road trip and the other is sports drama about a man given a second chance in life. 

Sonic the Hedgehog: A Serviceable Sega Story.

If you recall in my Angry Birds 2 review, video game movies don't have a good track record. The late 2000's through the 2010's opted a more serious approach but fell short with the likes Max Payne, Silent Hill, War Craft and Assassin's Creed. Tomb Raider and Rampage came close but were still a little far-off. It wasn't until last year that Detective Pikachu and Angry Birds 2 seemingly broke the curse as the first video game films to get positive feedback. Could Sonic the Hedgehog do the same or should Illumination cancel the Mario film while they still can?

Cinema Spotlight VI - Jon Favreau (Part 8): "Chef"

Emjay Anthony as Percy, Jon Favreau as Carl Casper, & Sofia Vergara as Inez.

When I think of Jon Favreau's best work, I think of Swingers, Made and Chef. Movies where Favreau serves as writer, director and lead actor. The characters he inhabits are sad sacks going through a personal crisis. As Mike Peters in Swingers, he's a comedian trying to make it in Hollywood while going through a break-up. In Made, he's Bobby Ricigliano, a boxer working with the mob to support his family.