Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewald-A Crime of Early Franchise Fatigue

The Scamander Brothers

When I watch a penultimate or middle chapter like The Empire Strikes Back, The Two Towers, Infinity War, or even The Last Jedi and Attack of the Clones, I'm excited for what happens next. They all have a sense of closure with a beginning, middle and end despite knowing that more is on the way. Evil, whether defeated or triumphant heavily lingers, and the heroes whether beaten or victorious know that the war is far from over.

How Illumination Saved The Grinch (Sort of)

When it comes to Hollywood and the works of Seuss
only one comes to mind that isn't obtuse.
Blue Sky Animation who did Ferdy and Scrat,
kept Horton the elephant well and intact.
The Lorax got wrapped in its own thneed thread
and Myers as The Cat, lets not talk of that dread

Bohemian Rhapsody Will Rock You

I'm familiar with the name and legacy but know only a few of their songs. Three stand in my memory when I was growing up: the very early days of Radio Disney constantly playing "We Will Rock You/We are the Champions," Britney Murphy's rendition of "Somebody to Love" in Happy Feet and "Under Pressure" played in the trailer of the Nicholas Cage dark comedy Adaptation (There was me thinking "Ice Ice Baby" was an original composition). I knew "Another One Bites the Dust" and "Bohemian Rhapsody" on other radio stations but wouldn't be until years later did I understand the significance of the latter. 

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Gives Viewers the Cold Shoulder

Six Things I Enjoyed about The Nutcracker and the Four Realms:

1. Young actors Mackenzie Foy and newcomer Jayden Fowora-Knight have bright futures ahead of them. 

2. Helen Mirren

3. The look and design of the four realms and the denizens are colorfully creative. 

4. Helen Mirren

5. Less embarrassing than The Nutcracker in 3D and gave Richard E. Grant a better role. 

6. Did I mention Helen Mirren?

The Hate U Give Calls For Change

Amanda Stenberg as Starr Carter

I knew going into George Tillman Jr.'s adaptation of the Young Adult novel by Angie Thomas would be great but I didn't expect it to be phenomenal.