Late sequel to one of Canada's best known films doesn't quite live up to the original.
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The game "Jumanji" sucks people into its world. A good cast and funny script covers for uneven plotting and occasionally weak dialogue.
read more'The Librarians,' Season 3 - TV Review
The first Librarian movie was a blast, but the TV series is incredibly silly and at best mildly entertaining.
read more'The Company of Strangers' - Movie Review
Who knew a bunch of old ladies chatting and reminiscing about their lives could produce a brilliant movie?
read more'Megan Leavey' - Movie Review
A character study of a former Marine who's still alive and well.
read more'Kingsman: The Golden Circle' - Movie Review
Not the equal of its predecessor, which was a marvelous send-up of the James Bond films.
read more'Microbe and Gasoline' or 'Microbe et Gasoil' - Movie Review
Two highschool outcasts build their own vehicle and hit the road for the summer. Not as weird as I expected from Gondry, but definitely eccentric.
read more'Pride of Baghdad' - Graphic Novel Review
Well drawn, very well written, brutal graphic novel about four lions accidentally freed from the Baghdad zoo by American bombing.
read more'Phantom Boy' - Movie Review
A brilliant French animated movie (fully in English if you want it that way) that assumes kids are smart enough to handle challenges and emotional conundrums.
read more'A Wizard of Earthsea' - Book Review
It's a young adult book - but don't let that stop you. It's become one of the cornerstones of the entire fantasy genre because it's fantastic.
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