Rating: Full

 

Cast: Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya, Common, LeBron James, Danny DeVito, Gina Rodriguez, Yaara Shahidi, Ely Henry and James Tatro

 

Director: Karey Kirkpatrick

 

Writers: Glenn Ficarra, Karey Kirkpatrick, John Requa and Clare Sera

 

Based on: Yeti Tracks by Sergio Pablos

 

Producers: Glenn Ficarra, Bonne Radford and John Requa

 

Music by: Heitor Pereira

 

Rated: PG for some action, rude humor and thematic elements

 

Release Date: 09/28/18

 

Favorite Character: Meechee

 

Tagline: Yeti or not, here they come

 

Quote: “We’re about to blow some tiny minds.”- Gwangi

 

Fun Facts: The names, Migo and Meechee are two different Tibetan words for ‘Yeti’

 

The voice of Mama Bear was voiced by Patricia Heaton in the US version but was voiced by Emma Bunton in the UK version.

 

Summary: A Yeti tries to prove to his community that the ‘Smallfoot’ (humans) actually exists.

 

The Review: Smallfoot is an absolute delightful to both kids and adults and also contains a great message and cool (no pun intended) songs.

 

 

 

Rating: Overflowing

 

Cast: Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Christopher Lloyd, Hank Azaria, Bernadette Peters, Kirstin Dunst and Angela Lansbury

 

Director: Don Bluth and Gary Goldman

 

Writers: Susan Gauthier, Bruce Graham, Eric Tuchman, Bob Tzudiker and Noni White

 

Based on: Anastasia by Marcelle Maurette

 

Producers: Don Bluth and Gary Goldman

 

Music by: David Newman

 

Rated: G

 

Release Date: 11/21/97

 

Favorite Character: Anya/Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia

 

Tagline: Discover the Adventure behind the Greatest Mystery of our time.

 

Quote: “Men are such Babies.”- Anastasia

 

Fun Facts: In real life, the real Anastasia did not survive, making this one of the most inaccurate historical film ever made.

 

In order to get Meg Ryan to accept the main role, the filmmakers took an audio clip of her in her other film, ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ and created a short animation of her character saying the lines from the film.

 

Cinderella was the ballet the gang go see in the film (and coincidently, one of Cinderella’s step sisters was named Anastasia).

 

A lot of historical figures made appearances in the song “Paris Holds the Key (to your Heart)”

 

Summary: Ten years after losing her family to Resputin and suffered amnesia, the last child of the royal Russian family joins the two con men on a journey to find her lost grandmother.

 

The Review: The Disney like princess film so magical and enchanting that you’ll wish it really happened.

Rating: Empty

 

Cast: Keira Knightley, Mackenzie Foy, Eugenio Derbez, Matthew Macfadyen, Richard E. Grant, Misty Copeland, Helen Mirren and Morgan Freeman

 

Directors: Lasse Hallstrom and Joe Johnston

 

Writer: Ashleigh Powell

 

Based on: The Nutcracker by Marius Petipa

 

Producers: Larry Franco and Mark Gordon

 

Music by: James Newton Howard

 

Rated: PG for some mild peril

 

Release Date: 11/02/18

 

Favorite Character: The Sugar Plum Fairy

 

Tagline: Let the Mystery Unfold

 

Quote: “It’s Christmas Eve. A time of mystery, expectations, who knows what might happen?”- Drosselmeyer

 

Fun Fact: If the nutcracker’s name Hoffmann sounds familiar, it’s because he is named after the author of ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’ E.T.A. Hoffmann.

 

Summary: A young girl receives a mysterious item which led her to the magical world with soldiers, a sugar plum fairy, etc.

 

The Review: This so-called holiday movie completely lacks the original story and looks more like Alice in Wonderland with yuletide themed sets.

 

 

Rating: Full

 

Cast: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Brian Cox, Martin Henderson and Daveigh Chase

 

Director: Gore Verbinski

 

Writer: Ehren Kruger

 

Based on: Ring by Koji Suzuki

 

Producers: Laurie MacDonald and Walter F. Parkes

 

Music by: Hans Zimmer

 

Rated: PG-13 for thematic elements, disturbing images, language and some drug references

 

Release Date: 10/18/02

 

Favorite Character: Samara Morgan

 

Tagline: Before you die, you see

 

Quote: “Seven Days.”- Samara Morgan

 

Fun Facts: While filming in Washington, it rained almost every day, adding a good atmosphere to it.

 

The lighthouse in Moesko Island is fictional.

 

Summary: After watching a cursed video tape, a journalist has seven days to figure the mystery behind the tape before she dies.

 

The Review: This is not a horror film, it’s a freakin good mystery story with creepy cinematography.

 

 

 

Rating: Half-Full

 

Cast: Geoffery Rush, Famke Janssen, Taye Diggs, Ali Larter, Bridgette Wilson, Peter Gallagher and Chris Kattan

 

Director: William Malone

 

Writers: Dick Beebe and Robb White

 

Producers: Gilbert Adler, Terry A. Castle, Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis

 

Music by: Don Davis

 

Rated: R for horror violence and gore, sexual images and language

 

Release Date: 10/29/99

 

Favorite Character: Steven Price

 

Tagline: Evil loves to party

 

Quote: “Congratulations. On a scale of one to ten on the perversity meter, you just hit a seventy-three.”- Steven Price

 

Fun Facts: The roller coaster at the beginning of the movie is the Incredible Hulk Coaster at Universal Islands of Adventure.

 

Steven Price is the reference to horror icon Vincent Price.

 

The role of Dr. Vannacutt was going to go to Marylin Manson (whose song ‘Sweet Dreams (are made of this)’ was featured in the movie).

 

Summary: A amusement park mogul throws a birthday party for his wife in which he gives away a million dollars for those who survive the night in the asylum.

 

The Review: Story is dull but hey, we do have a nice cast and some creepiness.

 

 

Rating: Overflowing

 

Cast: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Andrew Dice Clay, Dave Chappelle and Sam Elliot

 

Director: Bradley Cooper

 

Writers: Bradley Cooper, Will Fetters and Eric Roth

 

Based on: A 1937 film of the same name by Alan Campbell, Robert Carson, Dorthey Parker and William A. Wellman

 

Producers: Bradley Cooper, Bill Gerber, Lynette Howell Taylor, Jon Peters and Todd Phillips

 

Rated: R for language throughout, some sexuality/nudity and substance abuse

 

Release Date: 10/05/18

 

Favorite Character: Jackson Maine

 

Tagline: Believe in you. Believe in your talent.

 

Quote: “Maybe it’s time to let the old ways die.”- Jackson Maine

 

Fun Facts: Despite singing a lot of songs in the film, Bradley Cooper has NO music experience.

 

Willie Nelson’s son, Lukas Nelson appeared as Jack’s guitarist and wrote some of the movie’s songs.

 

Beyoncé was the original choice for Ally Campana-Maine.

 

The movie was filmed at real life concerts.

 

Summary: A alcoholic country musician discovers a young singing woman and while her stardom rises, his career is starting to go downhill.

 

The Review: The two characters, the story and the music proves that the remake can be a wonderful thing.

 

Rating: Full

 

Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton and Virginia Gardener

 

Director: David Gordon Green

 

Writers: Jeff Fredley, David Gordon Green and Danny McBride

 

Producers: Malek Akkad, Bill Block and Jason Blum

 

Music by: Cody Carpetner, John Carpetner and Daniel Davies

 

Rated: R for horror violence and bloody images, language, brief drugs and nudity

 

Release Date: 10/19/18

 

Favorite Character: Michael Myers

 

Tagline: Face your Fate

 

Quote: “There’s a reason we’re supposed to be afraid of this night.”- Frank Hawkins

 

Fun Facts: The masks from Halloween 3: Season of the Witch, makes an appearance

 

This film ignores all the Halloween sequels.

 

The lamp in the child’s bedroom features a clown with a knife, which pays homage to Michaels Myers first kill in the original film.

 

Like the original film, Michael Myers was not credited as ‘Michael Myers’ but as ‘The Shape.’

 

Summary: A old woman prepares to fight back the baby sitter killer after he escapes from prison after 40 years.

 

The Review: Good for a nice, fresh restart button and its modernized update to the original.

 

 

 

Rating: Half-Full

 

Cast: Tony Shalhoub, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Lillard, Shannon Elizabeth, Rah Digga and F. Murray Abraham

 

Director: Steve Beck

 

Writers: Richard D’Ovidio, Neal Marshall Stevens and Robb White

 

Producers: Gilbert Adler, Joel Silver and Robert Zemeckis

 

Music by: John Frizzell

 

Rated: R for horror violence/gore, nudity and some language

 

Release Date: 10/26/01

 

Favorite Character: Dennis Rafkin

 

Tagline: Misery loves Company

 

Quote: “Did I say there’s a petting zoo downstairs? No! There are ghosts downstairs Arthur!”- Dennis Rafkin

 

Fun Facts: The film was going to be released in 3D.

 

In the 1960 film of the same name, viewers use special glasses to see the ghosts.

 

Summary: A man was left a magnificent house by his dead uncle, not aware that it displays a collection of ghosts.

 

The Review: Meh. I just came for the house and the ghosts.

 

Rating: Overflowing

 

Cast: Ryan Gosling, Clarie Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Ciaran Hinds, Christopher Abbott, Patrick Fugit and Lukas Hass

 

Director: Damien Chazelle

 

Writer: Josh singer

 

Based on: First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen

 

Producers: Marty Bowen, Damien Chazelle, Wyck Godfrey and Issac Klausner

 

Music by: Justin Hurwitz

 

Rated: PG-13 for some thematic content involving peril, and brief strong language

 

Release Date: 10/12/18

 

Favorite Character: Neil Armstrong

 

Tagline: Experience the Impossible Journey to the Moon.

 

Quote: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”- Neil Armstrong

 

Fun Facts: Chazelle and Gosling actually worked together in La La Land a few years back.

 

The Lunar sequences are shot in IMAX 70 mm cameras.

 

Summary: A reenactment of the first man to land on the moon

 

The Review: The recreation of one of the greatest moments in mankind history…and both Chazelle and Gosling totally nailed it!

 

Rating: Half-Full

 

Cast: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze and Reid Scott

 

Director: Ruben Fleischer

 

Writers: Kelly Marcel, Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg

 

Based on: the character Venom by Todd McFarlane and David Michelinie

 

Producers: Avi Arad, Amy Pascal and Matt Tolmach

 

Music by: Ludwig Goransson

 

Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for language

 

Release Date: 10/05/18

 

Favorite Character: Eddie Brock/Venom

 

Tagline: N/A

 

Quote: “Eyes! Lungs! Pancreas! So many snacks, so little time!”- Venom

 

Fun Fact: The movie was originally going to be rated R.

 

Summary: A disgraced journalist gets attatched to an alien symbiote and gains superpowers.

 

The Review: Action? Awesome! Eddie Brock? Better than Topher Grace! Venom itself? No match to its comic book character!