Dustin Hoffman

There is a lot here to unpack and "Megalopolis" may be a film that proves more revered by future generations of critics and filmmakers than those at work today.

Although "Kung Fu Panda 4" may not be one of the worst animated films ever made, it is certainly the least enjoyable and entertaining film in the series.

Kung Fu Panda 3 was a good movie. This movie is about a panda named Po who was raised by a noodle-making duck. When his long-lost father appears and wants to get to know Po – Po tries to learn more about his panda culture and act more panda-like. When Kai, who is trying to destroy all the Kung Fu masters, arrives Po has to do the impossible to save the world. Will Po be able to defeat the almighty...[Read More]

I’m a bit ashamed to admit it, but my biggest blind spot as a cinephile is that I don’t pay a lot of attention to the world of independent film. It is a very rare event that I know about an indie film before a trailer has even been released. Such was the case with Chef, the new culinary comedy from actor/director/writer Jon Favreau. While it’s not breaking new ground in the world...[Read More]

Dreamworks Entertainment has long relied on the Shrek brand as their flagship property, even as each sequel became less charming and more reliant on tiresome pop culture jokes, and eventually resulted in a fourth, final film that was stale, empty, hollow, and really just not all that funny even when it tried. In other words, I don’t know how the company that made Shrek Forever After was capable of...[Read More]