All posts by Tyrone Barnes

     
 
6.2

Review: Scoob!

June 24, 2020
Scoob! hardly deserves the exclamation point at the end of its title, let alone the place in this Great Dane’s half-century legacy.
by Tyrone Barnes
 
7.6
8.3

Review: Trolls World Tour

April 23, 2020
Yes, Trolls World Tour is at its heart a shameless remix of Avengers: Infinity War, and I’ve actually mixed up the titles in my brain while writing this...
by Tyrone Barnes
 
7.2
8.3

Review: Onward

March 9, 2020
Onward's issue is not with the material, but with how it is handled and executed.
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by Tyrone Barnes

 
8.4
8.6

Review: Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)

February 27, 2020
Sonic the Hedgehog is a surprisingly charming, quick-paced and energetic dose of nostalgia, satisfying anyone's craving for 90's Jim Carrey... and Olive Garden?
by Tyrone Barnes
 
9.1

Review: I Lost My Body

January 27, 2020
Jérémy Clapin entertains and engages us with a somber look into a young man who’s been torn asunder in ways more than just physically...
by Tyrone Barnes
 
5.8
7.3

Review: Spies in Disguise

January 12, 2020
I should be kind since this is the first outing for these directors, but there’s little excuse for the horrible waste of talent here.
by Tyrone Barnes

 
9.2
9.4

Review: Klaus

December 22, 2019
For those of us who’ve been wondering since the turn of the millennium exactly how the traditional form of feature film animation could possibly reclaim a place of unironic consideration in the mainstream consciousness, this is one of the best answers we [...]
by Tyrone Barnes
 
7.6
8.6

Review: Frozen II

December 1, 2019
Structurally, it works. Aesthetically, it dazzles. Narratively and musically, it’s seen better days.
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by Tyrone Barnes
 
7.4

Review: The Addams Family (2019)

October 21, 2019
It is how they contrast with real good, not how they match up with real evil (which they don’t), that makes the Addams so lovable.
by Tyrone Barnes

 
9.1
6.7

Review: Joker

October 14, 2019
I honestly do not think that a film like "Joker" could have come at a better time...
by Tyrone Barnes
 
7.7

Review: Abominable

October 1, 2019
Just because the meal is familiar in its ingredients and arrangement, doesn’t mean it isn’t appreciable in its delivery.
by Tyrone Barnes
 
6.5

Review: The Angry Birds Movie 2

August 24, 2019
Okay, so why does this movie exist?
by Tyrone Barnes

 
8.0
8.1

Review: Spider-Man: Far From Home

July 13, 2019
Please don’t tell me that of all the things that Mr. Stark left behind, the one thing that will get the lion’s share of attention is his bloated sense of self-importance.
by Tyrone Barnes
 
8.1
7.1

Review: Toy Story 4

June 29, 2019
Yes, it was good to open up the toy box one more time. Yes, it was good to know that the toys still work after all these years. Yes, it’s great that we got to see them cut loose and that it’s largely just as fun as we remember. With all that said, it’s [...]
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by Tyrone Barnes
 
9.0

Review: Shadow

June 26, 2019
As the Chinese-born author and social critic Os Guinness once stated, “Differences make a difference. Contrast is the mother of clarity.”
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by Tyrone Barnes

 
6.3

Review: The Secret Life of Pets 2

June 15, 2019
Seriously, what WAS that? If your plot is too thin, do you take several equally thin plots and fold them over each other hoping to have something that justifies a feature length production? Okay, in concept that’s not the worst idea.
by Tyrone Barnes
 
8.4
7.3

Review: Godzilla: King of the Monsters

June 10, 2019
Horror stories about the ocean are something of a cultural universal in actuality. Every civilization throughout history has tales of terrifying monstrosities lurking in the great unknown of the earth’s seas, and such dread spawned from its being such a [...]
by Tyrone Barnes
 
9.6

Retro Review: Alien (1979)

June 1, 2019
Alien works ultimately because it can’t help but call out to that hope even in the pitch black of space and in the horrific face of death.  It is that hope that wins out, because Alien not only calls, but screams for it.
by Tyrone Barnes

 
7.0

Review: UglyDolls

May 21, 2019
UglyDolls isn't a bad movie...just not a very good one.
by Tyrone Barnes
 
8.2

Review: Missing Link

April 30, 2019
Distributor: United Artists Releasing Director: Chris Butler Writer: Chris Butler Starring: Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, David Walliams, Timothy Olyphant, Matt Lucas, Amrita Acharia, Zach Galifianakis Genre: Adventure Rating: PG [...]
by Tyrone Barnes
 
8.5
8.0

Review: Shazam!

April 13, 2019
David F. Sandberg’s Shazam! is a work of superhero cinema that seems to be a bit out of its time, but actually in a good way.
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by Tyrone Barnes

 
6.9

Review: Wonder Park

March 24, 2019
Thematically, it’s pretty clear as to what Wonderland represents. The theme park is the incarnation of June’s creative psyche: weathered and unkempt due to neglect, overrun by malicious entities due to the worry and grief June has bottled up since her [...]
by Tyrone Barnes
 
8.3
8.1

Review: Alita: Battle Angel

February 24, 2019
Distributor: 20th Century Fox Director: Robert Rodriguez Writer: James Cameron, Laeta Kalogridis Starring: Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley, Keean Johnson Genre: Science Fiction Rating: PG-13 [...]
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by Tyrone Barnes
 
7.8
9.8

Review: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

February 11, 2019
Distributor: Universal Pictures Director: Dean DeBlois Writer: Dean DeBlois Starring: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Kit Harington, F. Murray Abraham Genre: Fantasy Rating: PG As an animation studio, DreamWorks’ [...]
by Tyrone Barnes

 
9.2
9.1

Review: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

December 21, 2018
Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing Director: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman Writer: Phil Lord, Rodney Rothman Starring: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry, Lily Tomlin, Luna Lauren Velez, John [...]
by Tyrone Barnes
 
8.1
7.7

Review: Ralph Breaks the Internet

December 1, 2018
Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Director: Rich Moore, Phil Johnston Writer: Phil Johnston, Pamela Ribon Starring: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Gal Gadot, Jane Lynch, Jack McBrayer, Alan Tudyk, Alfred Molina, Ed O’Neill, Taraji [...]
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by Tyrone Barnes
 
5.9
4.9

Review: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

November 14, 2018
Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Director: Lasse Hallström & Joe Johnston Writer: Ashleigh Powell Starring: Keira Knightley, Mackenzie Foy, Eugenio Derbez, Matthew Macfadyen, Richard E. Grant, Misty Copeland, Helen Mirren, Morgan [...]
by Tyrone Barnes

 
5.9
4.9

Review: Venom

October 11, 2018
Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing Director: Ruben Fleischer Writer: Jeff Pinkner, Scott Rosenberg, Kelly Marcel Starring: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, Reid Scott Genre: Superhero Rating: PG-13 As a big screen entity, Spider-Man [...]
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by Tyrone Barnes
 
7.6

Review: Alpha

September 3, 2018
Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing Director: Albert Hughes Writer: Daniele Sebastian Wiedenhaupt & Albert Hughes Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee & Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson Genre: Historical, Adventure Rating: PG-13 I’m sure I’ve said somewhere [...]
by Tyrone Barnes
 
6.7
8.4

Review: Christopher Robin

August 14, 2018
Distributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Director: Marc Forster Writer: Alex Ross Perry, Allison Schroeder Starring: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Jim Cummings, Brad Garrett Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Drama Rating: PG I know some folks are not too [...]
by Tyrone Barnes

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