The One and Only Ivan (2020)
Disney first approached screenwriter Mike White to adapt Katherine Applegate’s 2012 children’s book, “The One and Only Ivan,” which won the Newbery Medal in 2013. White wasn’t keen on adapting a children’s book, but...
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Absolutely Anything (2015)
Monty Python’s Terry Jones directs and co-scripts this silly special effects-driven comedy, reportedly inspired by an H.G. Wells story (“The Man Who Could Work Miracles”), that delivers on a few decent laughs, but not...
John Wick (2014)
John Wick (Reeves) is a retired underworld assassin in NYC who re-enters the fray five years after leaving the life behind to marry his beloved Helen (Moynahan) when his prized classic 1969 Mustang is stolen and...
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
The formula isn’t hard to figure out: cute dog + cute kid = cute movie. It’s based on the young reader’s book of the same name by Kate DiCamillo, Because of Winn-Dixie may be...
Scooby-Doo (2002)
I find it curious that someone would bother taking the time to secure the rights to Hanna-Barbera’s classic cartoon series, then get over $90 million to make a film without having any legitimate plot...
101 Dalmatians (1961)
Roger and Anita are hooked up romantically by their two pet Dalmatians, Pongo and Perdita, who also become an item. After the two dogs create a litter of 15 puppies, the wicked Cruella De...
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
I know everyone knows the story, but for the purists I will continue. Dorothy (Garland, Meet Me in St. Louis) runs away from her home on the farm, due to dissatisfaction with her life, desiring to...