Tag: Cate Blanchett

Battle of the Five Armies finds purpose and settles storylines amid a gargantuan battle, plus offers a reasonable runtime.

The Hobbit begins with An Unexpected Journey that's too often expected and too long, if still enjoyable fantasy fare.

Frodo's heroism succeeds among Return of the King's endless fighting - and yet he never kills anything himself, a true pacifist's fable.

While time sapped the visual effect's prowess, at its heart, The Fellowship of the Ring maintains its raw fantasy, and works in the now as it did when first …

If you don’t know how to train a dragon by now… The symbiotic pairing of Hiccup and his dragon Toothless crescendos in this third How to Train Your Dragon …

Keeping It in the Family The target for Ocean’s 8 is perfect: Smug, pompous rich people gathered for the Met Gala. No one will blame a group of professional …

Ragnarocking Thor: Ragnarok shows how versatile the Marvel Universe can be. It’s a slew of beautiful colors, wacky action, and importantly, a stream of comedy. It’s hilarious. Despite the …

Of Space Witches and Strongmen If Marvel ever tapped Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker – the team behind screwball classics The Naked Gun and Airplane – to write a comic book movie, the …

Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton & Cate Blanchett Team Up in this Entertaining Caper Barry Levinson of Rain Man fame directs this charming, comedic crime caper. Two charismatic bank …

Lily James makes for a great Cinderella in this classy, expensive adaptation Remade from Disney’s stunning 1950 animation spectacle, Cinderella retells a long standing story – some would argue …

More like, “The Dragon is Trained So Let’s Make an Even Better Movie” Things are bumpy for How to Train Your Dragon 2’s opening moments, depicting a raucous race …

Historically, the process is interesting. As a cinematic narrative, Monuments slowly erodes itself without direction