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The Snail and the Whale (2019)
Perfect movie for kids, captures the magic
All movies of Julia Donaldson books are great, but this one stands out as a particularly beautiful adaptation. The sceneries are beautiful, there's a little bit of action, but also just quiet and funny moments. Every time we watch it, my kids are completely transfixed. I think part is that the snail forces things to slow down, and so the scenes can be fast, but the snail is the slow anchor.
Later, when the snail comes back home and gets the other snails to join, I always have to wipe a little tear out of my eye... The scene and the music is really beautiful.
I highly recommend all the movies about Julia Donaldson books, but if you only want to watch one of them, then make.it this one.
Ms. Marvel (2022)
A hot mess, trying to draw in a young crowd
Of all the new Marvel material since End Game, this show is the weakest. Not by far, because Moon Knight was also pretty bad, but Ms Marvel goes to new lows. The plot has massive holes in it, and all the backstory is just painted with the broadest of brushes. Acting is pretty bad throughout, and the pacing of the show is all over the place. There's very little to recommend, despite the show claiming to bring new ideas and to break with stereotypes.
Boss Level (2020)
Action romp of the best kind!
This movie is thoroughly entertaining from start to finish. Yes, it's mostly action, but there's enough storyline and heart to keep it all together. It also doesn't take itself too seriously, with hilarious mishaps and some great one-liners!
Ocean's Eight (2018)
The true death of the franchise
Let's not kid ourselves, Ocean's 12 and 13 were fairly bad. But Ocean's 8 is a new low. The only thing good to say about this movie is the list of big names of actresses in it... But their performances are about as bad as the overall script. Dialog is basically non-existent, story line is extremely contrived, sound track outs you to sleep... And any sort of humour has left the building. Nothing good to say or to see here