Posts tagged will arnett
REVIEW: ‘The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part’ wades into woke-nomics
REVIEW: ‘The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part’ wades into woke-nomics

It’s also intriguing how the message of the new film hews so closely to another recent example of wokenomics, the Gillette ad “The Best Men Can Be”. The spot, which questions toxic prevailing ideas about masculinity, seems to share some thematic DNA with The Lego Movie 2. Our hero, Emmet (Chris Pratt), spends much of the story contending with a belief that he’s not grown-up or tough enough to be the “special best friend” (re: boyfriend) of the movie’s female lead, Lucy (Elizabeth Banks).

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Film, New ReleasesRobert Snowlego, lego movie 2, the second part, chris pratt, elizabeth banks, will arnett, tiffany haddish, nick offerman, alison brie, animation, toys, family, movies, film, reviewComment
TV REVIEW: ‘Arrested Development’ Season 5 is no Sudden Valley
TV REVIEW: ‘Arrested Development’ Season 5 is no Sudden Valley

Now, after another five years and a controversial and largely ineffective re-edit of Season 4 by Hurwitz, Netflix has brought eight new episodes of Arrested to the masses, forming the first half of a two-part Season 5. Out of due diligence, I decided to re-watch the entire series from the beginning before tackling the new episodes, including the remixed 2013 block. And while I came away feeling slightly better about the overall state of the Netflix revival than I had before, Hurwitz and his team have yet to recapture the manic energy and densely layered stories of the first three seasons.

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TVRobert Snowarrested development, season 5, season 4, comedy, fox, netflix, will arnett, jason bateman, portia de rossi, jessica walter, jeffrey tambor, tony hale, david cross, michael cera, alia shawkat, tv, series, streamingComment
REVIEW: 'The Lego Batman Movie' - KAPOW! - pulls no punches
REVIEW: 'The Lego Batman Movie' - KAPOW! - pulls no punches

The Lego Batman Movie is another vehicle for The Lego Group – a.k.a. Danish corporation Lego A/S, worth approximately $15 billion – to sell more of its (admittedly excellent) building block toys, but unlike other previous film franchises that were made solely to sell ancillary products, it’s not clumsy. It’s a clever film that has earned the rare distinction of being both a cash cow and a genuinely entertaining 106-minute commercial.

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Film, New ReleasesJason Chenlego, batman, lego batman, will arnett, rosario dawson, zach galifinakis, joker, bruce wayne, movies, filmComment