CINDERELLA Relies On Disney Magic And Makes You Believe.

Cinderella
Review by Todd Ortiz

Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Sophie McShera, Holliday Grainger, and Helena Bonham Carter. 
Rated PG for mild thematic elements. 

Cinderella is a tale that has been around long before Disney popularized it with its 1950 animated feature. Since then, the story has been told many times over, and now Disney has decided to retell its animated version with a live-action interpretation. In my opinion, Disney has struggled with its live-action versions of animated classics, such as Alice in Wonderland and Maleficent, but this is one that they got right, relying on the magic on which Disney has built its reputation.

Movie Review: "Chappie" Tries To Say A Lot, But Ends Up Saying Very Little.

Chappie

Director: Neill Blomkamp

Cast: Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Ninja, Yo-Landi Visser, Sigourney Weaver, and Hugh Jackman.

Rated R for violence, language, and brief nudity. 

There are two guarantees with a Neill Blomkamp film: great sci-fi visuals and a consistently outstanding Sharlto Copley. With District 9, Blomkamp gave us these two qualities as well as a unique sci-fi story with ample social commentary. Elysium tried to do the same, but did not have the same emotional weight. Luckily, Sharlto was wildly hypnotic as the film's villainous Agent Kruger. With Chappie we have a spread of horribly developed characters telling a story that otherwise should have had a stronger impact.