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Todd Wofford

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Blade II (2002)::rating::3.5::rating::3.5::rating::3.5

Like its predecessor, Blade II arrived at the beginning of the modern superhero renaissance. X-Men, Blade, and Spider-Man proved the genre was ready to be fished out of the cinematic tar pits, where Joel Schumacher had drowned it back in the 90s. Blade II established that these films could also spin off viable sequels--indeed, every…

ByTodd WoffordAugust 11, 20211Comment

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The Suicide Squad (2021)::rating::3.5

The Suicide Squad serves as fresh proof that DC's cinematic endeavor lives its best life out on the dopey fringes. Films like Shazam!, Birds of Prey, and James Gunn's new-look Squad thrive on the combined jolt of sheer silliness and low expectations, while Man of Steel and Zack Snyder's soul-shriveling cut of Justice League bog…

ByTodd WoffordAugust 6, 20211Comment

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Jungle Cruise (2021)::rating::2.5

As I watched the noisy, expensive shenanigans of Jungle Cruise rumble and thrash across the screen, I debated whether adapting an amusement park ride into a movie was an act of sheer audacity or extreme laziness. On one hand, this is a massive production, replete with a top-notch cast and crew. On the other, the…

ByTodd WoffordAugust 5, 20210Comments

Cinemavino Honey We Shrunk Ourselves Movies Podcast Rick Moranis The Latest Wine

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (1997)::rating::0

A lot of people probably don’t realize there are three movies in Disney’s Shrunk franchise. In a related story, a lot of people would like to forget there are movies in Disney’s Shrunk franchise. The first was a solid dose of fun, bedecked in innovative special effects and an endearingly geeky performance from Rick Moranis. Things got a little…

ByTodd WoffordAugust 4, 20210Comments

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Cinemavino — Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves::rating::0

A lot of people probably don't realize there are three movies in Disney's Shrunk franchise. In a related story, a lot of people would like to forget there are movies in Disney's Shrunk franchise. The first was a solid dose of fun, bedecked in innovative special effects and an endearingly geeky performance from Rick Moranis. Things got a little dicier with Honey, I…

ByTodd WoffordAugust 4, 20210Comments

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Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (1997)::rating::1.5

By 1997, Rick Moranis was at a crossroads in his life. His wife, Ann Belsky, had passed away in 1991, thus making Moranis a young widower with two kids at home. After several years spent on movie sets, Moranis began to feel compelled to step away from his career for the sake of his children.…

ByTodd WoffordAugust 4, 20210Comments

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Peter Rabbit 2 (2021)::rating::3.5

For this review, I've set the lofty goal of sailing through it without a single rabbit-related pun. It won't be easy, but I like to reach for the stars. Anyway...I don't know what the ceiling is for a comedy centered on the shenanigans of anthropomorphic bunnies, but Peter Rabbit 2 and its predecessor manage to…

ByTodd WoffordAugust 2, 20210Comments

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Ghostbusters II (1989)::rating::3

Of all the movie sequel sins, Ghostbusters II commits the most seductive: It plagiarizes the formula that made the first film a monster hit, makes a few comestic adjustments, and tries to pass the whole thing off as something new.

ByTodd WoffordJuly 28, 20210Comments

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Ghostbusters II::rating::0

For this week’s Cinemavino, we’re turning back to a classic 80s sequel: Ghostbusters II. I remember loving this movie as a nerdy kid. It had dudes with nuclear ray guns fighting goblins and controlling the Statue of Liberty with a Nintendo controller–I mean, how could you not? Unfortunately, like so many things for that era–I’m looking right at…

ByTodd WoffordJuly 27, 20210Comments

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The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021)::rating::2.5

When the original Boss Baby film debuted in 2017, it received fairly middling reviews from critics. They complained that it was loaded with poopy diaper jokes and cheap, derivative storytelling. I skipped it then, but doubled back to bone up for this sequel. And you know what? I cackled. I chortled. I even giggled in…

ByTodd WoffordJuly 23, 20210Comments