Movies of a Petite Aspie

Storm Reid & Levi Miller Director: Ava DuVernay Screenwriter: Jennifer Lee (based on the novel by Madeline L'Engle) Starring: Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine MPAA Rating: Rated PG for thematic elements and some peril Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Kids & Family, Science-Fiction & Fantasy Theatrical Release Date: March 9, 2018 Rotten Tomatoes Score : 42%   Clip: "This Is Wild" A Wrinkle in Time is disappointing in many ways yet I couldn't help but be entertained regardless.  Reese Witherspoon's Mrs. Whatsit says that she's "underwhelmed" with Storm Reid's Meg, and one could easily say the same about the film.  Madeline L'Engle's children's novel, on which the movie is based, is a difficult work to adapt for the big screen, although this is often the case with beloved classics such as this.  And, in the more-than-capable hands of Ava DuVernay ( Selma, 13t...

Action/Adventure 1. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King 2. Star Wars, Episode V - the Empire Strikes Back 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowhsip of the Ring 5. Star Wars, Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 6. Raiders of the Lost Ark 7. Star Wars, Episode IV - A New Hope 8. Inception 9. Avatar 10. The Matrix Animated 1. Finding Nemo 2. Toy Story 3. WALL-E 4. The Lion King 5. Shrek 6. Beauty and the Beast 7. Toy Story 3 8. Lady and the Tramp 9. Bambi 10. The Incredibles Comedy 1. Father of the Bride 2. The Princess Bride 3. Shrek 4. Heaven Can Wait 5. The Breakfast Club 6. A Fish Called Wanda 7. Roman Holiday 8. The Incredibles 9. Some Like It Hot 10. The Graduate Drama 1. It's a Wonderful Life 2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 3. Titanic 4. To Kill a Mockingbird 5. American Beauty 6. Schindler's List 7. The NeverEnding Story 8. The Green Mile 9. The Lord of the Rings: The Tw...

Merida (voice of Kelly Macdonald) Directors: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Steve Purcell Stars (Voices of): Kelly M acd onald, Billy Conn olly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters Genre(s): Animation; Family; Adventure ; Fantasy DVD Release Date: N ovember 13 , 2012 Rotten Tomatoes Score : 78 % Brave , nominated this year for the Best Animated Feature Film Oscar, is the latest Disney/Pixar movie, and every Pixar flick [released in the last several years] has had to live up to exceedingly high expectations, which were built by such films as Toy Story , Finding Nemo , and WALL-E .  Unfortunately, Cars 2 , the last Pixar movie released prior to Brave , was a huge disappointment with audiences and with critics.  Brave is as close to a return to form for Pixar as they could possibly get this time around, which is to say that it is not perfect but it is a vast improvement over Cars 2 .  What is so important about Brave , however, is that Pixar has finally put a f...

Suraj Sharma Director: Ang Lee Stars: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Rafe Spall, Tabu Genre(s): Science Fiction, Drama, Action/Adventure Release Date: November 21, 2012 Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89% In Life of Pi , Oscar-winning director Ang Lee ( Brokeback Mountain ) proves that he is one of the most gifted filmmakers in Hollywood.  That is not to say that his latest endeavor, one of the few recent 3D flicks that was actually filmed in 3D [as opposed to converted to 3D in post-production], is a "masterpiece" -- that one word implies so much.  Visually, it is a masterpiece, and I did not regret spending a few dollars more for the added experienced of that third dimension.  The rest of the film is not perfect, to be sure, but Lee takes what was deemed an "unfilmable" novel and makes it into a profound, entertaining, and at times heart-wrenching epic film. Life of Pi is meant to be a family film, and it probably does appeal to children; yet, it pushes t...