Articles by Andrew Favorito
May. 17, 2019
Detective Pikachu electrifies to break the video game movie curse
While comic book movies are big critical and box office hits today, that was not always the case. It began in 1998 with the release…

Apr. 12, 2019
‘Hellboy’ reboot falls short of original and expectations
In 2004, visionary director Guillermo del Toro introduced movie audiences to the character Hellboy from Mike Magnolia’s comic of the same name. While the film…

Mar. 15, 2019
‘Wonder Park’ is less than impressive despite voice cast
Since 1996, Nickelodeon has released around 40 films in theaters, many of them based on pre-existing animated shows like “Rugrats” or “Spongebob.” But Nick’s newest…

Feb. 15, 2019
‘LEGO Movie 2’ combines cuteness with comedy
From the director of “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked,” “Shrek Forever After” and “Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo,” with a story from the writer of “Big…

Jan. 25, 2019
New movie brings arthurian legend into modern times
Over the years, the legend of King Arthur has been retold and reimagined more times than anyone can count with books, comics, TV shows, video…

Nov. 30, 2018
‘Robin Hood’ squanders potential, misses target by a mile
“Robin Hood” is a movie directed by Otto Bathurst, who directed the first episode of “Black Mirror,” and stars Taron Egerton in the title role…

Nov. 16, 2018
‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ brings life to the World Wide Web
While there have been over 50 direct to video Disney sequels released from 1994 to 2008, they were made by a different animation studio, as…

Nov. 9, 2018
Netflix’s new original film doesn’t quite hit the mark
Since Netflix began creating original content in 2013, they’ve been able to produce multiple beloved television shows such as “Orange is the New Black,” “Stranger…
