I'm pretty sure Mulan's village is Belle's village from Beauty and the Beast , just redressed. I am bummed that Mushu won't make an appearance in the movie, but it may be for the best. Honestly, the original film was really the Mushu Movie because he's all everyone really remembers from the movie, with the exception of "Be a Man". With that in mind, did they substitute Mushu with a witch? I don't recall anything magic in the original film. Do we really need magic in a film that already contains martial arts? We see Mulan's father collapse on the ground when he tried to accept the call to arms. That should have indicated that he is unfit for combat. Would they have exempted him for his injury but commended him for his honor and heart? Or would they be assholes and put him on the front lines, be the first to die? If they were indeed willing to exempt Mulan's father from combat, then there wouldn't be a reason for Mulan to go. She woul

Think Avengers: Endgame is the current pinnacle of this franchise? Think again. With the demise of Black Widow, I have questions about how they're going to make a Black Widow movie if she's dead. I did read that this takes place between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War . So there's that, I guess. Also, I'm feeling Umbrella Academy vibes here as we will likely be diving more into the Black Widow training that made Natasha who she is today. We find out where Chief Hopper went though. He escaped through the Upside Down and is now leading a life as a superhero of some sort. Or villain. Who knows at this point? In theaters: May 1, 2020 Click image to view URL.

Isn't this basically Alien underwater? And isn't this an attempt to try and turn Kristen Stewart into Ellen Ripley? And who would have thought that because T.J. Miller was in this it'll be good? Also I wouldn't be surprised if the thing was some kind of Kraken or an Octoshark. And I would be expecting to see Godzilla show up in a post credits scene. In theaters: January 10, 2020 Click image to view URL. 

Honestly, I liked the original design better. But if the studio decided to go this route, they should have saved their money and made a cartoon instead. Plus, they went from "Gangster's Paradise" to that one song from Spider-Man: Homecoming , which diminishes any hopes I had for the film. I'm glad Jim Carrey is back to his goofy self, but it was too much. In theaters: February 14, 2020 Click image to view URL. 

Guys, we need to talk about war dramas. They are all the same. You know how this will end.  If it were a story that failed, then it would be about the bravery of the men who died carrying out the message, and they would advertise that way.  For once, I'd like to see a twist ending where the men depicted in this movie actually failed to deliver the message. I'm not asking for the resulting massacre. I just don't want another Saving Private Ryan story. In theaters: December 25, 2019 Click image to view URL. 

*Sniffling* All right, damn it! I can't take it anymore! I watched this for the third time while at the movie theater, and I f*cking teared up. How can I hate this impending nostalgia trap? Damn you, Tom Hanks, for making me cry like a b*tch over a dead TV show host. I'm gonna go see this, and I'll probably cry the whole damn time. In theaters: November 22, 2019 Click image to view URL. 

In this season, we see Midge leave New York City for the crowds across America as she co-stars with Shy Baldwin, a popular singer. I bet they are going to have a falling out, and Midge is going to strike out of her own. This is because I know she isn't going to like playing second fiddle to this Bruno Mars of the sixties, but I also know she isn't one to give up and go home. Midge also faces friction with her family as they struggle with her rising fame and wanting to continue her journey. But at least Joel, her jackass husband, is on board with this...maybe. I don't know, the marketers pulled that lie in the Season 2 trailer too. On Prime Video: December 6, 2019 Click image to view URL. 

Netflix must have read my post on The Christmas Chronicles because here comes another Santa Claus movie, and I'm rather excited for it. I kept having vibes of the early days of 2000s animation with films like The Prince of Egypt , The Road to El Dorado , and Fox Animation's Anastasia , so it kind of hit me there with nostalgia. It also felt like the remake of the Ranken & Bass story we deserve. If this doesn't get nominated for Best Animated Feature, I'll be very disappointed. In theaters: November 8, 2019 Released On Netflix: November 15, 2019

This is straight up Oscar bait, and I like it. I am interested in how Mark Ruffalo takes down DuPont in a fat suit. But will it be enough to even be considered for an Oscar nom this year? A terrifying story from America's past brought to life by the people who gave us The Post and Spotlight , starring the Hulk, Mr. Andrews from Titanic, and Chidi from The Good Place . I don't see why not. In theaters: November 22, 2019 Click image to view URL. 

This is off of Will Smith's official YouTube page, I apologize for that beginning bit. I feel like this is the premise of Looper except that one person is playing both characters. It is very common in film to have one person play two people. Usually it was a twin trick in comedy films. In Big Business , Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin both played two sets of twins where one twin from each set was separated and paired as Lily and Bette and Bette and Lily. It is also common to have two versions of the same character appear on the same screen. But they were often cast with two separate people. In the 2009 film reboot of Star Trek , Zachary Quinto played a younger Spock while Leonard Nimoy reprised his role as an older Spock. While it's still revolutionary to have one person play an older and younger version of the same character in the same frame, this isn't new. As far as I can tell, Avengers: Endgame did it first. During the Time Heist, Steve Rogers, performed by Chris

I was skeptical about a Breaking Bad movie. I thought, why? Walter White was dead. There's nothing more to say. Turns out I'm wrong. The 2010s will forever be remembered for Game of Thrones , but I want it to also be remembered for Breaking Bad . We got five seasons of Walt's antics. The spin-off series Better Call Saul is still going strong, and now we have a movie following Jesse Pinkman. I honestly don't know how Jesse will get out of the law, especially when he stares down someone in a duel, but knowing Vince Gilligan and all the raised stakes he wrote in Breaking Bad, I'm sure he'll get out fine. Of course there's always the possibility that Jesse may bite it too. In theaters: October 11-13, 2019 Released on Netflix: October 11, 2019 Aired on AMC: TBA Click image to view URL.

It's one thing when a relatively known two-time Academy Award winning director from Mexico upends your perfect world, but your own colleague doing the same thing should be enough to send you over the edge. Martin Scorsese returns with another gritty crime drama, which also serves as a weapon to get Netflix a Best Picture Oscar. The only thing I could make out was that the de-aged De Niro either ordered the hit on JFK or he did it himself and blamed Lee Harvey Oswald. There's always that mysterious fourth shot that rose from the grass. But you know what? I don't care. I can't wait for this thing to come out. In theaters: November 1, 2019 Released on Netflix: November 27, 2019

Whatever. At first glance, before you start the trailer, you'd think it would be a Madea movie, or one of those black holiday comedies starring Queen Latifah and Taye Diggs. Instead, it's a rehash of  Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island . Sacrificing a sorority to preserve the college's soul? Come on, man, that's been done. (This was before I found out that it's a reboot.) Also, I am starting to get sick of horror, disaster, and crime movies taking place on Christmas. Die Hard did it, and it was awesome. But Die Hard 2 did it, and it was not fun anymore. What doesn't help is that we keep doing it. I Am Legend , Iron Man 3 , Silent Night Deadly Night , the one where Santa is evil, Krampus . Go ruin another holiday. There are no Thanksgiving movies. Start killing people then. Have someone light up near a Macy's Thanksgiving Parade balloon and explode a whole block. In theaters: December 13, 2019

I don't know what to say, honestly. It's like Taika Waititi took The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and turned it into a comedy. But aside from that, there really isn't anything we haven't seen before...except for the fact that the boy's imaginary best friend is Hitler. Take that away, it's a typical story about someone questioning their ideology for the sake of someone they care about. Fortunately there is a take in the idea that's rarely explored, and that is watching someone living and breathing everyday life as a Nazi. You normally would see that in a secondary character except for that one movie I mentioned earlier. I'm unsure if it's really worth the go or not. I'll get back on that. In theaters: October 18, 2018 Click image to view URL.

 What didn't help was that half of the trailer was just clips from the original trilogy. You don't need to remind us; we watched them so many times they are burned into our brains. Just because someone has red eyes and wields a folding sword that flips into a double bladed lightsaber doesn't mean they went down the dark side. Why must all the bad guys carry the badass lightsabers? Why can't the hero carry one too instead of an old clunky one that a tiny alien handed you? I know they can't release too much before the film's release, but this doesn't tell Jack squat about why they are rehashing Return of the Jedi for their "final" installment. It's not final, quit lying, Disney. You just dropped a trailer for The Mandalorian , and announced the return of Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan. The Skywalker Saga may be over, but you will keep Star Wars in theaters and on streaming services until the sun burns out of the sky. In theaters: December 2

Yeah, I'm kind of whatever about this. What's the point of going to see it if it's a shot for shot remake? Unless they are adding songs from the Broadway musical, then it may be worth going. It did feel kind of off that the animals barely have any facial expressions, but it's nothing to get mad over. I guess it's a side effect to making a realistic movie with "live" animals. Other than that, it looks good, but then they had to ruin the majesty of it by having Timon and Pumbaa singing through the jungle. They totally could have done without that. In theaters: July 19, 2019 Click image to view URL.

Oh, Lord, they had to drag Lando Calrissian back into this, didn't they? Oh, Lord, they had to drag the Death Star back into this, didn't they? Oh, Lord, they had to drag the Emperor back into this, didn't they? WOAH! WOAH! WOAH! "The Rise of Skywalker"? I thought this was supposed to end the Skywalker Saga. Does it mean Kylo f*cking Ren is going to be good again, hence the rise of Skywalker? Is he going to take up the name Skywalker and make it evil, hence the rise, and they have to be destroyed? We're never really gone...F*CK YOU! You were never really there. This was the easiest series Mark Hamill ever starred in with the exception of the Batman animated series. You say every saga comes to an end, well explain this. If the following link shows everything that will be made in the Star Wars universe, then the saga never really ends. This may be the end of the Skywalkers, but Star Wars will never fade away from the big screen. In theaters: December

What the f*ck? I've never been partial to the Toy Story  franchise. I mean I saw them all eventually, but I didn't care for them. This just doesn't make any sense. I thought numero tres was the end. Answers, please. The Key & Peele  thing here is the literal representation of me and Toy Story . Luckily this sheds light on Bo's whereabouts in Toy Story 3 ...sort of. Does that mean Andy lost Bo? Now, there's a possibility that she's the villain, not Yo Gabby Gabby and her creepy doll henchmen. Please let this be the end. In theaters: June 21, 2019 Click image to view URL.

Like Dumbo , this story is rather dear to me. You will never replace the late great Robin Williams. I have nothing against Will Smith, but it comes down to it, there is no competition, dawg! In theaters: May 24, 2019 Click image to view URL.

Yeah, no. In theaters: May 10, 2019 Click image to view URL.

I don't know. This looks stupid. Fun, but stupid. Why does this superhero have the same name as an app that tells me what song is playing right now? And how does the kid un-Shazam? Say "Mazahs"? Is this DC's version of recruiting a teenager into the Justice League? After seeing this and the Captain Marvel trailer, I don't think I should be going into the subway. I'll either become a stupid superhero or fight old grannies. I probably won't see it right away. I'm behind on my DCEU movies. Well, I haven't started. I've been so busy with the MCU. Eww, I know. WOAH! WOAH! WOAH! WOAH! WOAH! WOAH! This is Captain Marvel as well?  Why is DC stealing names from Marvel? Is how they are going to cross over? Is that possible? Batman lives in Gotham City, and Superman lives in Metropolis; two completely made up cities. The Avengers live in upstate New York, and Ant-Man lives in San Francisco, both very real places. In theaters: April 5, 2019

I've seen all the X-Men movies, so I am up to date. So, they bring back the B plot of The Last Stand , great. If I remember correctly, Storm turned against Apocalypse because he was harming Mystique, who was considered a hero for saving the president. So Jean is now the enemy since she hurt Mystique and likely killed her. Along with that Emma Frost lookalike that's probably played by Charlize Theron (it's Jessica Chastain, sorry). Charles is sounding more like Patrick Stewart. I wonder if he is involved by having him do some voice work to age Charles. I really hope it all works out for the X-Men; the fabled Dark Phoenix saga needs to happen, and it needs to be good. Let's see if Fox can finally crack the formula on making a good X-Men movie. And it might happen. I just learned from a WatchMojo video that Captain Marvel has her fingers dipped in every group in the Marvel Universe, the Avengers, X-Men, Defenders, and she even creates new ones. So, it took th

This reminds a lot of Trolls , and in fact I think it's a ripoff of Trolls . With that movie's success a couple years ago, a holiday special, and a sequel on the way, a toy line I never heard of is becoming a film series as well. But it does look amusing with them thinking that screaming is a greeting ritual. Maybe it might be good. In theaters: May 3, 2019 Click image to view URL.

I have watched every MCU movie at this point, so I am up to date. Stay tuned on my " Movie Thoughts " page for those posts. Okay, not what I was expecting. I really wish, though, that the never mentioned a Spider-Man sequel until after Endgame because it ruins the illusion that he's dead. Ever since Tom Holland broke Instagram about releasing the title of the new movie, I find it hard to believe that he is actually dead. Anyhoo, Aunt May is okay with Peter being Spider-Man. Happy is giving May puppy dog eyes. Has Happy forgotten about the nurse he bonded over Downton Abbey with, in Iron Man 3 ? Or are we trying to forget that? Peter, Ned, MJ, and a handful of other friends are backpacking across Europe until Nick Fury, who also isn't dead despite dissolving after the Snap, interrupts the trip to recruit Peter to save the world. MJ and Peter seem to be in a relationship; curious to see how that goes. Does she know he's Spider-Man? She had an attitude like

This is different from anything I've seen by Tim Burton. There's no singing skeletons, no Johnny Depp mangling children, no Helena Bonham Carter bobble heads. But like other film adaptations, this film is far from the original source material. Dumbo was originally separated from his mother because she was violent to circusgoers. In this movie, Casey Junior and Company decided to take Dumbo away to make money off of his flying ability. Instead of Timothy Mouse and Jim Crow, the latter probably a good thing, Dumbo has two circus children to keep him company. I'm concerned because this movie is kind of a treasure to me despite being a little racist. While everyone else is b*tching about The Lion King, I'm complaining about this movie. I was not impressed with Beauty and the Beast , so I'm worried this will fail to capture the magic as well. Plus, Dumbo's paint in this one is giving me nightmares. In theaters: March 29, 2019 Click image to view URL.

This looks kind of fun. However, it's another movie where the person who has it all runs away from it all. Well, at least they aren't rich and famous, living on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and she decides to move to Staten Island. I might go see this. It seems more uplifting than other movies like it. Plus, Richard Linklater, director of Dazed and Confused , is on the project, so I'm convinced. In theaters: March 22, 2019 Click image to view URL.

Can I just say this? You have got to be sh*tting me. I hope it was worth it to you people. So, Elsa is playing Jesus, and failing. Anna is killing herself, and then not. Kristoff is running with Sven and his Sven buddies. I have two theories for the autumn area we see above. One: They are meeting the Season Sisters, or Element Sisters, or something. There are more people with powers to control the environment. Two: Anna is the cursed, too. Her powers just needed an awakening. And that last bit where Anna draws Kristoff's sword? Third theory: Anna IS cursed but she's an enemy. She is possessed, putting her relationship with Elsa on the line. In theaters: November 22, 2019 Click image to view URL.

I'm confused. The people attacking Jordan Peele's family is them. But why is the boy doppelgänger wearing a sack over his face? I think it's the white family they met on the beach. Instead of becoming black, like in Get Out , they are killing black and making it a black on black crime. Yeah, I'm calling blackface in 2019. Okay, so I guess the white family isn't involved because they are victims too. And I now know why the boy's doppelgänger is wearing a mask; they wears a mask. But why are they after themselves? It doesn't make sense. I'll probably wait and see what critics think of it first. In theaters: March 15, 2019 Click image to view URL.

The opening of this trailer is absolutely bullsh*t. In case you forget how this series began, click here . And here . Also, this is a copy and paste story from the second movie. Villain we've never seen before wants the dragons for his own reasons and Hiccup will do everything in his power to make it not happen. And you know you're in trouble when you have to help your pet get it on in the third installment. And how come the Hidden World is so Pandora-ish? Wasn't the Nest in the first one enough? Or the "Itchy Armpit" place where they found Mom? And where is Mom? Did we forget about her already? Can Hiccup and Astrid get married and have kids already? I'm tired. Do SOMETHING! In theaters: February 22, 2019 Click image to view URL.

This Super Bowl released a handful of new trailers and TV spots for movies coming out this spring and summer. Enjoy. Alita: Battle Angel Captain Marvel Wonder Park Avengers: Endgame Toy Story 4 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw Star Wars: Episode XI Click image to view URL.

What in the HELL was that? Just because they had one bonding moment in Furious 8 doesn't mean they get their own movie. Besides this franchise hit the "enemies working together to bring down a common enemy" nail on the head so many times that it's too far in the wall to hang a picture. Hobbs only saved the world three times, not four like he stated. I wouldn't call that last movie saving the world. Averted the crisis, sure, but Charlize Theron got away. I consider the world saved when the bad guy of the day is locked up or burning in the wreckage. Grim, I know, but that's how this franchise goes. Also, I thought Daddy's staying home to be with his daughter. Did she not want to be with him anymore. The movies never really explained his marital status. I assume he's divorced, not surprised, because the moms at his daughter's soccer game were checking him out. But with this now Daddy's gotta go to work business again, is she I  the picture?

I think I saw this when I went to see Smallfoot . I don't know, it might be worth going to see. It's like if The Chronicles of Narnia  and Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium had a baby, put it up for adoption and Paramount adopted it. In theaters: March 15, 2019 Click image to view URL.

Nothing special was said except Bo Peep is back, Buzz is in trouble, and Key & Peele are involved. Lame. In theaters: June 21, 2019

    None of these spots told sh*t. Are they separate stories? Is it one story? That kind of defeats the purpose of scary storIES. I remember these books being in the book order at school growing up, but I never had any interest in them. All of these spots are boring as f*ck. Maybe I should read them to see if they're as bad as the movie is going to be. In theaters: August 9, 2019 Click image to view URL. 

I was expecting another full length trailer, but instead we get a Kanye song quoted over and over again. It's very frustrating. My mother thought it was a Top Gun 2 trailer, and it did look like one in the beginning. In theaters: March 8, 2019. Click image to view URL.

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The suspense is killing me. Again everyone's moping around about the death of the fallen Avengers. I heard it was supposed to be a tie-in or tribute to deal fallen soldiers. Seeing the trailer a second time, I sort of picked up on that. I'm still wondering how Ant-Man became normal sized again. In theaters: April 26, 2019 Click image to view URL. 

This looks a little more promising. But it also looks like The Hunger Games , especially since Mahershala Ali is involved. In theaters: February 14, 2019. Click image to view URL.

I can't tell if this is live action or if this a video game. It looks fake as sh*t. Is this why Avatar 2  is being pushed back now TEN YEARS? I'm starting to wonder if I'm feeling the same anticipation as Terminator fans between the first and second movie. I'm getting bored of that franchise. I'm getting off track. I know James Cameron isn't the director. I didn't grow up with manga and anime, so I'm not as excited as I should. But it looks like it's going to be another Americanized flop. In theaters: February 14, 2019

I'm all for equality for everyone. But do we have to gender swap movies, that probably weren't funny to begin with, to give them that equality? Taraji P. Henson is struggling to move up in the sports world, but everyone, who hasn't been Me Too'd yet, stars in this movie as misogynistic assholes to her. That is until she goes to a tea room on a stormy night that results in her ability to hear men's thoughts. Then she uses it to control her destiny. You don't have to give Cookie powers to hear men's thoughts. She already controls men! *Drops mic* In theaters: February 8, 2019 Click image to view URL.

I have watched every MCU movie at this point, so I am up to date. Stay tuned on my " Movie Thoughts " page for those posts. Now, I know this is just the first trailer, and the Russo Brothers are doing everything they can to keep this movie quiet, but I NEED MORE!!!!! Tony sending a love letter, everyone b*tching about death and Thanos, and Scott coming to the rescue. THAT'S IT! Also, why is Tony still calling Pepper Miss Potts? They've been on a first name basis since Iron Man 2 . And how is Scott Lang normal size now? Last I checked he was still stuck in the quantum realm because The Three Pyms died. Did he use the magic discs like in the first Ant-Man ? But I'm still going to see it. In theaters: April 26, 2019 Click on image to view URL.

I have watched every MCU movie at this point, so I am up to date. Stay tuned on my " Movie Thoughts " page for those posts. So...is she a Replicant? She has memories of a life on Earth, but she has powers that I don't understand. She can emit plasma rays from her hands, and conduct electricity. I assume she's also strong because she was in the Air Force. What kind of Asgardian bullsh*t is this? So she DID have a life but when she crashed at some point, a group of discount Ravagers, who also weren't scary enough to be Dark Elves, scooped her up, juiced her up like Captain America, and she is Marvel's Supergirl. Is that what she is? Also they threw in a bit of Men in Black  with her kicking the old granny's butt, who manages to hold her own.  Also, how are any of these trailers chock full of nineties' nostalgia? All I saw was she crashed into a Blockbuster Video and teamed up with fat nineties Samuel L. Jackson. Has anyone seen Samu

Not sure if you call it a long awaited return, but I was genuinely happy to see another installment. However, I believe it failed to recapture the magic it once held twenty years ago. Tessa Thompson's character has been searching for the MIB headquarters for the said twenty years. Someone did not do a good job hiding the very existence of MIB. No one has willingly joined the MIB. They were recruited. No one is concerned by this? Will Smith chased a cephlapod on door. Then Agent M (not Mike Myers) gets transferred to MIB International in London, ran by Brian Mills, and gets assigned with Chris Hemsworth, the blondest agent ever. Compared to him, Tessa seemed to have studied the MIB Wikipedia page because she was more in tune than Chris, and it's infuriating. She whips the neuralizer like it's nothing and expected similar results, which, to her luck, she does. When Chris couldn't find the little red button, she presses it and it has a delay before the car room off