Tag: tom hanks

‘Pinocchio’ Review: A Remake as Wooden and Lifeless as a Puppet
Review

‘Pinocchio’ Review: A Remake as Wooden and Lifeless as a Puppet

David Palmer1 Comment

Disney stop remaking all your animated classics challenge. “Pinocchio” is the latest live-adaptation of an original animated film by Disney. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film follows the little wooden puppet who comes alive after a magical wish. Benjamin Evan Ainsworth voices the titular character, with Tom Hanks as Geppetto and Cynthia Erivo, Giuseppe Battiston,… Continue reading ‘Pinocchio’ Review: A Remake as Wooden and Lifeless as a Puppet

‘Greyhound’ Is an Effective WWII Action Drama
Review

‘Greyhound’ Is an Effective WWII Action Drama

David Palmer3 Comments

Another day, another film that was meant for theaters going to streaming. “Greyhound” is set during the Battle of the Atlantic in 1942, and follows an American escort ship captained by Tom Hanks (who also wrote the script) as it faces off with German U-boats. Rob Morgan and Stephen Graham also star as Aaron Schneider… Continue reading ‘Greyhound’ Is an Effective WWII Action Drama

‘Toy Story 4′ is Showing the Series’ Age, but it Still Delivers
Review

‘Toy Story 4′ is Showing the Series’ Age, but it Still Delivers

David PalmerLeave a comment

The summer of 2019 has been all about testing the sanctity of my childhood. First “Avengers: Endgame” was made for my kid at heart, then they did a live-action remake of “Aladdin” (with “Lion King” still to come) and now we have a sequel to the assumed-“Toy Story” trilogy. We must proceed with caution. “Toy… Continue reading ‘Toy Story 4′ is Showing the Series’ Age, but it Still Delivers

‘The Post’ a Timely Political Thriller that Shows What True Journalism Can Do
Review

‘The Post’ a Timely Political Thriller that Shows What True Journalism Can Do

David Palmer2 Comments

It shocks me that it took this long for Hollywood staples Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg to make a movie together. “The Post” depicts the journalists of The Washington Post in their search for the leaked Pentagon Papers in 1971, telling how the White House spent over 20 years lying about the Vietnam… Continue reading ‘The Post’ a Timely Political Thriller that Shows What True Journalism Can Do

‘Sully’ a Solid Start to Oscar Season
Review

‘Sully’ a Solid Start to Oscar Season

David PalmerLeave a comment

Oh, Oscar season. How we’ve missed you so. “Sully” stars Tom Hanks in the titular role of Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot of US Airways Flight 1549 which was forced to perform an emergency water landing on the Hudson River in January 2009. Aaron Eckhart stars as Sully’s co-pilot and Laura Linney plays his wife… Continue reading ‘Sully’ a Solid Start to Oscar Season

‘Bridge of Spies’ Well-Crafted But Slow Cold War Thriller
Review

‘Bridge of Spies’ Well-Crafted But Slow Cold War Thriller

David PalmerLeave a comment

Tom Hanks starring in a Steven Spielberg period piece. Yup, Oscar Season is upon us. Based on a true story, “Bridge of Spies” stars Hanks as a New York lawyer who must organize a swap of a Soviet spy (Mark Rylance) and a captured American pilot (Austin Stowell) during the Cold War. Spielberg directs. The… Continue reading ‘Bridge of Spies’ Well-Crafted But Slow Cold War Thriller