Good to very good reviews for the two films going into wide release this weekend.
“Big Hero 6” shakes up the best animated film Oscar race, a Disney/Marvel cartoon that preps children for superhero movies.
Yeah, Disney and Marvel are ensuring that future generations love those men and women in tights.
Not bad, pretty good I thought. Reviews are running more enthusiastic than that, by a hair. The anything anime is good crowd is all over this one.
“Interstellar” is, as one could have predicted (many did), a divisive overlong sci-fi epic. Christopher Nolan’s film is earning vigorous hatred from some, embracing appreciation for its intellectual ambition among others. Me, for instance. Very smart movie that talks about relativity and time and black holes and singularity in ways “The Big Bang Theory” never could.
Gorgeous effects, heartfelt performances. As good as most of the best Nolan pictures, and certainly his farthest-reaching. Thin the middle part out, simplify the plot and he’s got a near masterpiece. Cerebral and action packed. Very “2001.”
The other films opening this weekend are in limited release. I’ve seen “The Theory of Everything” and will post on it shortly, “On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter” is getting mixed notices (deservedly so). It’s a sequel to a great motorcycle racing doc from the ’70s.
