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‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ is Disney’s valiant attempt at a fantasy adventure
BY MARK VIOLA Back in 2010, Disney embraced computer animation, releasing the excellent “Tangled,” and followed that film with a string of really successful, inventive movies, including “Wreck-It Ralph,” “Frozen,”…
Returning to a movie theater one year after COVID-19 shut everything down
By MARK VIOLA Last weekend, I went to a movie theater for the first time since September and only the fourth time since the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and…
Cast & Company will host its ‘Showcase Theater’ March 6
Local theater group Cast & Company, Inc. will host a “Showcase Theater” on Saturday, March 6. Beginning at 3 p.m., the event will feature sketch and scene comedy performed by…
‘The Croods’ return for another entertaining family adventure
By MARK VIOLA When Dreamworks released its animated caveman comedy, “The Croods,” back in 2013, it was a pleasant surprise, full of hilarious sight gags and a heartfelt story about…
Record Chinese box office figures are giving domestic theaters hope
By MARK VIOLA With vaccination efforts hitting their stride in many places, including here in Taylor County, we seem to be finally approaching the proverbial light at the end of…
‘The Map of Tiny Perfect Things’ shows the beauty of a single day
By MARK VIOLA The “Groundhog Day” trope, in which someone repeats the same day over and over again, is one of my favorites. There is just so much you can…
‘The Little Things’ has great acting but can’t track down a good ending
By MARK VIOLA It was not my intention this week to write reviews for two similarly-titled films, but I honestly didn’t even make the connection between “The Map of Tiny…
‘The Dig’ is a compelling look at what the past can tell us about the future
By MARK VIOLA I think a lot of us have at one time or another considered becoming an archaeologist, usually after watching “Raiders of the Lost Ark” for the first…
‘Earwig and the Witch’ apparently couldn’t conjure a third act
By MARK VIOLA If there was a Mount Rushmore of animation studios, one of the first to be carved into the mountain would be Japan’s Studio Ghibli, which for three…
With COVID-19 numbers still high, studios are abandoning Spring ‘21
By MARK VIOLA Last fall, with COVID-19 cases on the rise and theater companies hanging on by a thread after movie studios pulled nearly all of their September and October…
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