Trying to understand aliens, in Arrival (2016), coming to movie theaters this week. There was another film called The Arrival in 1996. The Arrival had similar premise to Arrival, but turned out there was a twist. The Arrival starred Charlie Sheen in scientist mode. Arrival has Amy Adams in scientist mode. Arrival’s premise is straightforward.…

The Sea of Trees (out now on DVD) reminds me of one of those famous inspirational stories. Yes, it is a story containing a suicidal theme and there’s a mysterious touch of Spiritism, but wait a minute. When school teacher Arthur Breenan goes to Japan’s “Suicide Forest” to do the unthinkable after a family tragedy, he…

You know holiday season is upon us when a Thanksgiving movie is coming to theaters this week. Almost Christmas (2016) is an apt title because it is almost Christmas in the dateline and Thanksgiving this month begins the broader holiday season. The premise of Almost Christmas is when a “dysfunctional” family gathers together for Thanksgiving.…

It’s kosher for the grumpy ones to be the more, well, normal. Their opposites, the trolls, in Trolls (2016), are unrealistically always happy. The trolls hug, smile, sing and enjoy life, but the grumpy Bergens cannot stand it. This makes the Bergens, well, more normal indeed. It’s no wonder why. Who does this? Who sings, hugs, and…

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