Pixar’s most complete work, as far as computer animation goes, “Toy Story 4” borrows elements from “1,” “2,” and “3” without feeling redundant and delivers a more than satisfying add-on to this enchanting series.
10.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Toy Story 3”: Throwback-Tamales Review
It’s rare for a sequel to be better than the original—and odds-of-winning-Mega-Millions rarer for the third entry to top the first two—but “Toy Story 3,” poignancy, charm, heart and all, does that in spades.
12 out of 12 Tamales
“Toy Story 2”: Throwback-Tamales Review
Almost ending up as a straight-to-DVD mess, as most Disney sequels in the 1990s did—”Toy Story 2″ thankfully flipped the script, quite literally, and delivered not only a worthy sequel but Pixar’s first masterwork.
11 out of 12 Tamales
“Toy Story”: Throwback-Tamales Review
“Toy Story,” the film that saved Pixar, endeared a generation, and took computer animated films to infinity and beyond, remains as iconic today as it did 24 years ago.
10.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Chernobyl”: One-Sentence Review
HBO starts its post “Game of Thrones” existence with the outstanding “Chernobyl,” a show that’s far removed from Westeros, but captivates in similar fashion—with great acting and direction.
11 out of 12 Tamales
“The Secret Life of Pets 2”: One-Sentence Review
“Pets 2” bests its predecessor by going full-on “Looney Tunes” cartoon in the best way possible—getting belly laughs from the zaniest characters.
9 out of 12 Tamales
“Godzilla: King of the Monsters”: One-Sentence Review
You can’t fault “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” for putting comprehensible story and characterization on the back-burner when all it has going for it are epic Kaiju fights, which, let’s be honest, is all it needs to get right.
8 out of 12 Tamales
