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The widely anticipated live-action Barbie movie was released on July 21, 2023, and has been a smash hit. Grossing over $774 million worldwide so far, Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling... as Ken have led Barbie to be the third-highest grossing film of 2023. The film was directed by... [READ MORE]Show more

In the first of the four Toy Story movies, we are introduced to the gang of toys: Woody, a pull string sheriff cowboy doll, Rex, a plastic T-Rex, Mr. Potato Head, Bo Peep, Slinky Dog, and Hamm, a pigg...y bank. Andy, a young boy, regularly plays with his toys, coming up with new adventures every day, and the toys are happy as can be. However, when Andy gets a new toy for his birthday, not only does Woody now have to compete for Andy’s favorite, which, up until now, he has always been, but he also has to... [READ MORE]Show more

The charmingly adorable 2016 film, Trolls, boasts not only an incredible soundtrack and a stacked cast, but also an optimistic message to its viewers: that there is happiness inside of everyone, ...all you must do is find it. In the film, trolls are colorful, happy creatures that love to sing, dance, and hug. However, they are hunted by the Bergens, ugly, miserable creatures that eat trolls to feel happiness. When some of the trolls are captured... [READ MORE]Show more

A follow up to The Lego Movie released in 2014, The Lego Batman Movie released in 2017 stars Batman, a supporting character from The Lego Movie. In it, while Batman fights to ...protect Gotham City, he simultaneously learns the importance of trusting others, asking for help when you need it, and found families. Batman, the sarcastic and entertaining main character, eventually lets go of his... [READ MORE]Show more

The Lego Movie begins with Emmet, a mini-fig Lego living in Bricksburg, the city within the Lego universe, and he is especially good at following directions. Every morning, he wakes up and follow...s the step-by-step instructions on “How to Fit In.” He does the same thing every day, from getting dressed to buying overpriced coffee to going to work as a construction worker. One day, he sees a girl messing around in the construction site, and when he goes to tell her she can’t be there, he accidentally falls down a mining shaft and through a portal, where he is prompted to... [READ MORE]Show more

Lightyear tells the story of Buzz Lightyear, beloved character from the Toy Story franchise. The film begins with these words displayed on a black screen: “In 1995, a boy named An...dy got a Buzz Lightyear toy for his birthday. It was from his favorite movie. This is that movie.” Buzz is a Space Ranger, and with his Commander, Alisha Hawthorne, and their rookie, they explore a new planet, T’Kani Prime. Finding it ridden with dangerous creatures, they... [READ MORE]Show more

Transformers: The Last Knight is the fifth movie to be released in the Transformers franchise out of seven total movies. Released in 2017, the film is based off of Hasbro’s toy line, Transf...ormers. Mark Wahlberg returns as Cade Yeager, who was featured in the preceding film, Transformers: Age of Extinction, along with many other actors from the first three films, Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and of course, many of the Autobots we know and love, including... [READ MORE]Show more

Transformers: Age of Extinction, released in 2014, follows Transformers: Dark of the Moon and precedes Transformers: The Last Knight. Though some of the same Transformers are featu...red, the film includes an entirely new human cast, starring Mark Wahlberg as Cade Yeager, a broke inventor living in Texas with his teenaged daughter, Tessa. In the film, Cade Yeager fixes Optimus Prime after he finds him in his truck form, extremely damaged, and becomes an ally to the Autobots, who are being hunted down byShow more

UglyDolls is a perfectly charming film with a wonderful message for young children. The animated movie stars the brightly colored and optimistic Moxy, who lives in Uglyville, where deformed dolls... and toys end up. Every day, she dreams of being chosen and loved by a child in the “Big World,” and one day, she decides to take matters into her own hands. She, along with a crew of her friends, venture out of Uglyville and end up at the Institute of Perfection, where dolls that were not deformed, the “Pretties,” went for rigorous training so that they may enter the Big World and find... [READ MORE]Show more

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, is a fantastical comedy starring Chris Pine (Edgin) and Michelle Rodriguez (Holga), who are on a mis...sion to rescue Kira, Edgin’s 14-year-old daughter from Forge, a former friend of Edgin who has taken over Neverwinter. Edgin and Holga must drum up a team of magical friends who, when their strengths are put together, have a chance of... [READ MORE]Show more