When it comes to legacy sequels, as we’ve come to call them, interested audiences often pose the question of whether or not enough was enough the first time around? They ponder if a sequel blowing the dust off of old stories and characters is going to beat a dead horse with embarrassment or uncork a finely aged wine. Matching the same hefty 36 years the Top Gun films savored between installments, time has only added to the legend for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Generations have now stacked together to enjoy the “Ghost with the Most” to the point where unexpected family feels sweeten and soften the pockmarks of the movie’s gnarly surface.

4 STARS, 2024, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanSeptember 5, 2024Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Tim Burton, Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Jenna Ortega, Justin TherouxComment

MOVIE REVIEW: Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders

Batman has evolved, but the long-standing love for that old TV show has only sweetened. The new WB Animation entry “Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders” unlocks a time capsule and reminds us why Batman can be just as fun when he’s not brooding and sulking. With the triumphant returns of original cast members Adam West, Burt Ward, and Julie Newmar reassuming their Batman, Robin, and Catwoman mantles as voice actors, this new film possess audible and visual treats to behold.

2016, 4 STARS, MOVIE REVIEW, Video on DemandDon ShanahanOctober 15, 20162016 Fall Movies, 2016, Batman, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, Batman TV show, Batman '66, Adam West, Burt Ward, Julie Newmar, Robin, Catwoman, Bob Kane, Bill Finger, Neighbors, Batfleck, Frank Miller, Tim Burton, Christopher Nolan, 1966, Kristopher Carter, Michael McCuistion, Lolita Ritmans, The Joker, Penguin, The Riddler, Dynamic Duo, Caped Crusaders, Jeff Bergman, Wally Wingert, William Salyers, Cesar Romero, Frank Gorshin, Burgess Meredith, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, comic book movie, comic book films, comic book TV shows, Batman: The Killing Joke, The Dark Knight, The Bright Knight, DC Universe, DC Comics, WB Animation, Warner Bros. Animation, life lessons from film, life lessons from films, life lessons from movies, life lessons, Life lessons, movie review, film review, movie commentary, film commentary, animated films, WB, Donald Shanahan, Don Shanahan, Every Movie Has a LessonComment

MOVIE REVIEW: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Every single positive piece of praise and advanced buzz about this movie is completely true. The is the best movie I have seen this summer, by a landslide. This film is tremendous on every single level. This is the summer blockbuster you need to pay to see. This is the movie you'll make a point to put on the shelf or the digital library in the future. This is the movie that, years from now, you will point to as the coming out party for something even bigger that's happened since. This is the movie we were promised and were waiting for. This one is going to leave a mark on our cinematic memory.

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