In some ways, the original The Boss Baby film from 2016 doesn’t feel real. I’m entirely accepting that DreamWorks would make such a ludicrous, absurd film, but I can’t help but do the Michael Myers…
Author: McConnaughay
Writer of The Canes series with Scott Moore, as well as the Cotton series with Rebeccah McConnaughay, Nicholas McConnaughay was bitten by the writer's bug at a young age. His love for storytelling has resulted, not only in Vinatici.com, but the horror based website Readers Digested.
Movie Review: “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”
In spite its cult status, it can easily be forgotten what a misfire Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was in traditional terms. Universal took a lofty chance on the property, offering Edgar Wright a budget…
Movie Review: “Cruella”
Cruella is a comedy film based on the antagonist of The Hundred and One Dalmatians novel and the latest entry in Disney’s new “remake all their animated movies” regime. On the bright…
Movie Review: “Zack Snyder’s Justice League”
Although the DC Extended Universes’ successes have not reached the dizzying heights of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in terms of both critical reaction and box office reception, I don’t think anyone could deny…
Movie Review: “Wonder Woman 1984”
The DC Extended Universe may not have been everything to the Detective Comics superheroes catalog as the more financially lucrative Marvel Cinematic Universe has been, but it has no doubt…
Movie Review: “The Croods: A New Age”
I will admit – I did not care about The Croods when it arrived back in 2013. The film may have been satiable for the younger crowd, brimming with gags and frenetic…
Movie Review: “Soul”
Back when, Pixar was renowned for its animated storytelling, beheld as the pinnacle of mainstream western animation. Features like Toy Story and Bug’s Life, Finding Nemo and Wall.E, moviegoers took…
Movie Review: “Over the Moon”
Pearl Studio is a film production company I have had my eye on the last year or so. The CMC Capital Partners owned company was founded as a Chinese-American joint venture…
Movie Review: “Happiest Season”
The holiday season is upon us, and, per tradition, that means, so too, are our favorite features of the season. So, dust off that one Rudolph film where everyone’s creepy looking…
Game Review: “Battletoads”
Growing up, the Battletoads franchise never really had my attention. After all, why would it, considering the last entry Battletoads Arcade arrived two years before I was born. I did eventually notice it…