Hello, Love, Goodbye: Movie Review

A romantic drama with something to say about immigrants and emigrants.

In Hello, Love, Goodbye, Joy (Kathryn Bernardo) is living in Hong Kong; a temporary stop in between her family in the Philippines and her future in Canada. There are some obstacles in the way, primarily that she needs money for her visa and immigration paperwork but her work permit in Hong Kong only allows for work as a domestic helper, so to make more money, she’s working illegally.		2019 Directed by: Cathy Garcia-Sampana Screenplay by: Carmi Raymundo, Cathy Garcia-Sampana, Rona Co Starring: Kathryn Bernardo, Alden Richards

Frozen II: Movie Review

Beautiful scenery plus characters we know and love.

Can Frozen II live up to the perfection of the original? No? I mean they tried really hard and it’s a thoroughly great movie, but lightning doesn’t strike the same spot twice. It would be hard for anybody to accurately judge Frozen II on its own terms without a comparison to Frozen. I was so blown away by what they accomplished with the first movie, and I couldn’t help but go into Frozen II looking to see what they could replicate, re-create or what new magic they could capture.		2019 Directed by: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee Screenplay by: Jennifer Lee Starring: Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell

Noelle: Movie Review

Good-natured comedy.

What starts out as a mundane, cloying, seen-it-a-thousand-times-before Christmas movie turns into a genuinely funny and charming modern update to the seen-it-a-thousand-times before Christmas movie; all thanks to the wildly different comedic charms of Anna Kendrick and Billy Eichner. In Noelle, Santa Claus has been in the Kringle family for 10 generations, when the latest Santa Claus passes away, it’s up to son Nick (Bill Hader) to step up and save Christmas.		2019 Directed by: Marc Lawrence Screenplay by: Marc Lawrence Starring: Anna Kendrick, Bill Hader