In the pantheon of great Pixar films, Inside Out, the studio’s latest, ranks right up there alongside its best with the Toy Story movies, Wall-E, and Up. It’s also easily the most audacious…While there is no question at all that you will laugh out loud several times, be prepared to tear up occasionally. Don’t say I didn’t tell you – adults will likely enjoy this film much more than kids.

As a fan of the show, ‘Entourage’ offered me comfort in the familiar. It was a bit like catching up with old friends who you haven’t seen in years. Everyone’s older, but a few drinks in and you realize nothing has changed.

Never a spoof in the vein of Johnny English or the Austin Powers movies, Spy is funny without being campy or foolish. It’s smartly written, and deliciously performed by an A-list cast led by the ridiculously talented McCarthy who never ceases to surprise.

If only director Remo D’Souza had curbed his enthusiasm and trimmed this film by a good half hour, it wouldn’t feel like such a slog. Despite all the high-energy up on screen, you feel drained after 155 minutes of non-stop song and dance. Sure anybody can dance, but it takes more work to keep an audience consistently engaged.

Culminating in an overlong, bloated climax of mass destruction, not unlike the ‘Transformers’ movies, ‘Jurassic World’ frankly delivers enough bang for your buck. Sure, I’d have liked to see more ‘implied danger’. Remember that scene from ‘Jurassic Park’ of a door handle being pushed down, suggesting that the raptors could open doors? But hey, 1993 is a long time gone and perhaps there’s little room for subtlety today.
It’s bigger and louder, and pretty good fun.

It’s easy and breezy, and packed with terrific actors who appear to be enjoying themselves.

The film drags on incessantly, a bunch of unimpressive songs stretching out the running time. When the lights come back on in the end, you’ll want to run for the exit. It’s a big fat bore.

…rests on the broad shoulders of Dwayne Johnson, who works hard to try to keep the film afloat despite the awful script. It’s him, and the more-than-decent VFX that save the film from becoming a complete disaster.

…flat-out delightful ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns’. I haven’t laughed this hard during any film recently. Watch it for Kangana Ranaut, who’s at the top of her game.

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’. It’s brutal and relentless, and delivers a surefire adrenalin rush.