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3.5 stars Starring: Forest Whitaker, Keegan-Michael Key, Madalen Mills, Ricky Martin, Anika Noni Rose, Phylicia Rashad, Hugh Bonneville, Justin Cornwell and Lisa Davina Phillip Rating: PG, for no particular reason Opulent musical fantasy is laden with seasonal charm By Derrick Bang This is an impressive slice of holiday razzle-dazzle. The tag line for writer/director David E. Talbert’s opulent fantasy promises that viewers will “discover a world of wishes and wonder,” and that’s an understatement. This often breathtaking blend of “Alice in Wonderland,” “Babes in Toyland” and “Hugo” also seems to be gunning for the seasonal crown long worn by “The Wizard of Oz.” ....
Love in the Nick of Tyme) turned filmmaker ( First Sunday), lets his musicality fly and creates a viable family Christmas movie that’s as strong as any Disney film. Inspired by musicals like Dr. Dolittle and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and motivated by his son’s desire to see enchanting movies with people who looked like him, Talbert created this vibrant fantasy/family/musical. Originally targeted to be a theater piece, it has finally evolved into a live-action, CGI and animated feature film All is good in the fictional village of Cobbleton, where the very bright inventor Jeronicus (Justin Cornwell, TV’s ....
Dianna Babincova as Young Jessica, Justin Cornwell as Young Jeronicus and Sharon Rose as Joanne in Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (Netflix) There are so many new productions in release that it is impossible to see them all, let alone review them. Here are four Christmas films for your holiday viewing! Be well! It s Christmas in the small Victorian village of Cobbleton. Jeronicus Jangle (Forest Whitaker) is a toymaker whose magical inventions delight young and old. When his young apprentice Gustafson (Miles Barrow, then Keegan-Michael Key) steals his latest invention, a talking toy named Don Juan Diego (voice of Ricky Martin), Jeronicus falls on hard times. He withdraws from his toy-making and the toy store becomes a pawn shop. Then his daughter, Jessica, (Anika Noni Rose) leaves home. But years later when his very bright and inventive granddaughter Journey (Madalen Mills) comes to visit, the magic returns and broken lives become whole again. ....