Aaron Sorkin has always played fast-and-loose with truth in the name of good drama. Typically, this is a strength of his: The Social Network and Steve Jobs are both improved by ignoring fidelity in favor of modern tech-mythology.
Series: Tom Hanks Retrospective
Reviewing every movie in the star’s long, legendary career.
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Toy Story 3 (2010)
Today, I conclude my journey revisiting the “Andy trilogy.”
A completely unnecessary fourth Toy Story that’s still miraculously good. Despite a “creation story,” the existential, almost religious tones of Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3 are excised in favor of a clearer theme of parenting. Some parts grate and drag, but the animation is stunningly beautiful, and it has some surprising narrative punch.
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Pinocchio (2022)
It’s trash.
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Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
We did Joe Versus the Volcano wrong, and, by extension, ourselves wrong.
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A Man Called Otto (2022)
It’s a known fact: Tom Hanks, the thespian par excellence, has had his share of lackluster performances.