The Bearded Trio

CHRISTOPHER ROBIN Starring Ewan MacGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss Featuring the voices of Jim Cummings, Brad Garrett, Toby Jones, Peter Capaldi,   Nick Mohammed , Sophie Okonedo and Sara Sheen Screenplay by Alex Ross Perry and Allison Schroeder Directed by Marc Forster Reviewed by Patrick & Paul Gibbs  Out of Four Let's get this out of the way right now: as you talk about this movie, whether online or in real life (for those of you who still do that) please stop saying "Feels" when you mean "Feelings." We can tolerate and even respect that millennials have their own slang, but a "feel" and a "feeling" are two very different things and when you say "all the feels!" in regards to a children's movie, it's not just obnoxious, it's actually really creepy. Now then: A.A. Milne's Winnie The Pooh is sacred text to us. In fact, that's putting it mildly, because the characters in t...

GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN Starring Domnhall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, Kelly Macdonald, Will Tilston, and Alex Lawther Written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Simon Vaughn Directed by Simon Curtis Reviewed by Patrick & Paul Gibbs Out of Four "Poetry and hums aren’t things which you get, they’re things which get you. And all you can do is to go where they can find you." - Winnie-The-Pooh A.A. Milne's classic stories "got" a lot of people, and continue to do so. The feeling of childlike wonder and innocence combined with a profound sense of wisdom is truly timeless and has inspired many, both in life and art (would Forrest Gump  exist   without the influence of the silly old bear? We don't think so.).  They are very personal and special to us as a stage adaptation we created was a major step in our creative careers, and our love for the characters and for Milne's words is deeply ingrained in us. Goodbye Christopher Robin is b...