Soren Andersen

Soren Andersen Seattle Times Sep 28, 2026 4/4 Man and dog and their connection are the elements that grip the audience and never let go from beginning to end. Thanks to that, this “Beast” is singularly moving. Go to Full Review Heart of the Beast (2026) 84% - -

Soren Andersen Seattle Times Aug 26, 2026 2.5/4 The Dog Stars is a clunky contraption that creaks and sputters over the picture’s postapocalyptic landscape. It never soars. Go to Full Review The Dog Stars (2026) 41% - -

Soren Andersen Seattle Times Jul 9, 2026 3/4 This latest “Moana” is truly great family entertainment. Go to Full Review Moana (2026) 33% - -

Soren Andersen Seattle Times Jul 2, 2026 3/4 Frequently very funny and often insightful as it zooms through what amounts to a crash course in the early days of Hollywood moviemaking, this “Minions” is a compact delight (at just 90 minutes). Go to Full Review Minions & Monsters (2026) 89% - -

Soren Andersen Seattle Times May 20, 2026 2/4 Fan service all the way with this one, though it would have benefited from less slam bang and more humor. However, fans will probably love it. Go to Full Review Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) 60% - -

Soren Andersen Seattle Times Mar 31, 2026 3/4 Watching it is akin being inside the 2007 Super Mario Galaxy game itself. Which is why it needs to be seen on the big screen. Seeing it on a phone or a laptop wouldn't do it justice. Go to Full Review The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) 42% - -

Soren Andersen Seattle Times Jan 22, 2026 2/4 And — sigh! — the futuristic aspect is chucked straight out the window when the picture concludes in a fistfight. And thus does originality expire. Go to Full Review Mercy (2026) 24% - -

Soren Andersen Seattle Times Dec 18, 2025 3/4 Everybody involved seems to be having a blast making this latest “SpongeBob” a funny, fast-paced pleasure. Go to Full Review The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025) 78% - -

Soren Andersen Seattle Times Nov 25, 2025 2.5/4 “Zootopia 2” comes on strong. Too strong. It seeks to bowl the audience over with noise, velocity and an insistent tone that frankly winds up being kind of irritating. Go to Full Review Zootopia 2 (2025) 92% - -

Soren Andersen Seattle Times Oct 3, 2025 3/4 The picture itself is more workmanlike than transcendent. It marches along but doesn’t soar. Go to Full Review The Smashing Machine (2025) 71% - -

Soren Andersen Seattle Times Sep 2, 2025 4/4 Both star and director are at the top of their game here, and that’s as good as movies get. Go to Full Review Highest 2 Lowest (2025) 83% - -

Soren Andersen Seattle Times Jul 31, 2025 2/4 This “Naked Gun” tries hard, but the magic simply isn’t there. Go to Full Review The Naked Gun (2025) 88% - -

Soren Andersen Seattle Times Jul 18, 2025 3/4 Writer-director Ari Aster dives deep into the heart of America the dysfunctional, finding paranoia and confusion at every junction. Go to Full Review Eddington (2025) 69% - -

Soren Andersen Seattle Times Jun 12, 2025 4/4 It’s what the moviegoing experience should be about, but rarely is. Grand, glorious and fast on its feet. Go to Full Review How to Train Your Dragon (2025) 78% - -

Soren Andersen Seattle Times Jun 5, 2025 1.5/4 Clumsy title. Clunky picture. Go to Full Review Ballerina (2025) 75% - -

Soren Andersen Seattle Times May 21, 2025 3/4 Lively, fast-paced and ever so familiar, the picture is a happy addition to the holiday. It's worth leaving the house to see. Go to Full Review Lilo & Stitch (2025) 73% - -

Soren Andersen Seattle Times Apr 2, 2025 2.5/4 A clunky mess lacking in genuine imagination. Go to Full Review A Minecraft Movie (2025) 47% - -

Soren Andersen Seattle Times Mar 5, 2025 3/4 Bong blends humor and horror skillfully as Pattinson makes Mickey, dweeb though he is, a sympathetic sad sack. Go to Full Review Mickey 17 (2025) 77% 55%

Soren Andersen Seattle Times Jan 4, 2025 3/4 It’s not the best Dracula movie of all time, though it aspires to that. Murnau’s original still leads the pack. But it certainly is the most stylish. Eggers is a filmmaker with astonishing visual flair. Go to Full Review Nosferatu (2024) 85% - -

Soren Andersen Seattle Times Dec 20, 2024 3.5/4 “Mufasa,” under Jenkins’ poised and creative direction, proves there is still plenty of life left in the long-reigning “King.” Go to Full Review Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) 56% - -