The latest Disney remake brings honor to the main heroine. The 1998 animated feature “Mulan” was an absolute delight, because it possessed a Chinese spirit by resurrecting its legend Hua Mulan, giving […]
Mulan (2020)
Phineas & Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe
Fans of the hit series will get an interstellar kick out of it. I’ve only seen a few episodes of the hit Disney animated series “Phineas & Ferb,” but I have picked […]
The One and Only Ivan
This ape wins you over, and Sam Rockwell is winning in this voice role. This year, alone, I’ve received two crappy live-action family adventures with CGI animals. There was “Dolittle” with Robert […]
Inception
10 Years of Christopher Nolan’s special effects masterpiece. A decade ago in 2010, Christopher Nolan made “Inception,” a full-throttle, popcorn-eating masterpiece, which takes us to a dream world of physical-bending buildings and […]
Black is King
Beyonce expresses the Circle of Life in her often dazzling visual album. I might have been a bit soft on my negative response towards Jon Favreau’s remake of the Disney animated classic […]
Artemis Fowl
The theme is green, but is the movie really clean? Not really. Because of the COVID-19 (here we go again) closing the movie theaters, “Artemis Fowl,” Kenneth Branagh’s first take on Eoin […]
Scoob
It would have been good if it wasn’t for those Meddling Kids. Most of us fans hated the live-action “Scooby Doo” movies from two decades ago, because of how they made the […]
Gladiator
Happy Birthday Maximus! You’re Now 20-Years-Old! 20 years ago, director Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe both released his epic “Gladiator,” which won five Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor (Crowe), Best Costume […]
Trolls: World Tour
This animated sequel removes its split ends, and makes a much better hairstyle. I don’t know what kind of good luck charm I have, because so far this year, sequels to movies […]
Elephant
Horton hears a sweet voice guiding these pachyderms. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen a DisneyNature film (the last one I saw was “Monkey Kingdom” with Tina Fey’s narration), but given our […]
