It’s Wabbit Season on this Bugs Bunny/LeBron James mess. 25 years ago, Warner Bros. found a way to combine NBA legend Michael Jordan with the Looney Tunes, and that combination would happen to be “Space Jam,” which was one of… Read More ›
Animation
Monsters at Work
The Monsters Inc. series fans have been craving for. The original “Monsters Inc.” from 20 years ago, created by Pete Docter, was a Pixar classic with some of the most whimsical characters-particularly Mike and Sulley-and some of the best animation… Read More ›
The Boss Baby: Family Business
Alec Baldwin’s return, bright colors, and a touch of sweetness makes this sequel cute. “The Boss Baby” was one of the most popular animated films of 2017, grossing over $500 million worldwide, and ergo, there had to be a sequel… Read More ›
Luca
Pixar’s latest is fun beyond the sea and land. Take the sex out of “Call Me By Your Name,” the violence out of “The Shape of Water,” the singing out of “The Little Mermaid,” and take the romance out of… Read More ›
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
The rabbits are smarter; the humans are dumber. If it’s one thing I’ve learned after seeing both “Peter Rabbit” and its sequel “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway” is that the rabbits are smarter than the humans, which is why Bugs… Read More ›
Spirit Untamed
Cute animated feature is galloping more for kids than adults. When “Shrek” came out 20 years ago, Roger Ebert explained how as kids and teens get older that they expect animated movies and shows to be more fearless and more… Read More ›
M.O.D.O.K.
A funny parody series of a Marvel supervillain on Hulu. I’m not too familiar with the Marvel supervillain M.O.D.O.K., who is a levitating engineer head with the acronym “Mental/Mobile/Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing.” Voiced by Patton Oswalt, this character… Read More ›
The Mitchells vs. The Machines
LOL and OMG at the weird family battling iPhone robots. The words “sassy” and “cartoon” are what I would like to describe “The Mitchells vs. The Machines,” which was originally titled “Connected.” It makes more sense to give the movie… Read More ›
Raya and the Last Dragon
Disney’s latest is a rousing, comical, and beautiful animated feature. “Raya and the Last Dragon” is the first Disney Princess animated feature since “Brave” to cut back on the singing and romance tradition. This is neither a musical nor a… Read More ›
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
The good (not great) SpongeBob sequel. The question I’ve been having about “SpongeBob SquarePants” lately has an interesting or obvious answer, depending on how you diverse animated TV shows. It isn’t “How can there be a fire underwater?.” SpongeBob (voiced… Read More ›