A near purr-fect animated sequel with great visuals and amazing stars. “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” is not only the sequel to the 2011 animated hit, which was inspired by Antonio Banderas’s swashbuckling feline from the “Shrek” franchise, but… Read More ›
Eye-popping stop-motion visuals and grade-A voices never lie. Two versions of “Pinocchio” have been released this year. Robert Zemeckis’ live-action remake of the 1940 Disney animated classic, which was condescending and unnecessary on all accounts, and Guillermo del Toro’s stop-motion… Read More ›
Dazzling colors and so many themes make Disney’s latest a fun ride. Jake Gyllenhaal and Dennis Quaid both collaborate as a son and father for the first time since “The Day After Tomorrow” in “Strange World,” the new Disney animated… Read More ›
A nice little welcome home party for our Andalasia heroine. It’s inevitable Giselle, the young heroine of “Enchanted,” would want her live-action life to have the same kind of fairy tale magic as her animated kingdom of Andalasia. She’s learned… Read More ›
A nice return for Henry Selick. 13 years after the release of “Coraline,” Henry Selick returns to stop-motion filmmaking with “Wendell & Wild,” which loves the comedy duo Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele-A.K.A Key & Peele-so much, that his choice… Read More ›
A Kid Cudi animated trip to remember “Entergalactic” is a made-for-Netflix animated film with a similar quality to “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” with its NYC setting and its combination of computer animation and traditional comic book animation, only the main… Read More ›
Blandish animation gets overpowered by star-studded voices, a few censors, and some good laughs. Dwayne Johnson has been appearing in some pretty crappy movies-some more financially successful than others-like “Baywatch,” “Rampage,” “Hobbs & Shaw,” “Jungle Cruise,” and “Red Notice,” and… Read More ›
This doc about a man posing as a student doesn’t graduate with honors the way it should. When you hear the name “Brandon Lee,” you’ll soon learn that “My Old School” is not a documentary on the late martial arts… Read More ›
The lowest of the “Despicable Me” movies. Some would think of the Minions as Twinkies, while I would call them cute tater tots. Even young Gru would admit that when they apply to be his….you know….Minions. They have been so… Read More ›
There’s a big heart inside this little shell. Jenny Slate has been given a number of voice roles in movies like “Zootopia” and “The Secret Life of Pets,” and shows like “Big Mouth” and “The Great North,” but before them,… Read More ›