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, […]
The Boss Baby: Family Business
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.” […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tom and Jerry
The famous cat and mouse are the stars of the show, not the humans. To quote Roger Ebert when he panned “Inspector Gadget” on his Worst of 1999 show: “One of the […]
Soul
This existential Pixar animated feature is full of life. I’ve watched Pixar’s latest masterpiece “Soul” in the same analogy as thinking that immediately after midnight, it’s Christmas morning. The movie was supposed […]
