When you wish upon a star, you know where you are. 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of Walt Disney’s impact on the world. It began in 1923 when he created the animated/live-action […]
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Trolls Band Together
This pop star nostalgic sequel cuts its hair too short. “Trolls Band Together” is supposed to serve as a throwback for Justin Timberlake, back when he was part of the boy band […]
The Nightmare Before Christmas: 30th Anniversary
This stop-motion holiday merger turns 30 and still has magic in the air. In 1993, Disney’s very own Touchstone Pictures released the stop-motion animated musical “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” and within the […]
Gay Purr-ee and Cats Don’t Dance Finally on Blu-Ray
Why these underrated singing cartoon felines are purr-fect. I’m a film critic who sticks up for the little guys, especially if good movies bomb at the box office, either by bad promotions […]
The Inventor
A charming stop-motion caricature of the Renaissance Man. Leonardo da Vinci has been known as the “Renaissance Man,” an engineer with drawings and ideas of brilliant inventions and strong curiosity that gave […]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Now these turtles are teenagers! This is coming from a film critic, who never grew up on “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” but still knows they’re all named after famous painters. There’s Michelangelo, […]
Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken
This is a No Wake zone, people! The reasons why these blue-skinned krakens in “Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken” have to pose as people and get away with it are because they say […]
Nimona
A gay knight and a spunky shapeshifter both make a dream team. “Nimona” is the new made-for-Netflix animated film, which is adapted from ND Stevenson’s graphic novel, and was originally under development […]
Elemental
Disney/Pixar’s latest is a rainbow of colors. In regards to the four elements of life (Earth, Air, Fire, and Water), we’ve seen Mila Jovovich or Elsa being revealed as “The Fifth Elements,” […]
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
My Spidey Senses are Tingling: this franchise explodes. “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” was one of the best animated films I’ve ever seen. It was one that combined all animation techniques into one […]
