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 sequel that knows it’s the thought that counts. “Mama’s Little Piggy,” “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid,” “I Triple Dog Dare You,” “BE SURE TO DRINK YOUR OVALTINE,” and “Fra-gee-lee.” Some of the quotes that made the 1983 holiday… Read More ›
This well-meaning sequel needs to conjure up better spells. The 1993 “Hocus Pocus” was a Halloween movie that came out in the summer, which was probably why it wasn’t a big Disney hit. That and it got mixed reviews with… Read More ›
Yet another unnecessary live-action Disney remake. There have been many attempts to top the original 1940 Disney animated classic “Pinocchio,” which was taken from Carlo Collodi’s story, and many have tried and failed. There was “The Adventures of Pinocchio” with… 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 ›
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 ›
This Buzz movie doesn’t fly, but it falls with style. There would be no doubt a solo feature of the ever popular “Toy Story” space ranger Buzz Lightyear would be green lit by Disney and Pixar. In a recent trend,… Read More ›
Disney reboot is better than the trailers make it look. When I first saw the trailers for the made-for-Disney+ movie “Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers,” I was concerned that the movie’s combination of animation and live-action was going to be… Read More ›