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 […]
Spirit Untamed
The Water Man
David Oyelowo’s family feature is quite absorbing. David Oyelowo makes his feature directorial debut of “The Water Man,” which is an independent family film about fantasy and reality-a crucial combo for most […]
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Sunny days emerge inside this charming doc about the legendary PBS Kids program. The new documentary “Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street” is the best one to focus on children’s […]
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.” […]
Yes Day
For the kids, yes, for everyone else, no. Take the raunchy comedy out of “Hall Pass,” and the Jim Carrey out of “Yes Day,” and add a bunch of millennials and frazzled […]
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 […]
Flora & Ulysses
The sweet story of a girl and her flying squirrel. The new Disney+ movie “Flora & Ulysses” is about a flying squirrel, but it’s not a “Rocky & Bullwinkle” spin-off or reboot […]
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 […]
