REVIEW: Toy Story 2 [1999]
“I can’t look. Can someone cover my eyes?” The stigma associated with sequels is that they always attempt to either go bigger or rehash what was already done. Both variations are usually set-ups for...
View ArticleREVIEW: Toy Story 3 [2010]
“Let’s go see how much we’re going for on eBay” After ten cherished films filled with heart, soul, and comedy, Pixar finally made their first cash grab. That fact is not necessarily a bad thing since...
View ArticleREVIEW: Kung Fu Panda 2 [2011]
“Tell those musicians to play some action music because it is on” The phrase sophomore slump wasn’t just coined out of the blue; it is a very real description for a good number of sequels overall, but...
View ArticleREVIEW: Hawaiian Vacation [2011]
“I just zip and unzip. I don’t fly.” Upon seeing Buzz and Woody onscreen for the Pixar short playing before Cars 2, my first feeling was disappointment. These abbreviated tales are sometimes the...
View ArticleREVIEW: Mars Needs Moms [2011]
“A world of trash … it is awesome!” And the hippies shall inherit the world—said world being Mars, of course. Ours has already pushed that faction of humanity to the fringes in order to wallow in their...
View ArticleREVIEW: Small Fry [2011]
“Pizza-bot sad”Related Posts:REVIEW: Hawaiian Vacation [2011]REVIEW: The Other Guys [2010]REVIEW: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra [2009]REVIEW: Heavy Metal Parking Lot [1986]REVIEW: You Will Meet a Tall...
View ArticleREVIEW: La Luna [2012]
After giving us a couple hilarious Toy Story shorts, Pixar finally gets back to the kind of heartwarming original animated visions that won the studio a slew of Oscar love during the aughts....
View ArticleREVIEW: Rise of the Guardians [2012]
“Merry Christmas! Happy Easter! Don’t forget to floss!” It was only a matter of time before someone turned our favorite holiday-bound mythical creatures into superheroes. Unsurprisingly it’s William...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Simpsons: The Longest Daycare [2012]
“Honest Bunny Sez: You Have No Future” With it’s 25th season underway and a feature film already under its belt, I guess it shouldn’t be a surprise to see Matt Groening and James L. Brooks‘ “The...
View ArticleREVIEW: Monsters, Inc. [2001]
“Kitty!” If there is one film type where a laundry list of screenwriters can actually help the finished product, it’s the animated feature. Sparked by the simple idea of “Let’s make a movie about...
View ArticleREVIEW: Monsters University [2013]
“Technically I caught the pig” I entered the theatre with low expectations and a willingness to be surprised, curious towards Monsters University’s trailers lacking plot description besides a...
View ArticleREVIEW: Toy Story of Terror [2013]
“And if something does happen to the potato—I don’t want to miss it!” While Disney/Pixar has dove into children’s television with Cars-centric offerings and a Buzz Lightyear spin-off, it’s surprising...
View ArticleREVIEW: Tsukumo [Possessions] [2013]
“Here and there, use and dispose” The title of Shuhei Morita‘s Oscar nominated short Tsukumo [Possessions] on first blush conjures thoughts of two separate meanings. One is the idea of spirits...
View ArticleREVIEW: Toy Story That Time Forgot [2014]
“Limitations are the shackles that we bind to ourselves” Following the success of last year’s Toy Story of Terror special, Disney and Pixar have presently tackled a holiday more on the nose: Christmas....
View ArticleREVIEW: Inside Out [2015]
“I call it the Happy Core Memory Development Program” The simplest ideas really are the greatest and Pixar’s made a legacy built on just such an ideal. They brought toys to life as living companions...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Good Dinosaur [2015]
“Look who got relevated” You constantly hear about movies needing reshoots, but The Good Dinosaur‘s troubles went beyond cosmetic enhancements into full-blown emergency room triage. I’m talking two...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Secret Life of Pets [2016]
“Liberated forever, domesticated never” Illumination Entertainment’s latest film The Secret Life of Pets has an amazing hook: what do our pets do while we’re gone? We could obviously pay Comcast...
View ArticleREVIEW: La Luna [2012]
After giving us a couple hilarious Toy Story shorts, Pixar finally gets back to the kind of heartwarming original animated visions that won the studio a slew of Oscar love during the aughts....
View ArticleREVIEW: Rise of the Guardians [2012]
“Merry Christmas! Happy Easter! Don’t forget to floss!” It was only a matter of time before someone turned our favorite holiday-bound mythical creatures into superheroes. Unsurprisingly it’s William...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Simpsons: The Longest Daycare [2012]
“Honest Bunny Sez: You Have No Future” With it’s 25th season underway and a feature film already under its belt, I guess it shouldn’t be a surprise to see Matt Groening and James L. Brooks‘ “The...
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