The Garfield Movie
Pre-pandemic, I would not have bothered going to a movie about Garfield the cat. I simply didn't care all that much about the comic strip cat known for his laziness,…
The Inventor
Jim Capobianco who earned a well-deserved Oscar nomination for writing the delightful Ratatouille takes on the later years of Leonardo da Vinci in his directorial debut. His engaging animated feature…
Review: The Bad Guys
The Bad Guys… aint so bad. And neither is their movie. The film is basically an animated animal version of Oceans 11. A heist movie for the under 12 set,…
Review: The Boss Baby: Family Business
“What happens on the playground stays on the playground.” Lines like this are what made the first Boss Baby a cute little hit in 2017, and what makes its sequel,…
Review: Disney-Pixar’s Luca
Disney-Pixar’s Luca is Finding Nemo meets Splash meets Pinocchio meets a whole bunch of other well-worn concepts, delivered with a dash of fresh Italian seasoning. There's pasta! Gelato! Vespas! Picturesque…
Review: Spirit Untamed
Spirit Untamed is a conventional family-friendly animated adventure that honors teamwork, friendship and female empowerment. And whoa... there are wild horses. And some catchy tunes. All that makes this second…
Oscar Nominated Shorts 2021
The Academy Awards show will take place this year on Sunday, April 25th, much later in the year than usual after it was pushed back 2 months because of…
Quickie Review: Raya and the Last Dragon
The only opinion that really matters here would be that of a kid who likes animated movies. Especially Disney animated movies. And for that particular demographic, Raya and the Last…
Review: Onward
I may be slightly out of step with the masses on this one. Time will tell. I liked Onward, but I didn’t love it, and I’m not so sure the…
Mini-reviews: 2020 Oscar-Nominated Short Films
If you're planning to watch the Academy Awards this weekend, chances are you haven't had a chance to catch the shorts. I mean, who does? Unless you're lucky enough to…
Review: Weathering with You
I'm not a big animation watcher, at least not of the big Disney/Pixar variety. But anime is a different story. Films like Spirited Away or Akira feel every bit as…
Review: Frozen II (aka Frozen 2)
Oh c'mon, did you really expect Frozen 2 to be as good - or even better - than its predecessor, the highest-grossing animated film of all time in worldwide box…
Review: The Lion King (2019)
Can you feel the love again? In the circle of life that is cinema, The Lion King is back in all its original story glory, with a couple of new…
Review: Toy Story 4
A part of me did not want a Toy Story 4. I was afraid it would diminish the legacy of a storied franchise that left me in a heap of…
Quickie Review: Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Who am I kidding? I don’t know a Pikachu from a Wigglytuff from a Psyduck. If you do, then Pokémon Detective Pikachu is probably a safe bet for 100 minutes…