Like “The Croods”, the theme of home has still become the core of this sequel, but it is rare that the movie does not repeat the old content with a new bottle of old wine. Through the new adventure, the movie uses a wild horse. The special effects are amazing. While growing up in humor, […]
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“Death is not the end of life, forgetting is.” Believing in this classic line earned the audience’s tears. The film tells the story of a young boy, Miguel, who leaves his real family in pursuit of his musical dream to find his idol and his family in the bizarre “land of death”. After experiencing a […]
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With a plot that unfurls with all the sinuousness of a PG-cert Chinatown, Disney’s latest box-office smash is one of their best. There are creaks and leaks within the metaphor at the centre of this otherwise delightful new animation from Walt Disney Studios. We are set down in a city where all sorts of animals […]
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A beautifully drawn and wonderfully composed work of art – really, no other description will do – which takes us on a rocket-fuelled flight of fancy. Magical is a word used casually about films like this, films about fantasy and childhood. Yet this one really does deserve it: an enchanted and enchanting feature from the […]
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The scene-stealing penguins from the “Madagascar” movies get their own spin-off in the 2014 rightfully named “Penguins of Madagascar,” and yes, I know this is my 800th review, which is hard to believe. One would think a little of these eccentric animals would go a long way. Christy Lemire said in her review, “And indeed, this family-friendly animated […]
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In the five years since Inside Out and The Good Dinosaur, Pixar has released only one original feature film: Coco, about a boy who magically journeys to the Land of the Dead and spends a night with a departed paternal ancestor, but must return home at dawn. Onward, from Dan Scanlon (Monsters University), has twice the boys and half […]
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Animated take on your friendly neighborhood webslinger gives us a host of Spider-heroes — and absolutely nails why we love the character. Did you ever think you could be Spider-Man? This gorgeous take on the Marvel superhero knows you can — that everyone can. The great power always comes by accident, that famous spider-bite origin story; it’s what you do […]
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Tonight I finally got to see “Frozen II,” which came out two months ago, and I will let everyone know my thoughts on it. I think everyone could predict that a sequel was going to be made. In 2013, “Frozen” made $1.3 billion at the global box-office making it the highest-grossing animated film ever (not […]
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The bumbling dragon warrior Po is back and he has got his biological father Li (Bryan Cranston), his adopted father, the furious five and a village of pandas with him. Visually thrilling and filled with heart, this third film in the Kung Fu Panda franchise is as endearing as its rotund hero. What was my […]
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It’s mostly a vehiIt’s mostly a vehicle for tremendous fights and disappointing sequel setupcle for tremendous fights and disappointing sequel setup. Genre films face a chronic problem: they have to introduce viewers to new worlds quickly and efficiently. There’s often so much lingo and history to lay out that writers have to choose between clumsy […]
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