Tag: Disney
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Review: The Fabelmans, Strange World, and She Said
Two Hollywood centric tales with Steven Spielberg’s “not” autobiography The Fabelmans, and the story of taking down H*rvey W*instein in She Said. Plus Disney Animation’s latest is Strange World – which most importantly is a Day After Tomorrow reunion. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Fabelmans: A portrait of 20th-century American childhood, Steven Spielberg’s…
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Top Films of 2021
It’s time for the top films of 2021! According to Nicole Kidman the movies are back! Yet there’s no denying it was another strange year. We got a flood of films that were delayed from 2020. There was an abundance of Marvel films and a bevy of streaming indies. Yet for all the fanfare about…
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Review: Encanto and The Beatles: Get Back
It’s all about family in Disney’s 60th animated feature film, Encanto (but not in a Fast & Furious way sadly). Plus Peter Jackson’s 10 kajillion hour documentary trilogy The Beatles: Get Back hits Disney+. More about Encanto: In Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Encanto,” Mirabel—the only ordinary member of her extraordinary family— discovers that the magic…
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Review: Free Guy, CODA, The Green Knight, John and the Hole, and Nine Days
It’s a summer movie / independent film bonanza with Free Guy, CODA, The Green Knight, John and the Hole, and Nine Days. More about Free Guy: When a bank teller discovers he’s actually a background player in an open-world video game, he decides to become the hero of his own story — one that he…
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Review: Jungle Cruise and Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
You won’t want to The Rock the boat when it comes to Disney’s Jungle Cruise and consider yourself lucky if you skip Snake Eyes: G.I Joe Origins. More about Jungle Cruise: Join fan favorites Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt for the adventure of a lifetime on Disney’s “Jungle Cruise,” a rollicking thrill-ride down the Amazon…
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Review: Cruella
Sure Cruella has style, but does it have substance for anyone but a Disney superfan? More about Cruella: Academy Award® winner Emma Stone (“La La Land”) stars in Disney’s “Cruella,” an all-new live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinemas most notorious – and notoriously fashionable – villains, the legendary Cruella…
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Review: Raya and the Last Dragon, Coming 2 America, Moxie!, Boogie, and Chaos Walking
This week brings a smorgasbord of diverse films but that doesn’t automatically mean they’re good. Raya and the Last Dragon, Coming 2 America, Moxie!, Boogie, and Chaos Walking are all up for review! More about Raya and the Last Dragon: “Raya and the Last Dragon” takes us on an exciting, epic journey to the fantasy world of Kumandra,…
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Review: I Care a Lot, Supernova, and Flora & Ulysses
Unfortunately you will probably not care much for I Care a Lot. In spite of the star power of Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci is not enough to make Supernova a stellar film. Finally there’s the family friendly Flora & Ulysses. More about I Care a Lot: Poised with sharklike self-assurance, Marla Grayson is a…
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Review: Outside the Wire and WandaVision (Spoiler Free)
Netflix is bringing us a movie a week in 2021 but if Outside the Wire is any indication that might not be a good thing. Also the highly stylized WandaVision hits Disney+. Plus One Night In Miami… and Promising Young Woman are now available to stream! More about Outside the Wire: Set in the future,…
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Supervising Animator Jude Brownbill Interview: Pixar’s Soul
Welcome Pixar’s Soul Supervising Animator Jude Brownbill to the episode! We talk about the challenges of the film, existential life questions, and leadership advice (especially for women in animation). Listen here: More about Jude: Jude is a Supervising Animator on Pixar’s Soul . She was a Directing Animator on Cars 3 She animated on Incredibles…