Category: Movie Reviews
REVIEW: Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Marvel Studios has had a tremendous 2018, with Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War becoming its two biggest domestic hits yet (the latter its biggest worldwide). On the heels of those two blockbusters comes Ant-Man and the Wasp, a much lighter, lower-key superhero movie that serves as a respite...
Read MoreREVIEW: Bolt (2008)
Disney’s Bolt was their first animated feature made entirely under the supervision of chief creative officer John Lasseter. Bolt was originally called American Dog and set to be directed by Chris Sanders of Lilo and Stitch and How to Train Your Dragon fame. In its original form, American Dog w...
Read MoreREVIEW: Meet the Robinsons (2007)
After 2005’s Chicken Little, some major changes were set to take place at Walt Disney Feature Animation. Disney’s initial agreement with Pixar had expired and they elected to purchase the animation powerhouse, with John Lasseter becoming chief creative officer for both studios. The production of...
Read MoreREVIEW: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is a fairly bad movie, but a hard one to actively dislike. It isn’t a travesty that denigrates a once-great franchise (one that was only great before it became a franchise) or a mishandled mess that could’ve been something more (does anyone really have any expectat...
Read MoreREVIEW: Chicken Little (2005)
In the mid-2000s Walt Disney Animation Studio was floundering, struggling to remain relevant. Their attempts at action and sci-fi had backfired, as had the slapstick comedy of Home on the Range. However, they pressed on with 2005’s Chicken Little, another comedy with animal characters. Chicken Lit...
Read MoreREVIEW: Incredibles 2 (2018)
After making us wait 14, years during which time various rumors arose, Pixar has finally released Incredibles 2 in cinemas. The studio has cheekily played on the excitement over the sequel in their ads, and in front of the film they play a clip of the actors and director Brad Bird assuring the audie...
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