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REVIEW: Kung Fu Panda (2008)

virginiakublawi | Apr 6, 2021 | 0

It’s not often that a movie manages to be humorous, heartwarming, and just downright fun all at once. When I first saw Kung Fu Panda, I was absolutely blown away. Nothing in the marketing (including the film’s very title) excited me or hinted at anything better than DreamWorks’ last couple of ...

REVIEW: Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

virginiakublawi | Mar 6, 2021 | 1

This Friday, March 5th, Disney released Raya and the Last Dragon to both theaters and Disney+ for a premium fee. The latest Disney animated feature takes place in a fictional, Southeast Asia-inspired land known as Kumandra. The titular heroine is voiced by Kelly Marie Tran and must find and recruit ...

REVIEW: Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)

virginiakublawi | Feb 2, 2021 | 7

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas was DreamWorks’ final hand-drawn animated film. Based (very) loosely on the Sinbad character from The 1001 Arabian Nights, the idea came to Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio after writing Aladdin for Disney. It takes the character of Sinbad, modernizes and Westernize...

REVIEW: Shrek (2001)

virginiakublawi | Jan 19, 2021 | 3

Today I’d like to look at one of the most influential animated movies of all time, the original Shrek. Shrek’s popularity spawned a movie franchise, TV specials, video games, toys, and even an entire sub-genre of imitators. However, the movie’s success wasn’t a foregone concl...

REVIEW: The Call of the Wild (2020)

virginiakublawi | Mar 8, 2020 | 1

When I saw the trailers for The Call of the Wild, they made absolutely no impression on me. I didn’t and still don’t know much about the Jack London novel, and nothing about the marketing scheme seemed at all remarkable. The presence of Harrison Ford didn’t do much to bolster my interest, as, ...

REVIEW: Abominable (2019)

virginiakublawi | Oct 14, 2019 | 0

DreamWorks Animation is one studio that’s always interested me, but not always for the better. They’ve made some of my favorite movies, namely The Prince of Egypt and the How to Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda franchises. However, triumphs like these are vastly outnumbered by their stinkers ...