Tag: Animation
What If…? Season 2 Gets A Christmas-Themed Trailer
With just over a week to go, Marvel has released a new trailer for What If…? season 2. This one is decidedly Christmas-themed, with an instrumental version of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” playing as the trailer leads into that motif. The previous trailer was released less than a month ago, ...
Read MoreTrailer: Kung Fu Panda 4
Today, DreamWorks and Universal Studios released a trailer and poster for Kung Fu Panda 4. The third film in the popular animated comedy adventure series was supposed to be the final one, but much like with the Shrek franchise, DreamWorks has reneged on that assertion. Check out the trailer here: A...
Read MoreBlack Panther Series Eyes of Wakanda Announced with Spider-Man Name Change
Marvel is bringing out the big guns for its next Disney+ show – or, at least, parts of a disassembled big gun. At a press screening of the first two episodes of What It…? season 2, Marvel unveiled their 2024 Disney+ slate, and it included a new animated series called Eyes of Wakanda. This will ...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Boy and the Heron (2023)
I wish I could say I’ve followed Studio Ghibli for decades. But unlike Disney, Pixar, and DreamWorks, I was unfamiliar with the Japanese studio until I was a young adult. Over the last decade or so, I’ve watched all of their movies at least once and some several times. But The Boy and t...
Read MoreCovid-Era Pixar Films to Hit Theaters
This spring, Pixar titles Soul, Turning Red, and Luca will head to theaters. These films premiered on Disney+ during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, 2021, and 2022, respectively. These theatrical runs will lead up to the release of Inside Out 2 on June 14, 2024. Soul will debut in theaters on Janu...
Read MoreWhy Wish Doesn’t Work: Message – Messy, Muddled, and Maudlin
***SPOILERS*** Music and animation are musts for Disney animation. However, a good story can elevate a bland-looking film or make a good one great. The writing in Wish is a confounding mess that I just can’t get my head around. The movie is about wishes at its core but has nothing exciting or uni...
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