Sonic The Hedgehog 3 is a kids’ movie with an identity crisis. I had a vision of Santa Claus riding his sleigh with all those reindeer telling me so. It’s not a Christmas movie. It’s not an action movie. It’s not a comedy. It’s not a drama. It’s a kids’ movie. I had to keep …
Sonic is letting the humans join the fun this time. Yesterday, Paramount released a new trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 3, the latest installment in the franchise that kicked off the current video game adaptation craze (or almost a craze; it’ll probably be a craze soon) that The Super Mario Bros. M...
Read MoreToday saw the release of a full trailer for Paddington in Peru, the third installment in the Paddington film series from Sony. This film follows anthropomorphic bear Paddington (Ben Whishaw) and the Brown family to Peru in search of Aunt Lucy (Imelda Staunton) after she goes missing. The returning...
Read MoreDisney’s latest live-action remake, Peter Pan and Wendy, hit Disney+ this Friday. Disney’s Peter Pan is far from my favorite animated classic, and I rarely enjoy adaptations of J. M. Barrie’s novel and play. The 2003 version starring Jason Isaacs is my favorite, and I like some s...
Read More“People always do crazy things…when they’re in love.” The 1990’s were a turbulent time at Walt Disney Animation Studio. 1989’s The Little Mermaid had laid the groundwork for what animation historians now call the Disney Renaissance. Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King wer...
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