Animation
Film Review – The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
The great thing about video games is the sense of immersion. In several ways, the player gets to dictate the kind of experience they’ll have with any game – whether they complete it over a few weeks or just over a weekend, whether they choose…
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Film Review – Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
***Warning: This Review Contains Spoilers*** The idea of Quentin Tarantino combining his Kill Bill saga into one complete work felt something of a distant rumor. It existed – at least for me – on the same level as a Vega Brothers spinoff or a potential Bond film. Soon after Vol.…
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Film Review – Fixed
I’ve always thought animation had more places to explore than just family-friendly adventures, but this isn’t quite what I had in mind. Fixed (2025) is a lewd, crude, and vulgar comedy that takes every possible gross joke about dogs and runs with it at full speed. Nothing is…
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Film Review – Lost in Starlight
The South Korean animated film Lost in Starlight (2025) is a romantic sci-fi tale of two people from different walks of life finding a connection with one another. It’s the classic story: guy meets girl, girl meets guy, they become friendly, fall in love, share their hopes,…
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Film Review – Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Watching a Wallace & Gromit film feels a bit like coming home. There’s something about the pairing of a good natured but absent-minded inventor and his trusty dog that is sweet and endearing. Although their world is made up of stop motion animation, the connection we have…
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Film Review – The Garfield Movie
The joy of the Garfield comic strip was in its simplicity. In just a few bite-sized portions, readers could ascertain the entire dynamic of the characters. Garfield was the wisecracking orange cat who loved lasagna. He treated the human Jon Arbuckle more as a roommate…
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Film Review – Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
For those that came of age in the late ‘90s and early 2000s, Chicken Run (2000) stands alongside other beloved Aardman Studio productions as an entertaining and thoughtful stop motion adventure. Combining a childlike charm with an adult-style wit, the film worked on several different levels. How many family…
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Film Review – Leo
The Adam Sandler and Netflix train keeps on chugging, this time with the animated family film, Leo (2023). Just like a previous foray into animation – Eight Crazy Nights (2002) – this latest outing attempts to balance the crude humor Sandler has long been known for, along with a wholesomeness that can adhere…
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