Posts Tagged ‘Disney’
Film Review – The Good Dinosaur
After the critical success of Inside Out, Pixar Animation Studios returns with the second outing of 2015, The Good Dinosaur. While Inside Out is considered to be one of the very best films the animation studio has put out, this prehistoric tale feels like the…
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Film Analysis – 2015 Oscar Nominated Shorts (Animated)
It is an unfortunate fact that some of the least seen and distributed Academy Award nominees every year are the short films. There is usually a lot of talent and energy on display in these small gems, but with limited channels for distribution and few…
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Film Review – McFarland, USA
McFarland, USA (2015) is a sports movie that contains every cliché the genre has to offer. You want an underdog? You got it. How about a group of diverse people overcoming their differences for a common cause? You’ll get that here. And what about the…
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SIFF Interview – Bonnie Arnold – How to Train Your Dragon 2
Spencer interviews producer Bonnie Arnold from the animated adventure How to Train Your Dragon 2 at SIFF 2014.
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Film Review – Maleficent
Maleficent (2014) is a modern retelling of the Sleeping Beauty (1959) story, this time from the vantage point of the villain. Given that Maleficent is arguably the biggest Disney villain in their stable, it’s a shame the studio featured her in a less than deserving…
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An Appreciation – Beauty and the Beast
One of the best sequences in Jean Cocteau’s La Belle et la Bête (Beauty and the Beast, 1946) comes when Belle (Josette Day) first enters the castle of the mysterious Beast (Jean Marais). Done completely in slow motion, we see her come into the main…
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Film Review – Saving Mr. Banks
Saving Mr. Banks offers few surprises in its story and execution. Being that it’s a Disney production, and chronicles the making of Mary Poppins (1964), we have a good idea of what we’re in store for. But while some may argue it’s a self-congratulatory exercise…
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Film Review – Planes
Planes now marks the third time we have visited the world of animated talking vehicles first established with Cars (2006) and continued with Cars 2 (2011). This series feels like it overstayed its welcome by two films. No longer in the hands of Pixar, Disney…
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