Posts Tagged ‘The Little Mermaid’
Film Review – Disenchanted
Enchanted (2007) came as a surprise in how it balanced a traditional fairytale with a modern sensibility. It worked to undermine the familiar tropes of princesses, dashing heroes, and evil witches – and yet it had such an earnest sensibility that it can win over the…
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Film Review – Luca
Disney/Pixar’s latest offering, Luca (2021) is a gorgeously rendered, brightly colored fantasy tackling themes of friendship and identity. It is also one of the slightest productions we’ve seen from the studio. In the grand scheme of things, it’s a perfectly acceptable, family friendly movie with a strong…
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Film Review – King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Guy Ritchie is a filmmaker of excess. Throughout his career, you can see film after film stock full of slick production and frenetic energy. That trend is amplified to the tenth degree in his latest, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017). Yes, the writer/director…
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An Appreciation – Pinocchio
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) may have proven that Walt Disney could make a feature length animated film, but it was Pinocchio (1940) that showed the medium reaching high art. In just the second outing from his studio, Disney shaped a flat out…
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SIFF Film Review – Life, Animated
For those that think movies are a just disposable means of escapism, I suggest watching Roger Ross Williams’ Life, Animated (2016). This is a beautiful, heart-wrenching documentary that shows how the power of cinema can break through boundaries and enter a near spiritual realm. It’s…
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SIFF Interview – Roger Ross Williams – Life, Animated
Spencer interviews director Roger Ross Williams from the documentary Life, Animated at SIFF 2016.
READ MOREWeb-Exclusive: Top 5 Disney Cartoons
In this web-exclusive clip, Allen and Brandi debate the top 5 cartoons from Disney (excluding the work of Pixar).
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