Posts Tagged ‘Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures’
Film Review – Pete’s Dragon
The remake train marches on, this time with Walt Disney Studios’ Pete’s Dragon (2016). I’ll admit to you, dear reader, that the original 1977 picture doesn’t hold any nostalgic value for me. It was primarily used by my elementary teachers to distract us students on…
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Film Review – The BFG
This is a total guess, but something tells me that Steven Spielberg’s heart wasn’t into The BFG (2016). You would think that the material was tailor made for him. This is the director who has become synonymous with wonder and awe, telling stories with earnest…
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Interview – Michael Stocker – Finding Dory
Spencer interviews supervising animator Michael Stocker from the animated adventure Finding Dory.
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Film Review – Alice Through the Looking Glass
Therapist: So Allen, what brings you to my office? Allen: I need help, doc. Therapist: What seems to be the problem? Allen: I just saw a terrible movie. T: What movie was that? A: Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) T: Oh yes, I think…
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Film Review – Captain America: Civil War
It is hard to review a film like Captain America: Civil War, since it might be arguably the most critic-proof movie of the year. Critics are already heaping praise on it, and I’m not going waste your time posturing like I disagree. It is an incredibly…
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Film Review – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
With Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), director J.J. Abrams had the near impossible task of continuing the saga started by George Lucas. Audiences were burned by prequels and special editions, and the pressure of kick starting the franchise back to life must have been…
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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 Review – Bridge of Spies
During a year full of some of the best big-budget spectacle movies that has come along in while, Steven Spielberg decides to deliver one of the year’s more subdued, big-budget dramas. Set against the Cold War of the early 60s, Bridge of Spies tells the…
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