Posts Tagged ‘Walt Disney’
Film Review – Wicked: For Good
The continuation of the Wicked musical adaptation – Wicked: For Good (2025) – arrives in theaters riding the success of the first film. In case you’ve been living under a rock for the last two years, Wicked (2024) was a massive success, appeasing fans of the stage show and garnering a…
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Film Review – Pinocchio (2022)
When Walt Disney released Pinocchio (1940) as its second feature length animated film, it cemented both the man and the studio as cinematic titans. Not only did it prove that Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937) was not just a flash in the pan success, but that animation can…
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Film Review – Rise
Rise (2022) inserts itself into the long history of Disney’s fascination with underdog sports stories. The formula is effective at pulling the heart strings of viewers of any age. Characters coming up from nowhere, defying the odds, and achieving the impossible is a tale that is easy…
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Film Review – Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers
When it comes to reboots of ‘80s and ‘90s children cartoon shows, studios follow a blueprint set in stone. Take familiar characters, transfer them to a modern, real-world setting, and switch up the style so they are rendered in CGI rather than hand drawn. These…
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Film Review – Belle
The Japanese film Belle (2021) exemplifies how animation can be utilized to transport us into fantasy worlds. Because we are fully aware that those are not real people or places shown on screen, we’re given more flexibility to accept what we see and immerse ourselves deeper into…
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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.
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