Tag: PIXAR

Review: TURNING RED is Disney-Pixar’s Boldest Film, Not Afraid To Get Real

Posted: March 11, 2022 at 9:38 am   /   Movie Reviews

Directed and co-written by Domee Shi, who won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2019 for Bao, Turning Red is not afraid to get real. The film is a coming-of-age story that kids going through adolescence will no doubt be able to relate to. And so will their parents, as both parties […]

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Movie Review: Disney-Pixar’s LUCA Starring Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman

Posted: June 18, 2021 at 12:06 pm   /   Movie Reviews

If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like if someone combined The Little Mermaid and Luca Guadagnino’s 2017 film Call Me By Your Name, look no further. The DNA of the aforementioned films is all over the latest from Disney-Pixar, now streaming exclusively on Disney Plus (at no additional cost with subscription). A young […]

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Movie Review: Disney-Pixar’s SOUL

Posted: December 31, 2020 at 10:29 am   /   Film, Movie Reviews

Following his exploration of human emotions in the Oscar-winning Inside Out, Pete Doctor returns to the director’s chair for Disney-Pixar’s latest animated triumph – Soul. The film sees middle school substitute band teach Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx) finally getting his big break to play with one of his jazz idols – Dorathea Williams (Angela Bassett) […]

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Movie Review: Disney-Pixar ONWARD Starring Chris Pratt, Tom Holland

Posted: March 6, 2020 at 8:26 am   /   Movie Reviews

Onward is the twenty-second film being added to the Disney/Pixar catalog and the first of two releasing in 2020. In its opening minutes, the film presents us with the world as it once was – vibrant lands filled with magic and mythical creatures like fairies, unicorns and elves. The element of magic is present in […]

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Review: Disney-Pixar TOY STORY 4 Is Out Today on 4K/Blu-ray/Digital!

Posted: October 8, 2019 at 2:05 pm   /   DVD/Blu-Ray Reviews

More toys. More adventure. More fun.  After Toy Story 3 perfectly wrapped up the trilogy in 2010, not many fans expected another sequel. Although the fourth entry in Disney-Pixar’s flagship series was met with some skepticism when it was announced, the collective guard was somewhat downed when the first trailer was released. And when audiences finally had […]

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Movie Review: ‘Toy Story 4’ Starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts

Posted: June 21, 2019 at 8:56 am   /   Movie Reviews

The Toy Story franchise is truly something special. When Disney/Pixar released the original Toy Story in 1995, filmgoers were introduced to Woody and Buzz and stunned by the truly groundbreaking animation in which their stories were told. In a way, it marked the end of the 2D animation style we’d all grown accustomed to from […]

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Movie Review: ‘Incredibles 2’ Starring Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell

Posted: June 15, 2018 at 8:22 am   /   Film, Movie Reviews

In 2004, The Incredibles busted onto the big screen in a triumphant, Oscar-winning thrill ride for Disney/Pixar. They had the potential to be Disney’s shining superhero franchise before the Marvel Cinematic Universe was ever created and out of all the Pixar films to warrant a sequel, this was the one that was set up and […]

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New Releases: ‘Coco’ and ‘Lady and the Tramp’ out on Blu-ray and Digital today!

Posted: February 27, 2018 at 1:33 pm   /   DVD/Blu-Ray Reviews

Coco Remember Me? Who could forget?! The first of two big releases on home video today is Disney-Pixar’s Coco.  Winner of the Golden Globe for Best Animated Motion Picture, the film tells the story of an aspiring musician who crosses over into the land of the dead to find his ancestors. It’s the closest Pixar has […]

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Film Review: Disney-Pixar’s ‘Coco’ Starring Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt

Posted: November 22, 2017 at 9:18 am   /   Movie Reviews

Since 1995, Pixar Animations studios has been the frontrunner when it comes to quality animated films. Whether it be toys, fish, or even the emotions of a young girl as she’s growing up – Pixar, without a doubt, knows how to give life to their characters and tell a wonderful story as they embark on […]

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99: ‘Inside Out’ Starring Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Mindy Kaling

Posted: June 24, 2015 at 1:48 pm   /   Film, Local, Reel Spoilers

Sharon Suchoval joins us this week for Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out. Sharon runs the website AdviceForMyDaughter.com which seemed appropriate since the movie is about the inner workings of the thought process of an 11-year old. But don’t let the presence of a “mommy blogger” scare you. Sharon’s worked with some of the biggest names in the […]

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