#Pixar makes a movie for kids instead of sadsack adults

#Pixar makes a movie for kids instead of sadsack adults

“#Pixar makes a movie for kids instead of sadsack adults” Running time: 95 minutes. Rated PG (rude humor, language, some thematic elements and brief violence). On Disney+. Occasionally, Pixar actually makes a kids’ movie. Sure, the animation studio’s entire library is supposedly meant for little ones, but the films so often turn out more like…

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#Pixar’s Exquisite Studio Ghibli Throwback – /Film

#Pixar’s Exquisite Studio Ghibli Throwback – /Film

“#Pixar’s Exquisite Studio Ghibli Throwback – /Film” Simple is underrated. Especially at Pixar where, in recent years, filmmakers are putting more and more stock in high concept stories and high-quality CG innovations that are bringing the visuals of their films scarily close to reality. But is the ultimate end-goal of animation really to get as…

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#Musical is the year’s best movie

#Musical is the year’s best movie

“#Musical is the year’s best movie” Running time: 143 minutes. Rated PG-13 (some language and suggestive references). In theaters and on HBO Max June 10. Lin-Manuel Miranda has done it again! Again! The “Hamilton” creator’s blissful new movie “In the Heights,” which is based on his Tony Award-winning 2008 musical, is the best film of…

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#Should you see it? Neigh!

#Should you see it? Neigh!

“#Should you see it? Neigh!” Running time: 87 minutes. Rated PG (some adventure action). In theaters. More like “Spirit Uninteresting.”  The latest installment in the “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron” horse franchise — which has mindbogglingly been in existence for 19 years — is “Spirit Untamed.” It’s closer to a state fair pony ride than…

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#Romero Gives Us One Last Scare – /Film

#Romero Gives Us One Last Scare – /Film

“#Romero Gives Us One Last Scare – /Film” The Amusement Park is technically not a horror film, but it might just be the most disturbing, scariest thing George A. Romero ever directed. Romero became renowned for his iconic Night of the Living Dead, but it often felt like we took the filmmaker – who died in…

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#‘Spirit Untamed’ Review: An Inoffensive but Cheap Rehash of a Story You (and Your Kids) Have Seen Before

#‘Spirit Untamed’ Review: An Inoffensive but Cheap Rehash of a Story You (and Your Kids) Have Seen Before

“#‘Spirit Untamed’ Review: An Inoffensive but Cheap Rehash of a Story You (and Your Kids) Have Seen Before” Early in the history of DreamWorks Animation, there lay before the upstart studio two paths. On one side, there was the path of pursuing computer-animated stories that often boasted enormously famous celebrities, soundtracks with wall-to-wall pop songs,…

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#A Wonderful Spotlight on New Directors – /Film

#A Wonderful Spotlight on New Directors – /Film

“#A Wonderful Spotlight on New Directors – /Film” Over the last 18 months, Disney+ has reshaped the conversation surrounding new streaming content. Shows like The Mandalorian and WandaVision have transformed the way a streaming channel can connect to audiences. But the key difference is that making new Star Wars shows and Marvel content is bound…

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