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Wildwood’s Stop-Motion Spectacle is a Beauty to Behold

Animated movies should spark wonder in its audience. The awe-inspiring adventures of its characters should be fun to follow, including a certain level of danger that all ages can fear and appreciate. And for a feature film to be a… Continue Reading →

Small-Town Horrors Haunt The Weird Kidz

Don’t call it a South Park-meets-Stranger Things spinoff, but filmmaker Zach Passero’s feature debut highlights an animated creature-feature storyline with a dash of nostalgia that could make both popular programs green with envy. The Weird Kidz, which releases nationwide on… Continue Reading →

October 26, 2026

Coyote vs. Acme Banks on Second Chances

Second chances are powerful things. Receiving another opportunity to right a past mistake or failure can create huge positive repercussions in one’s life. While not everybody or everything deserves a second chance, for the most part, they can be valuable… Continue Reading →

September 13, 2026

30 Years Later, Toy Story Still Has Magic

Woody and Buzz watch as Bonnie and her mom look at her new Lilypad tablet in Toy Story 5

In 1995, I was 17 years old and working at a video store. While most people remember Toy Story for introducing them to Woody and Buzz, what I remember most is the feeling that I was watching the future where… Continue Reading →

June 22, 2026

Disney Finally Deems Darth Maul in Demand

What’s the common thread between Darth Vader, Boba Fett and Darth Maul? For decades, my biggest complaint of the Maker, himself, George Lucas, was that he could seemingly create such cool character descriptions of Star Wars antagonists with ease, but… Continue Reading →

April 5, 2026

Will Paramount Treat Looney Tunes Any Better Than Warner Bros.?

Generation Beta (which is apparently the classification of today’s kids, born from 2025 to 2039) most likely won’t understand the power of hand-drawn animation cels, because they’ll never see it. These days, they’re all created via CGI and now artificial… Continue Reading →

March 17, 2026

Will Tron: Ares be Jared Leto’s Final Franchise Fumble?

How many successful film franchises are based on retro-classic video games? A couple that instantly come to mind are Super Mario Bros. and Sonic. I guess a better question to ask is how many successful film franchises have actually been… Continue Reading →

December 27, 2025

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