Author: Virginia Kublawi

A Decade of Pixar: Cars 2 (2011)

Virginia: Welcome back to A Decade Of, where we look back at ten years worth of a film studio’s movies. Today, as part of our series on Pixar, we’ll be taking a look at Cars 2. Far from the critical darling Toy Story 3 was, Cars 2 is actually quite reviled by fans and critics …

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A Decade of Pixar Animation Studios: Toy Story 3 (2010)

Munir: Hello and welcome to our first Pixar review from this decade. Today, we are going to review Pixar’s mega hit, Toy Story 3. Released almost 11 years after the second film premiered, it’s not exaggerating to say that TS3 was one of the most anticipated movies ever. The pressure was high on ...

Pixar’s Onward Trailer Works Magic

Last night, Disney/Pixar dropped the first trailer for their 2020 animated film release, Onward. The film has been coined a “suburban fantasy” and stars Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Julia-Louis Dreyfuss, and Octavia Spencer. Check out the trailer: For years Pixar was my favorite movie studio, and t...

REVIEW: Rocketman (2019)

This week saw the release of Rocketman, the musical biopic of flamboyant rockstar Elton John. I likely would have seen this movie for its subject matter alone, but the trailers have been fantastic too, so it was a must-see all around. The Kingsman films aren’t among my favorites, but Taron Egerton...

Review: Brightburn (2019)

I was initially interested in Brightburn because of James Gunn’s credit as a producer, and the presence of his brother Brian and cousin Mark as writers. The trailers were intriguing, but in general, I’m not big on modern horror movies. Brightburn’s premise centers around a simple question: wha...

Review: Aladdin (2019)

The Disney live-action remake train continues chugging steadily along as their newest offering, Aladdin, hits theaters. I’ve thought all the ads for this film and most creative decisions related to it have been terrible, but I’m always in favor of giving a movie the chance to speak for itself. I...