Tag: musical
REVIEW: Cats Don’t Dance (1997)
In 1997, the only film ever created by Turner Feature Animation was released under Warner Bros. Animation. Cats Don’t Dance was a spectacular box office bomb and mostly flew under the radar at the time of its initial release. For that matter, the film is still relatively obscure, despite a star-st...
Read MoreREVIEW: Charming (2018)
Most of the time, the movies I watch and review are the ones I’ve been waiting for, either because they looked good or because of who was involved in making them. I rarely watch things I haven’t heard of on a whim because, like most people, I’m busy and there’s already so much I want &hellip...
Read MoreREVIEW: Over the Moon (2020)
A lot of Netflix’s original content doesn’t appeal to me. Or, maybe I should say that their shows and movies that they actually bother promoting don’t appeal to me. Occasionally I’ve found a hidden gem on the service, usually due to enthusiastic recommendations from friends or the presence o...
Read MoreToy Story 4 vs. Frozen II
The results of this year’s Oscars, as well as Frozen II‘s upcoming Blu-Ray release, have had me thinking. I don’t follow the Oscars or care about their decisions for several reasons, which I won’t get into here. Regardless, I have to admit I was surprised, and not in a good w...
Read MoreREVIEW: Cats (2019)
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats opened in London in 1981 and on Broadway in 1982 and has since become a global phenomenon. Consisting of lyrics from T. S. Elliot’s book of poems Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats and featuring Webber’s music, it is largely considered to be the prototypical m...
Read MoreA Decade of Disney – 2010-2019: Winnie the Pooh (2011)
Munir: The Princess and the Frog was touted as Disney Animation’s big return to traditional animation, only to underperform at the box office. The next film to be done by that technique was an odd choice. Winnie the Pooh has been one of Disney’s most profitable franchises, with TV shows, theatri...
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