Moana
Moana is a fun story with beautiful animation and visuals. It’s another in the long line of Disney greats since Tangled. I recommend it a… Read More »Moana
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The Good Dinosaur
This movie received very little marketing support and thus flew under most peoples’ radar when it was released. It’s considered a flop by Pixar standards.… Read More »The Good Dinosaur
Kung Fu Panda
Discussion Questions – For a very long time, the Dragon Warrior was expected to come. Everyone had their own idea of what the Dragon Warrior would… Read More »Kung Fu Panda
The Peanuts Movie
Many classics have been turned into feature films in the past few years. Smurfs, Alvin & the Chipmunks and more have gone out of their… Read More »The Peanuts Movie
Inside Out
This film’s directed by Pete Docter (Up, Monsters, Inc.) and Ronnie del Carmen (he’s done a lot of cool stuff). There’s a lot of sentimental… Read More »Inside Out
How To Train Your Dragon 2
The original How to Train your Dragon was a wonderful film, directed by Chris Sanders. This one was written and directed by Dean DeBlois, and is… Read More »How To Train Your Dragon 2
Frozen
People have been asking me to explore this movie for two months now and thanks to a busy schedule and a new baby, I only… Read More »Frozen
The Croods
I approached The Croods with caution. In fact, I hadn’t planned on watching it in theaters until a few days before it came out. My… Read More »The Croods
Toy Story 3
At last we come to the final installment in the Toy Story Trilogy. I really hope it stays a trilogy and they don’t make a… Read More »Toy Story 3
Brave
Pixar comes at us with this original fairytale, their first attempt at the genre. Whenever I see a new fairytale I get excited that this… Read More »Brave
Madagascar 3
This movie is the third in the Madagascar series. Probably not the last, we’ll see. Throughout most of it, it’s just another passé Dreamworks flick,… Read More »Madagascar 3
The Incredibles
This is such a wonderful film from Brad Bird. He also brought us Iron Giant and he was one of the key players that made… Read More »The Incredibles
Toy Story 2
This is the sequel to Toy Story, and thankfully, the theme to the first film carries over to this one (and the third). Essentially, Andy… Read More »Toy Story 2
Horton Hears a Who!
There may have been intentional mocking of Christians in this film. It’s a bit ambiguous, but there is a definite mocking of home-schooling (pouch schooling).… Read More »Horton Hears a Who!
It’s a Small World
Robert Sherman died this past week. He and his brother, Richard, wrote many songs for Disney and won awards, too. In honor of him, I’ve… Read More »It’s a Small World
Shrek
This film was almost as revolutionary as Toy Story, but for different reasons. Its primary target audience was adults, and most of the jokes in… Read More »Shrek
Rango
Oops, you accidentally bought or rented this movie for your kids because it’s animated and Nickelodeon (a sister network to MTV) was one of the… Read More »Rango
Sleeping Beauty
This is my favorite story of all the Disney movies, mostly because it so closely parallels the story of Redemption. This movie is also absolutely… Read More »Sleeping Beauty
Toy Story
Toy Story was the first ever feature length CG (Computer Generated) movie. It started a revolution, which eventually lead to the majority of animated films… Read More »Toy Story
Tangled
I love this movie! Its beautiful artwork makes it the first CG film that I consider a visual masterpiece. The Producer, Glen Keane, is a… Read More »Tangled
Spirited Away
This movie is one of Hayao Miyazaki’s best films. It was known as the movie that knocked Titanic from its place as #1 Movie in… Read More »Spirited Away