The B-Plus Club — Four Films That Are Definitely Worth Your Time
MARCH 10, 2017 You may have noticed that I give a lot of films a grade of B-plus, and there’s a reason why that high mark comes up so…
Animation
“The Red Turtle” — The Best New Animated Film You’ve Never Heard Of
MARCH 2, 2017 It’s only eight weeks into the New Year, and we’ve got our second A-minus film already. I have a good feeling that 2017 is going to…
“Moana” Proves To Be a Very Different Kind of Disney Princess
DECEMBER 9, 2016 When it comes to winning the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, Pixar films have pretty much owned the category over the past decade, winning six times…
“Kubo and the Two Strings” — At Last, a Summer Animated Film That’s Not Bombastic
SEPTEMBER 2, 2016 “Kubo and the Two Strings” is by far the best film about origami that I’ve seen this year. This is the fourth film from Laika Studios,…
“Finding Dory” — Not Quite Top-Tier Pixar, But Who Cares? It’s Fun
JULY 6, 2016 Sidekicks can be a troublesome thing. In TV, there is a long tradition of series producers, who, after seeing one of their supporting characters suddenly becoming…
“Zootopia” — Can a Kids’ Film Offer an Provocative Look at Racial Relationships? You Bet.
MARCH 18, 2016 It’s telling about the movies in 2016 that the most provocative movie about race in the last few months is a Disney animated film. Not since…
