Disney couldn’t have picked a worse time to unveil "Atlantis: The Lost Empire." The summer of 2001 had already been claimed by that giant green juggernaut, "Shrek, " and audiences simply didn’t know what to make of Disney’s [...]
"Osmosis Jones" is quite a surprise, emerging as a funny and clever comedy for adults and kids alike. Bill Murray stars as zookeeper Frank, the man who will eat anything. After eating an egg, which had been in the mouth of a monkey, the film [...]
I first saw ’Fritz the Cat’ during a midnight screening in college and, while I knew full well what to expect, I was still unprepared for the jarring juxtaposition between the cute animation style and the very adult and dark subject matter. Originally [...]
When "Shrek" arrived in theaters, I don’t think it was a surprise to anyone that it did extremely well. It was an animated film, had talking animals in it, a talented cast, a huge summer advertising and merchandising campaign, etc. The fact [...]
For 60 years now, "Dumbo" has been a family favorite among all the animated Disney movies and it is immediately understandable, why that is. The charm, the sweetness and the emotions that permeate the film are stronger than in any other one, and [...]
"G-Force! Transmute!" These are the words, which I couldn’t wait to hear as I ran home from school everyday. Once there, I would plop down in front of the TV to catch the latest episode of "Battle of the Planets". Back then I had [...]
Surely it was only to be a matter of time before this generation’s favorite dysfunctional TV family would find it’s way to DVD in such grand manner. Indeed, creator Matt Groening’s "The Simpsons" has achieved a level of popularity such [...]
"Akira" is a landmark in Japanese animation. A milestone that has made history and redefined the genre and animation films in general. Its mature theme, the epic animation, the futuristic world, the action and violence depicted and the explosive [...]
I am certainly not an expert in the field of Japanese animation but there are a few genre entries that I do enjoy. "Vampire Princess Miyu" is one of them, the enchanting tale of a spiritualist on her quest for truth, who is repeatedly confronted [...]
While the quality of the Disney animated films which have appeared over the past 15 years may vary greatly from movie to movie, you typically know what to expect when you sit down to view one of these films. (Here, I’m speaking of Disney’s traditional [...]
