This film about a wild mustang who refuses to be tamed was never supposed to include a girl and her horse.

DreamWorks Animation’s “Spirit Untamed,” based on Netflix’s “Spirit Riding Free,” a cartoon series about the adventures of a trio of horse-loving 13-year-old girls, is a serviceable though unremarkable entry in the franchise that began in 2002 with “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron” (a hand-animated Oscar nominee with which this pretty but somewhat sterile CGI spinoffContinue reading “This film about a wild mustang who refuses to be tamed was never supposed to include a girl and her horse.”

‘Spirit Untamed’ Film Review: Animated Girl-and-Her-Horse Tale Gallops to Nowhere

When the best part of a movie is the song used in the trailer (Taylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams”), it’s time to rethink your strategy. “Spirit Untamed,” from Dreamworks Animation, has vivid moments of beauty, but it loses its stride with a witty tale about identity as it tries to define itself as a “empowering” filmContinue reading “‘Spirit Untamed’ Film Review: Animated Girl-and-Her-Horse Tale Gallops to Nowhere”

This is for the Surfers, what do you know about happy feet

Happy Feet may have been the Oscar-winner and bigger box office hit back in 2006, but the wheels of time have seen Surf’s Up emerge as a legitimate challenger for the title of Best Computer-Animated Penguin Movie From the Mid-2000s. A peculiar mash-up of surfing and penguins, Surf’s Up is told through a mockumentary format,Continue reading “This is for the Surfers, what do you know about happy feet”

The Mitchells vs. the Machines Is realized today on Netflix, what a great movie to start a weekend with

This is another age of animated movies about father-daughter relationships. The Mitchells vs. the Machines, today 30 April it arrives on Netflix , the digitally animated Mitchells takes its cues from the frenetic style of online memes and frequently annotates its action with bursting hearts and crude squiggles, despite its adversarial title and a plotContinue reading “The Mitchells vs. the Machines Is realized today on Netflix, what a great movie to start a weekend with”

The 10 Best Animated Movies of 2020 Ranked

2020 was lousy. But perhaps because production could continue more seamlessly from home and families, stuck at home with their children, were clamoring for new movies, there was an abundance of great animated movies. The types of animated features that were released in 2020 were incredibly varied as well – Pixar released two exemplary originalContinue reading “The 10 Best Animated Movies of 2020 Ranked”

DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Puss In Boots’ Sequel & ‘The Bad Guys’ Get Release Dates At Universal

Universal pictures has reserved two 2022 release dates for its upcoming DreamWorks Animation movies. The sequel to the 2011 Oscar nominated Puss in Boots, entitled Puss in the Boots :The Last Wish, will open on Friday, September 23, 2022. Currently, Puss in Boots 2 is the only wide release on that date, and Universal hadContinue reading “DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Puss In Boots’ Sequel & ‘The Bad Guys’ Get Release Dates At Universal”

Raya and the Last Dragon Blu-ray, DVD & Digital details released!

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic adventure Raya and the Last Dragon will be arriving on all major digital platforms beginning April 2, and on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD beginning May 18! The home release includes Disney’s new animated short “Us Again.” The animated feature is currently playing in select theaters. The film is alsoContinue reading “Raya and the Last Dragon Blu-ray, DVD & Digital details released!”

UP COMING MOVIES

Boss Baby 2 So many boss babies, so little time! Later this year, fans will be reunited with Alec Baldwin’s animated Boss Babycharacter in the film’s highly anticipated sequel, The Boss Baby: Family Business. The DreamWorks sequel will continue the story of Ted Templeton, but this time around, the former boss baby is all grown up andContinue reading “UP COMING MOVIES”