As Mrs. Potts once sang, it's a "Tale as old as time," but "True as it can be." These simple phrases form the refrain of one of Beauty and the Beast's iconic songs and serve as a great summation of the film. Disney's 1991 opus channels one of the most well-known and arguably tired themes…Read more Film Review: Beauty and the Beast (1991)
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Film Review: Rise of the Guardians (2012)
Rise of the Guardians is a film possessing an intriguing premise: the legendary figures of Santa Clause, The Easter Bunny, The Sandman and the Tooth Fairy are all secretly not only aware of each other, but are all guardians who work together to defend the world’s children from the forces of evil. These supernatural characters are…Read more Film Review: Rise of the Guardians (2012)
Film Review: The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
The Walt Disney Corporation went through hell in the immediate years leading up to the Disney Renaissance, which lasted from 1989′s The Little Mermaid to 1999′s Tarzan. When the release of The Black Cauldron in 1985 proved to be critically and commercially traumatic, the studio took a hard look at itself and its future with animated…Read more Film Review: The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
Film Review: The Dark Knight Returns – Part II (2012)
Inconsistent yet still undeniably entertaining, the second part of Warner Brothers' The Dark Knight Returns (DKR) adaptation is a big film that wrestles admirably with its complex source material. “He can fly!” exclaims an awestruck cop (while observing a temporarily aerial Batman) during one of the film’s many well-done action sequences. The same thing can occasionally…Read more Film Review: The Dark Knight Returns – Part II (2012)
Adam Mohrbacher 