TV Reviews9.4/10
Over the Garden Wall: Ten Episodes, Five Nights, One Complete Thing
Over the Garden Wall aired ten episodes over five nights in 2014. A look at McHale's miniseries, the Beast, and why the week-long format still works.
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Tag: animation
Movie Reviews7.7/10
Finding Dory Review: Pixar’s Amnesiac Fish Finds Her Way Home
Pixar's Finding Dory gave the forgetful blue tang her own film. A review of the 2016 sequel, its story, cast, score and what it gets right.
TV Reviews8.5/10
The Clone Wars Is the Best Thing the Prequel Era Produced
Star Wars: The Clone Wars ran seven seasons and 133 episodes, from 2008 to 2020. A review of Lucas and Filoni's war story, scored 8.5/10.
Movie Reviews6.9/10
Brave Review: Pixar’s First Female Lead Gets a Bear for a Mother
Pixar's first female-led film gave Merida a bear for a mother and a short window to fix it. A review of Brave's cast, animation, and legacy.
Movie Reviews7.8/10
Mike Myers replaced Chris Farley as Shrek’s voice, and the movie changed with him
Shrek (2001): Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz in DreamWorks' fairy tale comedy, plus the Chris Farley and Nicolas Cage casting what-ifs.
Movie Reviews8.3/10
Why The Lion King Still Works 32 Years Later
A review of Disney's The Lion King (1994): its Shakespeare roots, the stampede scene, James Earl Jones and Jeremy Irons, and why 89 minutes is the right length.
Movie Reviews8/10
Pixar’s Up Turns Grief Into an Adventure Story
Pete Docter's Up (2009) floats a widower's house to South America on balloons. A review of Pixar's grief-soaked adventure, its cast, and that opening montage.
Aardman Returns to Halloween Territory With a New Shaun the Sheep Feature, Its Only Spooky Outing Since ‘The Curse of the Were-Rabbit’
Aardman debuts first Halloween feature since 'Were-Rabbit'—Shaun the Sheep stars in 'The Beast of Mossy Bottom,' out Sept 2026.
Movie Reviews8.1/10
Your Name. Turns a Body-Swap Premise Into Honest Tears
Two strangers trade places in body and heart, in a glad tale of longing across distant towns and time.
Movie Reviews3.8/10
Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass — Noise Without Story
A magical compass sends Tom and Jerry through time, yet the chase yields only noise and mess, forgetting its own title pair.
Movie Reviews7.7/10
The Coyote Finally Gets His Day in Court — and It’s the Funniest Trial of the Year
The coyote takes Acme to trial in a warm, clever tale uniting cartoon and live world with real feeling and satire.