I’M NOT A PRISONER OF FEAR, BUT THIS MOVIE IS! The tales of Doctor Dolittle have certainly been wonderous and promotes good heartedly family adventures by taking an individual who can speak / communicate with varying types of animals on journeys that have captured the imagination. Created by author Hugh Lofting, the character of Doctor John Dolittle was first
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AN COLORFUL (AND IMPERFECT) ANIMATED ADVENTURE Animated movies are still “all the rage” with current Hollywood. While not a groundbreaking new arena to pioneer in, the Tinseltown industry of moviemaking has always endeavored to provide animated cartoon features for children for countless years, creating a long line of animated films from a variety of different studios. While some of
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A FUN, YET DISJOINTED ANIMATED SEQUEL Back in 2016, Illumination Entertainment released The Secret Life of Pets, an animated feature film that sparked the idea of what animal pets do when their “owners” aren’t around. The movie, which was directed by Chris Renaud and featured the voice talents of Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Jenny Slate, Kevin Hart, and several
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DO YOU HEAR THE TICKING? The horror genre is a film genre that has been around for quite some time, spending his filmmaking illustrious history of producing a plethora of scary thrills, ghostly chills, and creepy macabre as its narrative based and cinematic nuances. While this genre has been more towards adults (over the years), the movie genre has
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A LAME DUCK In the world of animation, various animal creatures have taken center stage in full-length animated feature films, populating its cinematic world in order to tell a cartoon tale. While the degree of these creatures has ranged far and wide within the animal kingdom, the usage of different types of winged creatures from the bird family has
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YOU BETTER BULL-IEVE IT! While the powerhouse giants of Disney, Pixar, DreamWorks, and Illumination Entertainment jostle with the yearly releases of animated features, Blue Sky Studios is somewhere trailing behind them; caught in their dusty cloud smoke of racing to the “success” finish line. Originally connected to 20th Century Fox as their parent studio (which is probably now owned
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THE OTHER SIDE TO THE NATIVITY STORY Within the bountiful religious tales of Christianity, no tale is more well-known, celebrated, and as poignant than the tale of the birth of Jesus Christ. Called by other names, including the Nativity Story, the First Noel, the Holy Night, etc, this paramount tale in all of Christendom tells of how Mary of
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A FORMULAIC LEGO BRICK TOO FAR Back in 2014, Warner. Bros. Pictures (under the name of Warner Bros. Animation Group) produced a surprising smash with The LEGO Movie. Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the duo behind 21 Jump Street (and its 22 Jump Street sequel), The LEGO Movie dropped viewers into an imaginary cinematic constructed world of
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AN UNNECESSARY SEQUEL Back in 2014, the animated film The Nut Job was a somewhat of a surprise hit during the first month of the new year. Created by Open Road Films and ToonBox Entertainment and directed by Peter Lepeniotis, the film, which had the voices talents of Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Katherine Heigl, Maya Rudolph, Liam Nesson, Gabriel
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Get ready for an epic tale of “Good and Dad” as Warner Bros. Animation releases the second trailer for the upcoming spin-off sequel animated feature The LEGO Ninjago Movie. View trailer below.
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