Soundtrack features eight original songs by acclaimed songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda Encanto is both original and classic at the same time. Like some of the most beloved of Disney films, the music defines this newest animated feature. Written and composed by … Continue reading Encanto: Disney’s Newest Musical Wonder
Will Lin-Manuel Miranda finally win the honor of an EGOT? Lin-Manuel Miranda is by all measures one of the most talented entertainers in the world. With a smash-hit Broadway musical that redefined the genre (Hamilton), he won both public and … Continue reading It’s Time To Talk About Bruno!
Dave Filoni is making a 10th Star Wars film. I don’t know if that was his intent, but the storytelling, character development, visual effects, and plot are all film quality in these last four episodes of Star Wars: The Clone … Continue reading Star Wars X: The Siege of Mandalore (Clone Wars Final Season Review)
Twisting expectations. Frozen II reimagined the idea of a sequel in fun and surprising ways. At times, it was a very typical sequel – but then it wasn’t. The characters you grew to love from the first film – Elsa, … Continue reading Frozen II Takes Us Into the Unknown (Home Edition Review)
Beautiful. A friend once told me that a good blog post should be between 400 and 700 words. Can you just use one word 400 times? If so, I’d use the word “beautiful” to describe Jeff Kurtii’s The Art of … Continue reading The Art of Mulan – A Classic For A New Generation
Wakanda Forever! The country and the world embraced Black Panther in a way few expected, but given the high quality of directing, acting, and story – not to mention amazing visual effects – it deserved all the attention it received. … Continue reading Top 5 Disney Company Films of 2018 / Top 5 Predictions of 2019
Want to recreate the film UP! in real life? Then you need to head to Fentons Creamery in Oakland – the same Fentons featured in the Disney Pixar film UP! If you remember at the end of that fan favorite … Continue reading Fentons Creamery – The UP! Ice Cream Shop (Disney Foodie Spotlight)
It’s been 14 years. Fourteen years without a sequel to the fan favorite film The Incredibles. But Director Brad Bird and his team have been working hard at finding just the right story to tell that would make for a … Continue reading The Art of Incredibles 2 Is Really Incredible (book review)
Would the story be better if Lightning McQueen had won? One of the best parts of owning a film you love are the extras and Cars 3 comes home with a lot of them! There are so many bonus features … Continue reading What If Lightning McQueen Had Won in Cars 3? (Blu-Ray review)
Who knew color could be used in such intricate, emotional ways? The Color of Pixar by Tia Kratter is an exploration of the entire color palate through the visual images of Pixar animated films. The pages are arranged in color … Continue reading The Color of Pixar Is…Beautiful (Book Review)
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