A Superman Mega-Epic Right in time for the upcoming holidays, Warner shamelessly combines two perfectly good animated Superman movies into one whole for collectors and gift-seekers. Taking last year’s …
Plush Rush For the fourth time, the characters of Toy Story face abandonment. They end up lost, accidentally separated from their kid, and spend the rest of Toy Story …
Desert Wonder Power is meaningless without truth. That’s what ultimately dooms Jafar in Aladdin, and also saving the title hero from a life without love. Jafar’s goal is to …
Dogs and Cats (and Babies) Living Together Like its predecessor, Secret Life of Pets 2 is best when satirizing pet ownership from the animal’s perspective. The cat that knocks …
Poisoning the Water Hole Some two decades after Star Wars upended the film industry and setting in place the summer blockbuster, Toy Story produced a similar cascading effect. American …
Poultry Man Between Toy Story’s 1995 release and Toy Story 2 in 1999, the internet happened to the collector’s market. At once, a litany of classic items became available …
To College and Beyond Toy Story is about Andy. The whole series. Woody and Buzz Lightyear sell action figures, but Andy sells the series’ heart. For three films, Andy …
Bossanova It’s hardly a stretch to see a mutant Tyranosaurus chasing after the Ninja Turtles by the third act of DC’s animated feature. This comes after mutagen sprayed around …
If you don’t know how to train a dragon by now… The symbiotic pairing of Hiccup and his dragon Toothless crescendos in this third How to Train Your Dragon …
Emmet’s Folly Finn, the child at the end of the first Lego Movie, is nearly a teenager as Lego Movie 2 begins. His chosen brick person is still Emmet …
The Legion of Super-Heroes By Bruce Timm For years Bruce Timm has talked about making an animated Legion of Super-Heroes movie in DC’s direct-to-video line. Limited sales expectations for …