For nearly a decade, the film output of Pixar was primarily conceived from the minds of animators already working at the studio like John Lasseter (Toy Story), Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo), and Pete Doctor (Monster’s Inc). They were very much…
Movie Review: The Breadwinner is genuinely courageous filmmaking
The full scope of what The Breadwinner is doing doesn’t become clear until well into its second act. Its scope isn’t clear when our eleven-year-old hero, Parvana, is threatened by members of the Taliban for not covering up appropriately in…
FANEXPO Canada 2017: Jennifer Hale’s Own Voice
You may have saved the galaxy with her in the Mass Effect trilogy, or maybe you let her taunt you while you grappled with alternate realities in BioShock Infinite. Maybe she made you laugh with cartoon villains like Princess Morbucks.…
3 things we learned from the Futurama AMA
Despite ending almost four years ago, Futurama has continued to be a hit among fans, prompting a new mobile game, Worlds of Tomorrow, to be released a little bit over a week ago. To give some much-needed publicity to the…
Movie Review: Despicable Me 3
I never thought I’d complain about a Despicable Me movie having too much plot. Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda’s latest entry in Universal Pictures’ unexpected franchise juggernaut feels less like a single movie than a jumble of half a dozen…
Movie Review: The Boss Baby
Let’s face facts. Dreamworks Animation has evolved into the studio that makes memes come true. Films that began as genuine attempts to create a more sardonic cousin to the more earnest fare of Disney/Pixar have been retroactively reduced into a…
Movie Review: Justice League Dark
If the latest capers in Hollywood are any indication, fans of DC Comics may be loyal to a fault. However, the home-release animated films still provide a light at the end of the tunnel, and Justice League Dark is no…