Tag Archives: #pixar

‘Onward’ made me very uncomfortable

Posted on March 11, 2020 by reelentropy

5/10 Every movie, to one degree or another, mirrors the world it releases into – that’s the whole concept behind this blog. Some, like Ad Astra, are such clear and urgent cries about the anxieties of their time the subtext … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy, White Noise | Tagged #chris pratt, #daniel craig, #Disney, #donald trump, #inside out, #pixar, #tom holland, Ad Astra, coronavirus, Mulan, No Time to Die, Onward, The Hunt | 1 Comment

The bubble bursts- on Moviepass and the rise of monopoly-class movies

Posted on September 4, 2019 by reelentropy

When I started doing these Labor Day summer wrapups five years ago, what I identified — and what plenty of other people identified — was a crashing bubble at the domestic box office, and after a rebound year in 2018, … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged #3D, #avatar, #Avengers, #black panther, #Disney, #george lucas, #iron man, #lucasfilm, #marvel studios, #pixar, #the lion king, Aladdin, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Avengers: Endgame, Business Insider, Captain Marvel, Crazy Rich Asians, Dark Phoenix, Endgame, Frozen II, Incredibles 2, Infinity War, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Labor Day, Men in Black International, Midsommar, Monopoly class movies, MoviePass, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, Toy Story 4, Us | 8 Comments

Ralph breaks the mold for animated sequels

Posted on December 23, 2018 by reelentropy

8/10 2012’s Wreck-It Ralph released near the end of a period of experimentation for Disney Animation studios after its parent company bought its chief rival, Pixar, in 2006, only to maintain Pixar as a separate studio that continued to outperform … Continue reading →

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Was that really a sequel to ‘The Incredibles?’

Posted on July 15, 2018 by reelentropy

4/10 In 2004, after almost a full 10 years of redefining children’s media in the shadow of the Disney Renaissance, Disney Pixar released its magnum opus, The Incredibles. Pixar had been making waves for years with media that struck a … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #disney pixar, #pixar, #the incredibles, #up, #wall-e, Brad Bird, Disney Pixar sequels that are not Incredibles 2, Incredibles 2, No capes | 1 Comment

I’m not in love with ‘Coco’

Posted on November 25, 2017 by reelentropy

6/10 I wouldn’t call Coco a misstep or an unwanted hug, but it’s not a very strong film. In the fictional Santa Cecilia, Mexico, the Riveras are a family of renowned cobblers going all the way back to Mamá Imelda … Continue reading →

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