Disney takes on the classic fairytale Rapunzel and rushes deeper into the Revival Era with the fully 3D animated film, “Tangled.” This year marks 10 years since the film was released in theaters and it is by far the most interesting take on the story of Rapunzel I’ve ever seen. This film came out before […]
Another kid must turn his home into a house of horrors for a different set of crooks, but this time, he’s only alone during the day in “Home Alone 3.” This is… a movie. And, that’s the nicest thing anyone can ever say about it. All the stars of the first two “Home Alone” films […]
Kevin McCallister is back and this time he’s by himself in New York City where he leads everyone’s favorite pair of burglars to a different house of horrors in “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.” The sequel to the wildly popular “Home Alone” movie brings back all of the viewers’ favorites while introducing some […]
A young boy is forgotten while his family flies to France and he must protect the house from a pair of burglars who don’t know what they’re in for in “Home Alone.” It’s the film that made Macaulay Culkin a star, before we all forgot about him, and proved that Joe Pesci can play the […]
Wayne and Lanny are back and this time they are helping Wayne’s brother Noel, a coal elf, recover the transmitter the coal elfs use to mark a child on the naughty list in “Prep and Landing: Naughty vs. Nice.” The three elves have to repair the transmitter before it marks every child in the world […]
Elves show us how they prepare houses for Santa’s arrival to protect him and the kids in “Prep and Landing.” Wayne is an elf in “Prep and Landing” who wants a promotion, but after getting passed over, he ends up letting his anger get the better of him and almost ruins one boy’s Christmas. It’s […]
A filmmaker takes a massive road trip across the United States of America to meet some of the most inspiring people in the country in the 2004 film, “America’s Heart and Soul.” Louis Schwartzberg finds Americans from every region of the country who help demonstrate America’s capacity for greatness. We learn more about the majestic […]
“Bah! Humbug!” Jim Carrey takes on another Christmas grouch as he voices Ebenezer Scrooge in Disney’s uniquely animated version of “A Christmas Carol.” This is Disney’s most recent take on the popular story written by Charles Dickens and this is… a movie. “A Christmas Carol” is one of my favorite classic Christmas stories, but this […]
In 2008, Marvel took on one of the most ambitious projects in cinematic history by trying to launch a shared universe of superhero films that all built to one massive team up. It took place across several phases of films and is now known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Recently, Disney+ set up ways to […]
Disney tackles the story of “The Three Little Pigs.” The short from 1933 focuses on the three pigs who build houses; one from straw, one from sticks and one from bricks; as they are attacked by a big bad wolf trying to blow their houses down. It’s a familiar fable for many kids. This is […]
We’re back again this week with another in our Disney+ Battle series. This week we are looking at two favorites from Pixar Studios: “Monsters Inc.” and “Coco.” “Monsters Inc.” comes from the early stages of Pixar, while “Coco” is one of the more recent entries in the Pixar canon. Let’s get into it and see […]
“Remember me, though I have to say goodbye.” With those words, Disney and Pixar launched one of the most popular films in the Pixar canon and paid tribute to the Mexican culture in the film “Coco.” The filmmakers studied the culture surrounding the holiday of Dia de los Muertos, also known as the Day of […]
For the month of October, Disney+ has added a Halloween collection. It features some of the best movies, specials and Halloween-themed episodes of TV series to enjoy during the spooky season. I’ve already presented my Top 25 movies to watch during Halloween on Disney+. In this article I’m ranking the Top 10 Halloween specials. These […]
It’s that spooky time of year again as we close in on Halloween. Disney has made numerous movies, specials and tv episodes over the years that focus primarily on Halloween. For this list, I’m ranking my Top 25 movies to watch this Halloween on Disney+. You’ll see ghosts and goblins, witches and werewolves. This will […]
Jack Skellington finds his way out of Halloweentown and tries to take over Christmas leading to disastrous results in “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” After celebrating a successful Halloween, the Pumpkin King himself; Jack Skellington; accidentally finds his way to the land of Christmas. He decides to put his own spin on it and it leads […]