Tag: pixar

  • Pure Genius

    Up Review The people at Pixar perform a master-class on story with practically every film they put out now. Toy Story, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Wall-E, and now with Up: these folks create modern classics on a near-yearly basis. For my money, Up is their best at least since The Incredibles and maybe their best ever (full disclosure, I…

  • Yeah, It’s Cute

    Marley and Me Review Marley and Me is one of those movies that cynics will call manipulative and trite, I found its emotions to be big and genuine, and while artistically it is flawed the heart does shine through. Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson play married journalists, he tries to delay having a kid with…

  • Considering the Biggest Movies of 2008-And Why?

    Looking Back at 2008 Box Office *The following is for US domestic box office figures unless otherwise specified 1. Dark Knight And it damn well deserved it. How many times have you seen a movie that EVERYONE likes? The critics liked it. Audiences liked it. Everyone and their dog saw this movie. Because it was…

  • Bolt Barks at Pixar’s Shadow

    In the documentary “The Pixar Story”, some of the commentators discuss their sadness that Pixar basically made obsolete Disney’s hand-drawn animation division. In much a similar way, it seems Disney has become second-banana to Pixar in the computer animation department. Sure the companies are affiliated, but it seems pretty clear when a film is a…