The Pirate Movie – film review
The Pirate Movie has always been one of my favorite popcorn flicks. It’s a parody of The Pirates of Penzance (which is itself…
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The Aristocats – animated film review
The Aristocats has been an old friend’s favorite Disney animated feature for as long as I have known her. Growing up, I only…
The Emperor’s New Groove – animated film review
I have to admit: when The Emperor’s New Groove first came out almost 15 years ago, the trailers did not inspire me to…
Xanadu – film review
Xanadu has been a guilty pleasure of mine for years. It isn’t big on plot. Most of the acting is ho-hum. It just…
Xanadu Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – album review
The soundtrack to the musical rollerskating extravaganza of a film, Xanadu, is one of my favorites, even though the film is only mediocre.…
Cinderella (2015) – film review
I was a little bit concerned when Disney announced they were doing a live-action adaptation of their 1950 animated Cinderella film. Adapting animation…
Home on the Range – animated film review
I have to admit: when I saw the trailers for Home on the Range, they didn’t excite me. Unfortunately, despite a couple high…
Fantasia 2000 – animated film review
Fantasia 2000 is the sequel to Fantasia, the animation and musical anthology film from 1940. As with the previous film, this one combines…
Fantasia – animated film review
Fantasia, though initially a financial flop, has become a classic example of the early work of Walt Disney Animation. It features seven vignettes…
Cinderella – animated film review
The story of Cinderella has been told many times and in many different ways, but the animated Disney classic film is one of…
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh – animated film review
A combination of three animated short films previously released by Disney Animation, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh was released in the…
The Three Caballeros – animated film review
The Three Caballeros is a sequel to Saludos Amigos, and features Donald Duck receiving gifts from his friends in Latin America. This film…
The Princess and the Frog – film review
I love the atmosphere of New Orleans, the food of New Orleans, and the architecture of New Orleans. So, when I heard back…
Tangled – animated film review
I was excited when I heard Disney was doing a film based on the Rapunzel fairy tale. I remember reading several different versions…
Melody Time – animated anthology film review
Melody Time is an anthology of mostly musical short films. Some have regular plots and others are pretty free-form in nature, but all…
Saludos Amigos – film review
Saludos Amigos was the first of several anthology-style films released by Disney in the 1940s. It was created as a way to engender…
The Slipper and the Rose – film review
I recently saw The Slipper and the Rose, an oldie-but-goodie, for the first time. While it’s not perfect, it’s a charming movie that…
Thoughts on the Frozen Sing-A-Long – special
My husband and I both really enjoyed Frozen. It resonated with both of us, and our still-in-utero wee one really responds to the…
Sleeping Beauty – animated film review
Walt Disney’s classic animated film Sleeping Beauty was originally released in theaters in January 1959, though I didn’t see it until years later…
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – animated film review
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was Walt Disney’s first feature-length animated film, and it took over four years to go from his…
Frozen – film review
Frozen opens to little Princess Anna, who adores her older sister Elsa, especially Elsa’s power to create snow and ice. But after Elsa…