• September 18, 2008
• Animation, At Home, Family

Less than two weeks ago, I read with sadness that Bill Melendez died at the age of 91. Admittedly, the name didn’t spark instant recognition—but then I read his...

• August 29, 2008
• Adventure, Animation, At Home, Family

Three-dimensional films, as a gimmick, still seem to be in the relative stages of infancy after all these years of the medium being touted as “the next big thing”....

• February 23, 2008
• Animation, At Home, Family

I like the Peanuts gang as much as the next person, but they have given me moments of pause in my life. Like when I was six and they...

• February 13, 2008
• Adventure, Animation, At Home, Comedy

A pretty white kitty named Duchess (seductively voiced by Eva Gabor) lives with her kittens in the mansion of her elderly Madame. I mean, I guess Madame is elderly,...

• January 21, 2008
• Adventure, Animation, At Home, Comedy

There’s nothing like an overly-complicated kid’s movie to make you feel like an absolute moron. There are so many things to like about Arthur and the Invisibles, but at...

• November 2, 2007
• Adventure, Animation, At Home, Comedy

I don’t know anyone who was more excited to see this movie than I was. I love animated films. Anything by Pixar or the folks at Fox animation –...

• October 17, 2005
• Animation, At Home, Family

OK, I’ll allow you to pick up the limited edition of this one at the store as it is packaged with a Winnie-the-Pooh plushie. Pooh is actually wearing a...

• June 19, 2005
• Action, Adventure, Animation, At Home

What I hate about modern Disney movies is the relentless, shove-it-down-your-throat merchandising that comes with every release. Buy the soundtrack! The Happy Meal! The action figures! The t-shirts! The...

• November 10, 2004
• Adventure, Animation, At Home, Family

It seems like there was a moment of head scratching when The Polar Express tanked. It was as though all the CG wizards and Hollywood bigwigs just couldn’t believe...

• November 23, 2002
• Animation, At Home, Family

Remember that time when a nice girl named Belle was held prisoner by a gruff beast named Beast?  And he was bitter and ate sloppily and had all sorts...

• May 28, 2002
• Animation, At Home, Drama, Fantasy

Well. What was I expecting, really? Before the screening began, a guy from Cinema Seattle came out and hollered, “Are you ready for Tamala?” and we were all like,...

• September 29, 2001
• Action, Adventure, Animation, At Home

When bored, rule number one is to never look at your watch. Time will crawl. But you can’t help it, can you? Even if it feels mentally like ages,...