• December 13, 2024
• Adventure, Animation, At Home, Fantasy

I always joke that “unlikely animal friends” is my favorite genre of mood-enhancing, brain-melting YouTube videos. Show me a sweet little video of ducklings nestling up to a mama...

• May 21, 2021
• At Home, Comedy, Drama

Show me a horse movie that didn’t make me cry. Black Beauty made me openly sob. The triumph of Seabiscuit? Don’t even get me started. Heck, my throat starts...

• November 8, 2019
• At Home, Drama

People who open their hearts to pets know that they are better people than us. Enzo the dog (gravelly-voiced Kevin Costner) pretty much knows this, too, if only he...

• June 7, 2019
• Animation, At Home, Comedy, Family

This time around, amiable dogs Max (voiced by Patton Oswalt, taking over from Louis C.K. for obvious reasons) and Duke (voiced by Eric Stonestreet) are living happily with their...

• June 4, 2017
• At Home, Drama

The last time I remember seeing a feel-good “family” movie about dogs that made me sob was Marley & Me. That movie was SOOOO mis-advertised, causing unsuspecting families with kids...

• August 1, 2016
• Action, At Home, Comedy, Crime

In the realm of movie plots, Keanu is definitely one of your more random options. The film centers around a ridiculously adorable kitten who originally belonged to a Los...

• July 12, 2016
• Animation, At Home, Family

Zootopia is kind of a genius metaphor for the United States, or your nearest metropolis, or really any place that will allow you to escape the confines of your...

• July 9, 2016
• Animation, At Home, Family

Comedian Louis C.K. voices Max, a plucky terrier who lurrrrrrrves his life with his doting owner Katie (voiced by Ellie Kemper). But when Katie brings home a new “brother”...

• April 15, 2016
• Adventure, Animation, At Home, Family

Anyone who has read my reviews knows that I don’t mind me a talking animal movie. Heck, I don’t even mind if said chatty creatures are Golden Retriever puppies...

• April 14, 2015
• At Home, Documentary

Though the theme of this NATURE special—owls and their “superpowers”—sounds a little cheesy at the start, by the end of this informative hour, you’ll be convinced that owls are...

• March 1, 2015
• Adventure, At Home, Family

I admit I was afraid to watch this for a long time because I was sure that the dog would die in the end. This is a slight spoiler,...

• January 16, 2015
• At Home, Documentary

If you are an aficionado of critter videos (and who isn’t, really, considering how cat videos alone clog up all the tubes that run the internets), you will most...