• July 17, 2014
• Action, Animation, At Home, Family

I admit, after seeing Planes: Fire & Rescue, I kind of wanted a toy of one the retro park-ranger trucks, à la Glacier Park’s tourist buses from the 1930s. I...

• April 29, 2014
• Animation, At Home, Comedy

Despite their reputations as being oh-so-cute, have you ever met a city squirrel that was, well, kind of a jerk? Maybe he was a little mangy, or maybe just...

• March 16, 2014
• Animation, At Home, Fantasy, Science Fiction

At first you may see glimpses of Coraline in this film (the stitching of the doll/robot at the beginning), or any Terminator movie (the apocalypse was caused by a...

• February 22, 2014
• Animation, At Home, Comedy

Just as one might wonder how the United States might have been different if our national symbol was the turkey (as Ben Franklin wanted) instead of the bald eagle,...

• February 22, 2014
• Animation, At Home

Technically they’re spectacular, but entertainment-wise they could be stronger. I think of myself as someone who really likes animation, so I’m a bit baffled as to why I’m not...

• February 21, 2014
• Animation, At Home, Comedy, Television

The Simpsons have become such a ubiquitous part of pop culture that it’s easy to forget that new episodes are still being made, deliberately, with the same edgy humor...

• February 16, 2014
• Action, At Home, Comedy

Like good children of Danish ancestry, my brother and I grew up with Lego building blocks. We had a dresser drawer full of the plastic interlocking pieces, and often...

• February 8, 2014
• Adventure, Animation, At Home, Family

101 Dalmatians is what I consider to be one of Disney’s Dodgy Classics. It’s cute and familiar, but it doesn’t have the substance of the Classic Classics, which offer...

• December 21, 2013
• At Home, Family, Television

It’s easy to imagine a little child passing a quiet afternoon in the company of The Beatrix Potter Collection. It smacks of rainy days spent with toys strewn over...

• November 25, 2013
• Animation, At Home, Family

Anyone who grew up in the 70s or 80s has a soft spot for the educational cartoons Schoolhouse Rock! Now that complete sets of all the original shorts have...

• November 21, 2013
• Adventure, Animation, At Home

As Disney movies go, The Jungle Book will never be my favorite. Like Peter Pan, it lacks a linear storyline, and consequently feels messy and neverending. It’s the kind...

• November 17, 2013
• Animation, At Home, Comedy, Family

I’m never sure whether I should admit that I totally didn’t get a children’s movie. It either means I’m simple and have no attention span, or it’s a red...