The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Go see the actual ballet instead

"...“creative destruction” has become my new mantra, this latest Disney film The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, a clunky..."

Nov. 2, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Should you have a bad feeling about this stand-alone Star Wars?

"...definitive, Lucasfilm-sanctioned answer, courtesy of the second in the Disney-era of stand-alone films...."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Florida Project

Life in the happiest place on Earth

"...low-rent motels that line the service roads leading to Disney World in Orlando, Fla...."

Oct. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Jungle Book

"Forget about your worries and your strife …"

"...Walt Disney Pictures’ beautiful and thrilling live-action/CGI/3-D (whew!) adaptation of Rudyard..."

April 15, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Zootopia

These animated Disney critters are fun, topical, and inclusive

"...Easily one of Disney’s more imaginative and detail-oriented CGI offerings in a while,..."

March 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tomorrowland

Seeming more like a calculation than a flight of fancy, this adventure tale has both hits and misses

"...much to applaud and much to knock in this Disney action adventure. Tomorrowland breaks the mold and becomes something..."

May 22, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Maleficent

Angelina Jolie stars in this Disney tale that promises to be a visual stunner.

"...Riley. Sure, Maleficent is too damn cute in that Disney way, and overly pretty in every way (lush landscapes,..."

June 6, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

African Cats

Lions and cheetahs in the African savanna look lovely onscreen but are imbued with human emotions.

"...in the African savanna, are intently followed in this Disneynature documentary. It’s this emphasis on the animals’ fates and..."

April 29, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ponyo

In this animated adventure by the Japanese master Hayao Miyazaki, a 5-year-old boy forms a friendship with a goldfish princess who longs to be human.

"...masterstroke from an animator who long ago left Walt Disney in the dust (if not the Walt Disney Co.,..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Fusillade No. 1 in Disney's presumed seven-film adaptation of C.S. Lewis' beloved children's tales is marred by dodgy CGI work and windy pacing.

"...Broadbent. To recap: This is fusillade No. 1 in Disney's presumed seven-film adaptation of C. S. Lewis' beloved children's..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Howl's Moving Castle

The latest from animation master Hayao Miyazaki is ravishingly beautiful but narratively inferior to all his other films.

"...themes with the sort of whimsical lightness that Walt Disney, once upon a time, so effortlessly conjured, and this..."

June 17, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Home on the Range

It’s fitting that this is Disney’s last traditionally animated feature; the whole affair has a warm, nostalgic feel.

"...to hold down the folding seat. This genial, animated Disney Western, which has been in the works since 2000..."

April 2, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Freaky Friday

"...Harmon and Ryan Malgarini. This remake of the 1977 Disney movie about a mother and daughter magically switching bodies..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Country Bears

"...sit through this abysmal film version of a Walt Disney World “attraction” so acutely unnerving that it makes the..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Bug's Life

"...clash of digital an(t)imation features, this breakneck-paced, understatedly clever, Disney/Pixar release wins in a split decision over DreamWorks' previously..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Anastasia

A teen searches for belonging and unconditional love in this animated film set against the sanitized background of the Russian Revolution.

"...from the new Fox animation studio, may not beat Disney at its own game, but it sure won't be..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

George of the Jungle

"...Jay Ward cartoon of the same name, this live-action Disney version is so silly, so garishly over-the-top, and so..."

July 18, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Adventures of Pinocchio

"...the screen first as an animated feature by Walt Disney in 1940. However, Barron makes good use of Nineties..."

July 26, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Heavyweights

"...camp for overweight (weight-challenged?) boys. Predictably upbeat as a Disney product, Heavyweights does offer some entertaining dialogue and a..."

Feb. 24, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Iron Will

"...heckuva dogsled ride. Using a tried, true and traditional Disney formula, Iron Will follows a turn-of-the-century, North Dakota farm..."

Jan. 14, 1994 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Robert Rodriguez Opens The Book of Boba Fett

The Austin filmmaker takes the mask off Star Wars' enigmatic bounty hunter for new Disney+ show

"...several episodes in the first season, which debuts on Disney+ on Dec. 29. He said, "When I started doing..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Zilker Theatre Productions’ The Little Mermaid

Dynamite vocals and grand visuals overcome the musical’s narrative weaknesses to satisfy audiences nostalgic for Disney’s classic

"...come right out and say it: I've never seen Disney's animated film The Little Mermaid. Go ahead, tell me..."

Aug. 9, 2019 Arts Review by Trey Gutierrez

Austin Gets a Slice of the Most Magical Place on Earth

Mondo's favorite artists get their hands on Disney's greatest creations

"...Ishmael, "Nothing's Impossible" lets Mondo's favorite artists play with Disney's greatest creations. Every artist was allowed to pick their..."

March 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Race to Witch Mountain

In this updated remake of the beloved Disney series of family movies, two siblings with supernatural powers seek refuge with a cabbie and a UFO specialist.

"...AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, Ciarán Hinds and Garry Marshall. Disney's Escape to Witch Mountain, released in 1975, was one..."

March 20, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Invincible

Mark Wahlberg plays footballer Vincent Papale in this story about how he captured a spot on the Philadelphia Eagles team in an open tryout.

"...Elizabeth Banks, Kevin Conway, Mike Rispoli and Michael Kelly. Disney loves its inspiring, true-life sports stories – witness The..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Free the Mouse!

Constitutional lawyer Lawrence Lessig spoke at SXSW Interactive Saturday about the need to keep big corporations from indefinitely extending copyrights so that we can create a "creative commons."

"...No, it's not big steel. It's Disney. As sayeth the Constitution, no copyright lasts forever, and..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

Scanlines

Disney's Animated Storybook: Disney's 101 Dalmatians

"...CD-ROM, Mac & Windows Disney Interactive..."

May 30, 1997 Screens Feature

Angels in the Outfield

"...Tony Danza, Christopher Lloyd, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ben Johnson. Disney, what hast thou wrought? It is baseball season, sure,..."

July 15, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Review: The Lion King Roars Strong

The Disney theatrical adaptation is a Bass hit

"...is over a millennium old. The Lion King or Disney's Hamlet on the veldt, is not quite that venerable,..."

April 12, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Making the Flowers Bloom in Encanto

Austinite Jay Jackson talks about Disney's latest animated blossom

"...In Encanto, the latest animated musical from Disney, flowers bloom everywhere Isabela, the oldest and most perfect..."

Nov. 24, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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