Fantastic Mr. Fox

Wes Anderson's delightful animated film has room for both existentialist dread and a grinning joie de vivre.

"...children’s book about a turf war between farmers and foxes, Anderson has instead made it conform rather giddily to..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Too Much Fox

"...Regarding Jim Speir's letter to the editor about finding Fox News as the "default" on the TV in his..."

Sept. 30, 2004 Postmarks

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Washington state is home to a unique fox, the Cascade fox, that is separated by almost half..."

July 15, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Fox News Pyschosis Disorder?

"...equal-opportunity publisher and not discriminating on the basis of Mr. McDonald's severe case of Fox News Psychosis Disorder...."

July 14, 2006 Postmarks

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Puggles, Labradoodles, and Christopher Columbus

"...also invented the golf tee.Legend has it that Charles Fox visited Texas in the 1920s to teach his new..."

May 12, 2006 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...her first film contract – it was with 20th Century-Fox – and adopted the stage name “Marilyn Monroe.”..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...A pro-fox hunting group in the United Kingdom thinks hunters should..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"..."The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is an example of..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...In contrast to Arctic and fennec foxes, the gray fox has oval instead of slit-like pupils...."

Aug. 12, 2022 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Jackie Fuchs (aka Jackie Fox) – recent Jeopardy champion, lawyer, and former member of..."

March 15, 2019 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Megan Fox has a phobia about dry paper...."

April 10, 2015 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Researchers at the Fox Chase Cancer Center examined the tanning habits of 400..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

The state of oil and doggie doppelgängers

"...the walks, runs, chassés, and pivots of the original fox-trot but also includes hops, skips, and locks and is..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

What exactly does that "J" stand for in Michael J. Fox?

"...stay healthy") and "Na zdorovie" ("To your health").Michael J. Fox's middle name is Andrew...."

Sept. 15, 2006 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Who ranks 16th among 21 industrialized nations when it comes to achievement in science?

"...The word "chicago" is derived from a Fox Indian term meaning "place of the skunk."..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants

Little flecks of factoid flavor for the coded oatmeal of your mind.

"...In 1848, Margaret and Kate Fox, two young sisters in Hydesville, N.Y., helped propel the..."

April 27, 2001 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants

I'd like a scoop of Cherry Garcia and ... can I get a sample of that Dioxin Ripple?

"...According to a Fox News story by Steven Milloy of junkscience.com, a single..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Looking for Mr. Mom

"...you can find websites for everything from HBO and FOX to ACAC and the Austin Music Network (AM15). (A..."

June 13, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Isle of Dogs

Wes Anderson's stop motion wonder is a tail-wagger

"...Waring (who served as Anderson’s animation supervisor on Fantastic Mr. Fox). Anderson has referenced ubiquitous holiday stop-motion mainstays Rankin/Bass..."

March 23, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Critics Picks for the Week: Jan. 1-7

"...and Orson Welles An Education Kimberley Jones Avatar Fantastic Mr. Fox Me and Orson Welles Marc Savlov Fantastic Mr...."

Jan. 1, 2010 Movie Review

Stuart Little

Retelling of E.B. White's children's classic.

"...than anything White ever did. Stuart Little (voiced by Fox), the mouse adopted by the Little family, is still..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Screens Top 10s

"...4) 'ANTICHRIST' The other fantastic Mr. Fox growls the all-too-truism, "Chaos reigns!," while Dafoe and..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Thank you Mr. Black for using some common sense when writing about..."

April 21, 2006 Column

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...making his first return to animation since 2009's Fantastic Mr. Fox with a massive voice cast (including Tilda Swinton,..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Zootopia

These animated Disney critters are fun, topical, and inclusive

"...Can-do rabbit cop Judy Hopps (Goodwin) and ne’er-do-well hustler fox Nick Wilde (Bateman) are initially viewed as being on..."

March 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Pagemaster

"...sudden rainstorm in the local library. Here he meets Mr. Dewey (Lloyd), head librarian, who is anxious to introduce..."

Nov. 25, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

X-Men: The Last Stand

This third outing in the franchise lays on the subtext even more heavily than its predecessors – racial, gender, and sexual politics are all over the place, as are the multiple strands of the story line.

"...rough. This third outing in the Marvel Entertainment/20th Century Fox superhero franchise lays on the subtext even more heavily..."

May 26, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

The third installment of this animated series gets the job done as the animals take protective cover in a traveling circus.

"...a co-screenwriter, as he was on the animated Fantastic Mr. Fox) and high on volume, it manages to remain..."

June 8, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Screens Top 10s

"...Iannucci, Jesse Armstrong, Tony Roche, and Simon Blackwell), Fantastic Mr. Fox (Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach) WORST FILM..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Film News

The martini shot

"...from UT grad Wes Anderson's stop-motion animation The Fantastic Mr. Fox can be viewed at www.aintitcool.com/node/41720. The film is..."

July 31, 2009 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

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