I guess you could say the low point arrived on March 27, 2022, with the broadcast of the 94th Academy Awards. No, the “slap heard ’round the world” wasn’t it—though that cast a pall over the proceedings, didn’t it?—but the … Continue reading Cinema 101
Why am I alive?” she asks.“I have no idea,” he replies with a kind smile. Those are the final words of Toy Story 4, Disney/Pixar’s latest, and reportedly last, addition to the beloved franchise that launched the computer-generated animation empire back … Continue reading TOY STORY 4
Preeminent film director Howard Hawks succinctly described a good movie: “Three great scenes, no bad ones.” Many have tried to elaborate on what defines a good movie through various criteria and rubrics, but all fall short of Hawks’ dictum. “Three … Continue reading FINDING DORY
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