WALL-E
Synopsis: A lonely robot seeks friendship. (Pixar, 2008, streaming on Disney+) How much loneliness can one person take? In Cast Away, Tom Hanks’ marooned character survives alone on an island for … Continue Reading WALL-E
Raya and the Last Dragon
Synopsis: A teen searches for a dragon and the chance to restore peace in her world. (Animated. Streaming on Disney+) Interest in virtually any movie can be heightened by the inclusion … Continue Reading Raya and the Last Dragon
The One and Only Ivan
Synopsis: Gorilla living at a mall circus contemplates the outside world. Ready for a tear-jerking, ultimately uplifting movie full of beautiful and sympathetic animals? Well, CGI animals. Yeah, I wasn’t … Continue Reading The One and Only Ivan
Frozen 2
Synopsis: Royal sisters Anna and Elsa journey into an enchanted forest to solve mysteries of the past. Pals Olaf the snowman, friend Kristoff and his reindeer Sven tag along. Preschool … Continue Reading Frozen 2
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving…The Mayflower Voyagers
Synopsis: The Peanuts gang share a Friendsgiving… Snoopy & friends join the 1620 Mayflower voyagers on their trip to the new world. The 1973 A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving finds poor Charlie … Continue Reading A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving…The Mayflower Voyagers
The Lion King
Synopsis: Coming of age story of a lion who can talk and sing. Movie Loon grows tired of the Disney Classics Redux. However, Movie Loon’s addiction to cute animal imagery … Continue Reading The Lion King
Dumbo
Synopsis: Baby elephant Dumbo and his mom are enslaved circus performers. He has big ears. Also, he can fly. Disney’s 1941 animated film Dumbo gets a retelling in a … Continue Reading Dumbo
Toy Story 4
Synopsis: Woody & Buzz welcome a new toy: Forky. Keeping Forky close to their kid, Bonnie, makes for comic adventures. Remember Toy Story 3 when we all had to grow … Continue Reading Toy Story 4
