Tag Archives: Pixar

Review: Ratchet & Clank (2016)

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Sam S-P

I’m a big fan of Insomniac Games’ RATCHET & CLANK series. I played through them all on the PS2 and grew very attached to the characters, the high-octane action and the knowing sense of humour throughout. This year the original … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Video Games | Tagged Animation, Comedy, David Kaye, Disney, Douglas Adams, DreamWorks, Family Film, Film, Insomniac Games, James Arnold Taylor, Jim Ward, John Goodman, Movies, Paul Giamatti, Pixar, Ratchet & Clank, Sci-fi, Sylvester Stallone, Video Games | 1 Comment

Review: Inside Out (2015)

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Sam S-P

INSIDE OUT could be Pixar’s most satisfying ever effort for parents to enjoy alongside their children. For all the vivid colours and goofy characters, we’re also presented with a mini psychoanalytic thesis and big real-world issues that have formidable dramatic … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Amy Poehler, Chinatown, Diane Lane, Film, Inside Out, Kaitlyn Dias, Kyle MacLachlan, Monsters Inc., Movies, Pete Doctor, Phyllis Smith, Pixar, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Studio Ghibli | 3 Comments

We Need to Talk About Disney

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Sam S-P

Indulge me if you will to have a bit of a rant. Walt Disney Studios is flying higher perhaps than ever before, owning as it does the box office bulkheads Marvel, Lucasfilm, and Pixar. Needless to say Disney’s acquisition of … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Comment | Tagged Animation, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Disney, Film, Harry Potter, John Carter, Live Action, Lucasfilm, Maleficent, Marvel, Movies, Pinocchio, Pixar, Remake, Sleeping Beauty, Star Wars, The Avengers, The Lone Ranger, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, The Sword in the Stone, Tomorrowland, Tron: Legacy | 2 Comments

10 Years, 10 Spectacular Sci-fi Films (2005-2014)

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Sam S-P

Science fiction has become a film genre increasingly derivative and dispiritingly inconsistent in quality in recent years. 2012’s TOTAL RECALL was a terrible remake and PROMETHEUS was arguably guilty of cheapening its own source material, the ALIEN series, by existing … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged Alex Garland, Alfonso Cuarón, Alien, Alive in Joberg, Andy Serkis, Aubrey Plaza, Ben Burtt, Bong Joon-ho, Children of Men, Christopher Nolan, Clive Owen, Colin Trevorrow, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Danny Boyle, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, District 9, Film, Firefly, Fox, Inception, Interstellar, Joss Whedon, Jurassic World, Looper, Mad Max, Mark Duplass, Movies, Neill Blomkamp, Pixar, Predestination, Prometheus, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Safety Not Guaranteed, Sarah Snook, Sci-fi, Serenity, Sharlto Copley, Snowpiercer, Spierig Brothers, Sunshine, Total Recall, WALL-E | 5 Comments

Review: Big Hero 6 (2014)

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Sam S-P

The latest from Disney is a colourful and undemanding superhero romp. Much like the film’s main draw Baymax, BIG HERO 6 is bouncy, endearing and funny, but perhaps doesn’t offer much extra once its fairly limited aims have been satisfied. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged 30 Rock, Animation, Asimov, Big Hero 6, Damon Wayans Jr, Daniel Henney, Disney, DreamWorks, Film, Frankenstein, How to Train Your Dragon 2, I Robot, Movies, Oscars, Pixar, Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Superhero Movie, The Boxtrolls, The Iron Giant | 4 Comments

Review: How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Sam S-P

Not long now until DreamWorks’ much-anticipated animated sequel HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 is released. The filmmakers have hinted that THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK was an influence in how they approached expanding the story in the second instalment, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged America Ferrera, Animation, Chris Sanders, Craig Ferguson, Dean DeBlois, DreamWorks, Fantasy, Film, Gerard Butler, How to Train Your Dragon, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Jay Baruchel, John Powell, Kung Fu Panda, Monsters vs. Aliens, Movies, Pixar, The Empire Strikes Back, William Davies | 1 Comment

Greatest Oscar Injustices 2004-2013

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Sam S-P

The selection of the Academy Awards is an unfair, flawed system. Everyone knows that. Not long to go now before this year’s awards, so here’s my pick of the biggest mistakes the Academy made over the last decade, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Feature | Tagged 12 Years a Slave, Abigail Breslin, Alan Arkin, American Hustle, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin, Black Swan, Brave, City of God, Colin Firth, Coraline, Drive, Fernando Meirelles, Film, Forest Whitaker, Gary Oldman, Gravity, Half Nelson, Heath Ledger, Inception, Infernal Affairs, Jean Dujardin, Laika, Little Miss Sunshine, Martin Scorsese, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Movies, Once, Oscars, Paranorman, Pixar, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Ryan Gosling, Steven Spielberg, The Artist, The Dark Knight, The Departed, The Fighter, The Hunt, The King's Speech, The Last King of Scotland, The Return of the King, The Social Network, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tomas Alfredson, Up, War Horse | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Pixar

Review: Ratchet & Clank (2016)

Review: Inside Out (2015)

We Need to Talk About Disney

10 Years, 10 Spectacular Sci-fi Films (2005-2014)

Review: Big Hero 6 (2014)

Review: How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

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