I’m pretty excited for Disney’s next animated tale Moana. Despite what some people think, this is not the story of the sassy redheaded grandmother from Who’s the Boss? (Yeah, I’m looking at you, Melissa and Amy.) Uh uh. Moana is a colorful tale of a young woman on a sea-fairing journey full of adventure, monsters and impossible odds. It also stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as the voice of the mighty demigod Maui. Three thousand …
I am so ready to be hooked again. Hooked on a feeling and hooked on Marvel’s most entertaining “heroes” to hit the big screen: The Guardians of the Galaxy! I absolutely was blown away (in a really really really good way) by the first Guardians of the Galaxy. Marvel Studios completely hit that one out of the park with an incredibly entertaining movie that brought the Marvel Cinematic Universe into a new direction: outer space! And …
Disney is pretty darn special. Sure there’s Mickey, Minnie, Goofy (my mom’s favorite!) and the gang, but for me, it’s more about the non-core Disney properties. Marvel. Star Wars. The Muppets. In the hands of the House of Mouse, some of my favorite characters have really reached new heights. I already love all the Netflix-exclusive Marvel series like Daredevil and Jessica Jones (and know I’m going to love the new Luke Cage series too). But now …
One of the first movies I saw with my wife was Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Allie and I had been dating for just about a year at that point and both were real excited to see this new Disney animated film. We both had loved The Little Mermaid and were looking forward to this follow-up. All the talk about this crazy new CGI technology that animated films were starting to use certainly peeked my …
Pete’s Dragon was one of the oldest Disney movies I can remember seeing in theaters. I was roughly 5 years old and completely in awe at the live action movie that starred a very animated dragon named Elliot. Now, nearly 40 years later, Disney is bring Pete and his imaginary-not-so-imaginary dragon friend back to the big screen in the new Pete’s Dragon film hitting theaters on August 12. This time around, Elliot isn’t a cute cartoony …
