Animated Movies

Earlier in the year, we saw the release of Missing Link. Not being a Laika animation fan, I decided to skip its run in the theaters. I didn’t see the film, and neither did you…

Toy Story 4 — the sequel we didn’t need but everyone asked for. And here we are, kicking off the summer with what people have joked would never come to fruition for a decade. Look, I’m…

It can be very frustrating as a die-hard film fan living in Australia. Distribution in the land down under is all over place and waiting for films you desperately want to see requires a lot…

When it comes to classic fairy tale romance, Disney is king. But they’ve shown there’s more to love than princesses falling for princes. Some of their greatest love stories come from forgotten places, so we’re…

It’s easy to dismiss Sleeping Beauty as your average princess-centered Disney film. Its plot bears many surface similarities to Snow White, mainly the slumbering royalty awoken by a kiss. What saves Sleeping Beauty from being…

In June of 2018, Disney decided to shut down all activities in Disneytoon Studios. You may be wondering, what exactly is Disneytoon Studios? Disneytoon Studios was founded as Disney MovieToons (renamed to Disneytoon Studios in…

Spider-Man films have a history of being hit or miss. As long as Sony as it at the wheel, the quality of these films will continue to vary across the board. When Sony first announced…

When I was a kid, I remember watching A Bug’s Life (1998) over and over and over. I had quite the interest in bugs. I used to catch grasshoppers and potato bugs (pill bugs or roly polys…

Halloween will soon be upon us, and I’ve had my favorite scary classics stockpiled since June. It’s not easy being a casual horror fan in a family, hoping that some classic horror films get remade…

Over the years Disney has produced 76 feature films between both Disney and Pixar Animation Studios. Those films have introduced countless lovable characters that have captured the hearts of everyone in one way or another.…

To celebrate the release of Teen Titans GO! To the Movies, MovieBabble has created a Spotify playlist inspired by the film. Some of the choices are a bit on-the-nose (like from the actual soundtrack for instance),…

Whether you like it or not, Hotel Transylvania is becoming a sneakily successful franchise, zooming forward with its third film Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation which has already proved as a profitable venture for Sony’s animation arm after just…

The lead up to the release of Incredibles 2 wasn’t easy. Because of its delays in the foreign markets due to its coincidence with the World Cup, I’ve heard a few opinions on the movie…

Arguably one of the best things for a film studio is to see the sequel to one of their films vastly outperform the original.  For Sony, this was the case from Hotel Transylvania to Hotel Transylvania 2 as…

When Finding Nemo was released, 15 years ago today, this writer was childless (and about as single as one can possibly be). At that time, Finding Nemo was just a charming Disney/Pixar movie about a…

There’s no doubting that many skew towards hard-hitting, dramatic features when bestowing a film with the label of “great.”  Honestly, I can’t say I blame people for doing so; there’s a sense of raw power…

Wes Anderson’s signature quirkiness has already left an indelible mark on the film industry.  In fact, he could probably stop making films right this instant and he would already have left behind a wonderful assortment…

Everyone’s most anticipated movie of 2018 is finally in theaters: Sherlock Gnomes!  The belated sequel to the forgotten Gnomeo and Juliet continues the story of the gnome version of the Shakespearean forbidden lovers.  This time,…

Although Coco was the most popular (and most seen) film of those that were nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 90th Academy Awards, other, lesser-known films still deserved recognition — especially The Breadwinner.  The international co-production tackles…

As Hollywood continues to drudge up old intellectual property to bring back to the big screen, we’re bound to continue to see modern takes on classic stories — and Sony Animation’s Peter Rabbit is just the latest…

Counterprogramming is becoming very important to studios trying to make a mark at the box office.  With Black Panther dominating the box office this weekend, Early Man is looking to take control of the overflow…

Good soundtracks can make even a bad movie watchable. Familiar pop tunes, comforting folk songs, and even strange alternative music can turn an average movie into a classic. Music can simply express things better than…

Writer’s Note: This article is purely for satirical and humorous purposes only. Let’s not act like Disney isn’t just one big conspiracy to get us all to spend our money on melodramatic movies and overpriced…

In a crowded weekend at the theaters, one film is attempting to carry its success to the United States after a solid run in the U.K. — Paddington 2!  The second live-action film to feature…

Although Star Wars: The Last Jedi is dominating the discussion among film fans, there was another film to get a release over the weekend of December 15th, Ferdinand!  The classic story of Ferdinand the bull comes to…

Disney and Pixar have owned Thanksgiving weekend the past few years, and this year is no different with the release of a new, original film, Coco!  The film begins Pixar’s plan to inject more original…

The next marketing ploy disguised as a movie is here, The Emoji Movie!  Somehow, a script full of emojis got its very own movie and a prime release date during the middle of the summer.  Regardless,…

Another Tuesday means another reader requested review!  This week’s request comes from @Chizitzz on Twitter and is the movie behind a lot of recent memes, Shrek!  Although the film is now more popular on the…

This weekend has another animated film in store for us, Despicable Me 3!  Although many people are sick of those little, yellow Minions, their movies continue to gross a ton of money all over the world,…

Pixar has continued to warm our hearts with imaginitive movies with glorious themes.  However, the Cars franchise seems to contain films that can only truly be enjoyed by kids, failing to cross over to other generations of…

Surprisingly (or not), the Shrek films have been some of the most requested topics for MovieBabble to cover. While the franchise was popular during its heyday in the mid-2000s, Shrek has since regained popularity on the…

Pixar has continued to inspire all of us with their classic films that are beautifully animated and poignant.  With the next Pixar film, Cars 3, due out in theaters, let’s take a look back one of…

This weekend gave us another wide release film which has a built-in audience, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie!  Based off of the popular books meant for ten year-old boys, the film is sure to bring…

Dreamworks has made a name for themselves by creating out of the box animated films that are just plain wacky.  Keeping with their tradition, they have a new movie entitled The Boss Baby, starring Alec…

After the smashing success of The Lego Movie, the bricks are back with the next animated take on the Dark Knight, The Lego Batman Movie!  Previously seen in The Lego Movie, Warner Bros. felt that…

The movie behind the sweeping meme sensation, here’s my review of 2007’s Bee Movie!  However, every time I say bee in the review I post the entire script of the Bee Movie, and every time…

From Toy Story to Finding Dory, Pixar has captured our imagination time and time again in some of the most creative ways possible.  Over the course of the two decades Pixar has been in existence,…

This week brings us the next animated feature from Disney, Moana!  As always, the following review will be spoiler free. Synopsis Moana is directed by Ron Clements, John Musker, Chris Williams, and Don Hall and…