Once upon a time, someone had the wild idea: “What if King Kong… but for kids… and with songs?” Thus, 1998’s The Mighty Kong was born, a direct-to-video animated musical that dares to retell the classic 1933 monster story through toe-tapping tunes and awkward animation. And by “daring,” I mean it swings from the Empire…
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BMX Bandits (1983) – Review
Before she graced red carpets and collected Oscars, Nicole Kidman was outrunning goons on a BMX bike, while sporting a glorious cloud of curly red hair and a whole lot of attitude. Does that sound like a great film to you? If so, then strap on your helmet, pump up those tires, and crank the…
The Peanut Butter Solution (1985) – Review
Meriam Webster’s Dictionary defines non sequitur as “an inference that does not follow from the premises” which, funnily enough, could also sum up the premise for director Michael Rubbo’s film The Peanut Butter Solution, a film that constantly has the viewer wondering what the hell is going on. Now, I’ve seen some pretty weird kid’s…
The Lion King (1994) – Review
Out of all the iconic animated Disney movies to be released in the 90’s no other movie has made such an impact on pop culture and the minds of young children than The Lion King, many considering it as their favourite Disney movie, so with the “live-action” remake releasing soon it’s time to revisit this…
Toy Story 4 (2019) – Review
In 1995, Pixar released the first Toy Story, their first full-featured film in complete computer animation and was met with high praise from both critics and audiences. Many children who grew up watching that movie hold it very close to their hearts and have been able to grow up with the movies going to Toy Story…