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REVIEW: Pixar’s “Hoppers”

March 9th, 2026

Pixar now has the requisite arsenal of animation technology to make this film a visual wonder. The effects animation alone is astounding, but extra credit must be given to the character design. "Hoppers" will not fail to entertain any animation film lover.

REVIEW: Sony Pictures Animation “Goat”

Martin Goodman|

February 16th, 2026

Despite very odd character designs, the animation is wonderful. The film's action sequences are an animated equivalent of jazz fusion translated to the screen. Layout, perspective, and movement are so fluid that the film flows, rather than projects, on the audience's eyes.

REVIEW: Dreamworks “The Bad Guys 2”

Martin Goodman|

August 4th, 2025

“It’s not the action, it’s the distraction.” Animated movie buffs will find a joyful surfeit of both in the new DreamWorks flick The Bad Guys 2, a sequel to the 2002 hit that surpasses it in almost every way. Every primary and a few secondary characters return in a snappy heist film that has enough […]

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MANGA REVIEW: “My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions” Volume #1

One of the big hits of the last decade, Kohei Horikoshi’s “My Hero Academia” (2014) has sold more than 30 million books worldwide. The TV series is in its fifth season, and the eagerly awaited third feature will debut this summer. Horikoshi set “Academia” in an alternate world where many children are born with “Quirks:” […]

Charles Solomon|March 23, 2021

REVIEW: “Raya and the Last Dragon”

Raya and the Last Dragon, in production since 2017, is Disney’s 59th film, or should I say, films, because there is more than one movie at work here. By the time I sat down to write this review, I found myself feeling like the shattered dragon orb (the McGuffin of the movie, trying to reunite […]

Martin Goodman|March 8, 2021

REVIEW: “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on The Run”

As of 2021, SpongeBob SquarePants had hit the skids. New episodes of the wildly popular Nickelodeon series (now in its 21st year) had dribbled down to a sporadic trickle, and with creator Steve Hillenburg gone, the fire seemed to have died. Several veterans of John Kricfalusi’s old Spumco outfit (aided by other veteran writers and […]

Martin Goodman|March 4, 2021

REVIEW: “Tom & Jerry”

When MGM decided to revive their iconic animated stars Tom and Jerry in 1961, they entrusted Rembrandt Studios, located in Prague, Czechoslovakia, with the job. Director Gene Deitch reportedly showed his animation team six T&J cartoons and then put them to work. This weekend, in 2021, when this brand new hybrid feature film Tom & […]

Martin Goodman|March 1, 2021

REVIEW: “The Puppetoon Movie 2” Blu-ray/DVD Set

Sometimes true treasures come along to remind us that we haven’t seen everything. The latest are a stunning cache of George Pal’s Puppetoon shorts that have just been unearthed. Acclaimed by critics, the public and some of the biggest stars over 70 years ago, many of them vanished, as if forever. Even the ones with […]

Greg Ehrbar|February 3, 2021

REVIEW: “Croods 2: A New Age”

Seven years following the 2013 DreamWorks movie The Croods, the sequel finally found its way to theaters and home streaming. The good news: not only is C2 a better movie than its predecessor, but it’s also a damn sight funnier, warmer, and fun to watch. While superior in its visual effects, the original film was […]

Martin Goodman|January 4, 2021

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