The Neverending Story (1984)

The Neverending Story (1984)

[8] Fresh off the World War II submarine thriller Das Boot, German director Wolfgang Petersen turns his attention to a family-oriented fantasy film based on Michael Ende's book The Neverending Story. While this adaptation loosely covers only the first half…
A Minecraft Movie (2025)

A Minecraft Movie (2025)

[3] Since it's one of the most financially successful films of modern times, I decided to satisfy my morbid curiosity about A Minecraft Movie -- a movie I would otherwise never have seen, since it clearly wasn't made for me.…
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

[5] With this film, Walt Disney gave the world its first feature-length animated motion picture. So that counts for something, right? The story's title heroine begins the film a humble scullery maid, content to scrub cobblestone walkways while singing to…
Lilo & Stitch (2002)

Lilo & Stitch (2002)

[8] A trouble-making alien crash-lands on a Hawaiian island where he's adopted by Lilo, an ostracized little girl whose parents are recently deceased. Lilo names the alien 'Stitch' and begins to tame his wild ways while offering him a place…
The Good Dinosaur (2015)

The Good Dinosaur (2015)

[8] In an alternate reality where dinosaurs didn't go extinct, a young Apatosaurus named Arlo is separated from his family and must find his way home with the hope of a feral human child he dubs "Spot". Along their journey…
Tron (1982)

Tron (1982)

[6] Prior to Tron, computer animation appeared in a scene here and there, in films like Star Wars and The Black Hole, but Tron marked the first extensive use of it. So it's something of a cinematic milestone, the great-grandfather…
Alice in Wonderland (1933)

Alice in Wonderland (1933)

[3] I've never been a fan of Lewis Carroll's source material, so I'm not surprised to find this 1933 all-star studio production of Alice in Wonderland to be another tedious incarnation. You know the story: a little girl (Charlotte Henry)…
Cinderella (1950)

Cinderella (1950)

[3] I'm a fan of many Disney animated features, but I find Cinderella to be one of the company's stinkers. My problems are largely conceptual. I'm simply not a fan of a heroine who's not strong or clever enough to…
*batteries not included (1987)

*batteries not included (1987)

[7] The five tenants of an old building in New York are threatened by a land developer demolishing buildings all around them. Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy star as an elderly couple trying to keep the building's storefront cafĂ© in…
Hook (1991)

Hook (1991)

[6] What if Peter Pan grew up? Steven Spielberg explores the question in his lavish production of Hook, the story of an adult Peter Pan (Robin Williams) who must return to Neverland to rescue his children from the dastardly Captain…