Dog’s Movie House – “Zootopia 2” A Terrific Sequel To An Excellent Disney Film!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with a look at the long awaited sequel to one of DIsney’s most recent hits. “Zootopia” hit screens in 2016 and became an instant classic, with its blend of comedy and mystery combined with vibrant animation and snappy dialogue. It’s been almost a decade for the next chapter to come out and the wait is undeniably worth it. “Zootopia 2” is just as good as the original. fleshing out the amazing multi-animal city and answering one lingering question many fans had from the first film: where are all the reptiles? It’s a question that is answered in a most satisfying manner!
Continue readingDog’s Movie House: “KPop Demon Hunters” Vibrant Animated Adventure Movie With A Musical Kick!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here and with no really big releases in theaters this week, I thought I would review a film that is actually getting a theatrical run after being a smash sensation on Netflix. You may have heard the title: “KPop Demon Hunters!” I normally don’t gravitate toward the bubblegum nature of most kid-friendly anime, but “KPop Demon Hunters” is something a bit different. First of all, it’s produced by Sony Animation Studios, the folks behind the excellent “Spider-Verse” movies. With vibrant animation, a kick-ass soundtrack, and an original spin on the demon-hunting subgenre, “KPop Demon Hunters” is an animated blast!
Continue readingDog’s Movie House: Pixar’s “Elio” Will Steal Your Heart!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here and all of you know what a fan of Pixar I am! It’s been thirty years since the arrival of “Toy Story” and no animation studio has been as consistent as Pixar in terms of quality. They’ve had a few misses such as “Good Dinosaur” and “Lightyear” but for the most part Pixar has a reputation of animated excellence unrivaled by almost any studio, save maybe Studio Ghibli. Their latest effort is a charming, beautifully animated tale called “Elio” about a young boy struggling to find his place in the world who finds that his true place just may be beyond this world. “Elio” is an endlessly creative feature with bright colors, a fascinating idea about alien life, and an emotional family story that will have you reaching for your hankie more than once!
Continue readingDog’s Movie House: Thanksgiving Holiday Roundup Featuring “Wicked,” Gladiator II” And “Moana 2”
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here, back after a bit of time off for the Thanksgiving holiday! Hope you all had a great Turkey Day with family and friends. (And let’s not forget the food!). Although Dog’s Movie House has been a bit silent for the last week or so, I did get a chance to at least see the big movies of the Thanksgiving season. And boy, was it a big two weeks! First “Wicked” and “Gladiator” had massive box office returns the week before Thanksgiving. Then, on the week of, “Moana 2” arrived and told the other two films to “hold my beer.” What’s really encouraging is that all three movies are actually pretty damn good!
Continue readingDog’s Movie House: “Inside Out 2” Return To Form For Pixar & Disney!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here and Pixar Studios has taken it on the chin lately since the pandemic (along with parent company Walt Disney, of course). “Onward” the last film released in cinemas before Covid shut everything down, did middling box office at best and “Lightyear” got blasted for trying to make a space epic out of a beloved series of movies about toys. In between, Disney had the bright idea to release three Pixar films to Disney Plus. We had “Luca” “Soul” and “Turning Red,” on the small screen and it conditioned fans to stay away from the cinema. The movies were uniformly excellent, but the perception that Pixar was losing steam was very real. Last year Pixar released “Elemental” and it looked like another crash and burn for the studio with the lowest opening weekend for a Pixar film in ages. Yet the film seemed to find its legs and became a modest hit, showing signs Pixar wasn’t quite down for the count yet. Now we have “Inside Out 2” the highly anticipated sequel to 2015’s original film that was hailed as an instant masterpiece and a perfect pyschological primer on children’s emotions. It was a pretty big hit as well. That’s a lot to live up to, but “Inside Out 2” not only meets the quality of the original but exceeds it, seemlessly weaving in complex new emotions to interact with our favorites as pre-teen Riley is now a teenager. (Look out for falling glass!)
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