The Little Mermaid 1989 Directed by John Musker & Ron Clements Welcome back to Movie Monday. First Monday of the month means the countdown of my hundred least favorite movies goes on pause and I get to spend some time with a Disney film I genuinely love. Last month it was Oliver & Company, a … Continue reading Disney 28 – The Little Mermaid
Disney Animation
Happily Never After: How Disney Rewrote the Fairy Tales We Grew Up On
Back in July, Disney's live-action Moana opened in theaters, a full decade after the animated original and just two years after Moana 2 made over a billion dollars worldwide. Early reviews were not kind. One critic called it the most pointless of Disney's live-action remakes. That's saying something, considering last year's live-action Snow White lost … Continue reading Happily Never After: How Disney Rewrote the Fairy Tales We Grew Up On
Disney 27 – Oliver & Company
Oliver & Company 1988 Directed by George Scribner Welcome back to Movie Monday. First Monday of the month means we set aside the countdown of my hundred least favorite movies and spend some time with a Disney film I actually love. Last month it was The Great Mouse Detective, a movie that arrived at a … Continue reading Disney 27 – Oliver & Company
Disney 26 – The Great Mouse Detective
The Great Mouse Detective 1986 Directed by John Musker, Ron Clements, Dave Michener, and Burny Mattinson Welcome back to Movie Monday. It's the first Monday of the month, which means we're taking our usual break from the cinematic bargain bin to spend some time with something I actually enjoy. And this month, we're staying in … Continue reading Disney 26 – The Great Mouse Detective
Disney 25 – The Black Cauldron
The Black Cauldron 1985 Directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich Welcome back to Movie Monday. As we do every first Monday of the month, we're setting aside the disasters for something I actually enjoy. This month we're going dark — darker than Disney had ever gone before, in fact — with the studio's 1985 … Continue reading Disney 25 – The Black Cauldron
From Pencils to Pixels: How Technology Shaped the Art of Disney Animation
There's a moment in The Little Mermaid — right around the time Ariel is swimming through her collection of human treasures, the light filtering down through the ocean water in shimmering, layered waves — where I completely forgot I was watching a cartoon. I was a kid who had grown up on the Disney classics … Continue reading From Pencils to Pixels: How Technology Shaped the Art of Disney Animation
Disney 24 – The Fox and the Hound
The Fox and the Hound 1981 Directed by Art Stevens, Ted Berman, and Richard Rich Welcome back to Movie Monday. As we do every first Monday of the month, we're setting aside the disasters for something I actually love. This month we're heading into the woods with Disney's 1981 animated film The Fox and the … Continue reading Disney 24 – The Fox and the Hound
Disney 23 – The Rescuers
The Rescuers 1977 Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, John Lounsbery, and Art Stevens Welcome back to Movie Monday! As we do every first Monday of the month, we're setting aside the cinematic disasters for a palate cleanser. This month we're visiting Devil's Bayou with Disney's 1977 adventure The Rescuers — a film I have genuine affection … Continue reading Disney 23 – The Rescuers
The Evolution of Disney Princesses
I want to be upfront about something: I have spent a genuinely embarrassing amount of time thinking about Disney princesses. Not in a weird way. More in a I-grew-up-loving-these-movies-and-now-I-can't-turn-my-brain-off kind of way. If you've spent any time around this blog, that probably doesn't surprise you. Here's the thing about Disney princesses that I find endlessly … Continue reading The Evolution of Disney Princesses
Disney 22 – The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh 1977 Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman and John Lounsbery Welcome back to Movie Monday! As we do every first Monday of the month, we're setting aside the cinematic disasters for a palate cleanser. This month we're visiting the Hundred Acre Wood with Disney's 1977 compilation film The Many Adventures … Continue reading Disney 22 – The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
