Tag: animation

Movie Review – Chris Ranson on How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

Title: How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) Director: Dean DeBlois Runtime: 102 minutes — It’s hard to find a good animated film these days. Yes, we get the likes of Frozen, and the latest Pixar offering, but those films offer the tried and true tropes that families expect. In 2010, the world met Hiccup…


Movie Review – Branden Chowen on Frozen (2013)

Title: Frozen (2013) Director: Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee Runtime: 102 minutes — There is no denying that the late 1980s and ‘90s was Disney’s animated heyday. From The Little Mermaid in 1989 to Hercules in 1997, Disney released some of the most important and well-received animated films of all-time. They truly helped shape a…


Movie Review – Chris Ranson on The Wind Rises (2013)

Title: The Wind Rises (2013) Director: Hayao Miyazaki Runtime: 126 mins — The Wind Rises is the eleventh feature film from acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki, and it has been said that it’ll be his final film. If the name doesn’t ring a bell, maybe two of his best-known films will help you: Spirited Away and…


TV Series Review – The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (2010)

Title– The Ricky Gervais Show: The Complete First Season (2010) Runtime– 317 minutes (“Not Rated”) Director– Craig Kellman Writer– Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, & Karl Pilkington Starring– Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, & Karl Pilkington — (Originally an IP Movies Review) Long before Ricky Gervais was pissing off celebrities at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards, he…