Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 97%
| Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984) | "
High-energy performances make the movie feel fresh at 25" Posted Nov 10, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| Rotten 59%
| Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) | "
Thirty minutes have been restored since the 1971 release" Posted Oct 18, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 98%
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) | "
It's possible that the picture is too good on this Blu-ray release" Posted Oct 18, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| N/A | Bill Plympton's Dog Days: A Collection of Short Films 2004-2008 (2009) | "
A treat for his fans, and a good introduction to Plympton's work for newbies" Posted Jul 29, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| N/A | Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009) | "
An ending that should satisfy fans" Posted Apr 21, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 100%
| Pinocchio (1940) | "
Pinocchio built on the success of Snow White" Posted Apr 21, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| N/A | Paul McCartney - The Music and Animation Collection (2004) | "
Kids who are too young to know who McCartney is will enjoy these films and so will their parents" Posted Feb 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3/4
| N/A | Futurama - Bender's Game (2008) | "
Doesn't reach the comedic heights as the first straight-to-video movie" Posted Feb 22, 2009 |
Rotten 2/4
| Rotten 42%
| Oliver and Company (1988) | "
Un-Dickensian and unmemorable" Posted Feb 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 96%
| WALL-E (2008) | "
3-DVD set has good special features, but most fans will probably be satisfied with the 1-DVD edition" Posted Jan 20, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 66%
| The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) | "
If you just want to see the movie, the one-disc edition will suffice" Posted Jan 20, 2009 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 63%
| Chaplin (1992) | "
Five decades compressed into a feature film yields an episodic whirlwind" Posted Oct 30, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 97%
| The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) | "
A new DVD has eye-catching packaging with a three-dimensional, molded plastic Jack Skellington" Posted Oct 2, 2008 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| N/A | True-Life Adventures - Vol. 1 (2006) | "
These films aren't as sophisticated as what came later, but in small doses, they are fun to watch" Posted Jul 10, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 96%
| WALL-E (2008) | "
More serious than its predecessors, but it has just as much heart" Posted Jun 26, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| N/A | Futurama the Movie: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008) | "
More chuckles than belly laughs, more episodic than Big Score, but still worth watching" Posted Jun 26, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| N/A | The Muppet Show - Season 3 (1978) | "
The extras are more substantial than those on the first- or second-season sets" Posted Jun 19, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 70%
| Saludos Amigos (1943) | "
Made by Disney for Uncle Sam to bolster relationships between the U.S. and her southern neighbors" Posted May 22, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| N/A | Classic Caballeros Collection: Saludos Amigos/Three Caballeros (1943) | "
Made by Disney for Uncle Sam to bolster relationships between the U.S. and her southern neighbors" Posted May 22, 2008 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Fresh 66%
| The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) | "
The first movie balanced darkness with a sense of wonder; this one moves further to the dark side" Posted May 22, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 64%
| Dan in Real Life (2007) | "
The characters and their world are appealing, even if "Real" isn't quite the right word" Posted Apr 25, 2008 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 97%
| 101 Dalmatians (1961) | "
The first Disney animated feature to be set in the present" Posted Mar 6, 2008 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 76%
| Stardust (2007) | "
Subplots nearly overwhelm the story but they add spice to the heroes" Posted Dec 30, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| N/A | Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (1927) | "
A forgotten cartoon character, a popular cartoon character and the early years of Disneyland" Posted Dec 30, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| N/A | Ken Burns - The War (2007) | "
15 hours long, The War introduces no historians, just people who lived it" Posted Dec 20, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 100%
| Pixar Short Films Collection - Vol. 1 (2007) | "
13 short films made by Pixar from 1984-2007" Posted Nov 17, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 89%
| Saturday Night Fever (1977) | "
Travolta is charismatic on the screen, but is also able to disappear into the role" Posted Oct 4, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 94%
| The Jungle Book (1994) | "
The film's great appeal is the characters and their interactions with one another" Posted Oct 4, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| N/A | The Tick Vs. Season 2 (1995) | "
The superhero genre is ripe for parody, and The Tick is one of the better spoofs" Posted Aug 30, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| N/A | The Muppet Show - Season Two () | "
Finally! Two years passed between the DVD releases of the show's first and second seasons." Posted Aug 30, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 85%
| Bridge to Terabithia (2007) | "
Don't be misled by the advertising; Terabithia is firmly rooted in the real world" Posted Jun 28, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 91%
| The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) | "
Gentle lessons about friendship, tolerance, and the dangers of eating too much honey" Posted Jun 21, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| N/A | The Tick vs. Season 1 (1994) | "
A spot-on superhero spoof, but it didn't really need 2 DVDs" Posted Jun 16, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 75%
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005) | "
Another case of overkill and double-dipping, but at least the new bonus features are interesting" Posted Jun 16, 2007 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Fresh 67%
| Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2006) | "
Doesn't merely rehash the original; great for elementary-school-aged girls" Posted Jun 16, 2007 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 97%
| The Queen (2006) | "
A new take on an old story: Diana's death spun into an interesting and nuanced story" Posted May 10, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 83%
| Peter Pan (1953) | "
The picture is flawless. For sound, the DVD offers an enhanced surround-sound soundtrack." Posted Mar 8, 2007 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 18%
| The Wild (2006) | "
By the time the dancing gnus were introduced, I felt overwhelmed" Posted Jan 25, 2007 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 68%
| The Fox and the Hound (1981) | "
A film about the consequences of adults passing on their prejudices to children" Posted Nov 8, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| Fresh 90%
| The Little Mermaid (1989) | "
Reclaimed animation supremacy for Disney in 1989" Posted Nov 8, 2006 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 0%
| Pinocchio (2002) | "
Pinocchio never lives up to its potential, but it's not a total failure, either" Posted Aug 12, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| Fresh 97%
| Dumbo (1941) | "
Has many of the same extra features as the DVD released five years ago" Posted Aug 12, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| N/A | Mr. Nice Guy (1986) | "
Jackie Chan as a cooking show host" Posted May 5, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| N/A | Alice in Wonderland (1950) | "
Alice doesn't quite capture the surreal-ness of the books, but kids will enjoy it anyway" Posted Apr 14, 2006 |
Fresh 3.5/4
| N/A | Winsor McCay - Master Collection () | "
A new DVD offers an opportunity to see films by a master of animation" Posted Apr 14, 2006 |
Rotten 2.5/4
| Rotten 38%
| The Three Musketeers (2004) | "
Entertaining, but not memorable, and the DVD extras are worth a look" Posted Apr 14, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| N/A | Gettysburg and Stories of Valor - Civil War Minutes III (2004) | "
The filmmakers tell the stories of individuals and of objects, avoiding the big-picture approach" Posted Apr 14, 2006 |
Fresh 4/4
| N/A | Superman () | "
The late Christopher Reeve was a great Superman, and not just because of good looks" Posted Apr 14, 2006 |
Fresh 3/4
| N/A | Mu Lan (1998) | "
Disney's formula doesn't always work, but the movie does have some good moments" Posted Apr 14, 2006 |
Fresh 2.5/4
| Rotten 50%
| Bambi II (2006) | "
What happened during Bambi's first winter? More of the same." Posted Apr 14, 2006 |
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