Posted on February 28, 2019 at 8:00 am
I always love talking to Jodi Benson, who provided the sweet voice of Ariel in “The Little Mermaid,” now, incredibly, celebrating its 30th anniversary with a special new DVD/Blu-Ray. On The Credits, you can see our interview.
Posted on February 27, 2019 at 10:20 pm
As we see in movies like “Get Out,” “28 Days Later,” and “Dawn of the Dead,” horror can be more than scares and carnage. It can reflect and challenge our assumptions. Two new articles provide some fascinating commentary on these themes. Mary Beth McAndrews writes on Reel Honey about “reclaiming female exploitation” in horror. “Recently, …
Posted on February 27, 2019 at 3:18 pm
I love reviewing movies on the radio every week! And if you’d like to hear me but don’t live in one of the cities where I appear, you can listen to my review as a podcast from my friends at WVUB in Vincennes, Indiana. Thanks, Rebeccca!
Posted on February 26, 2019 at 8:00 am
If you’ve ever wondered how a movie critic finds things in a movie you’ve missed (or misses things you think are significant) take a look at this good introduction by Allie Volpe about how a critic watches a movie. For example: Pay attention to the whole frame One of freelance critic Candice Frederick’s favorite scenes …
Posted on February 25, 2019 at 3:24 pm
It was a delight to read Jeremy Fassler’s ranking of all of the Oscar-winning animated shorts for New York Magazine’s Vulture. From Disney’s “Three Little Pigs” (which introduced the song “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?”) at #12 to the Hubleys’ “Moonbird” (#30), Herb Alpert songs (#59), and “The Hole” (#7) (John Hubley also …
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