Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "Disney"

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The Story of Robin Hood and his Merrie Men **** (1952, Richard Todd, Joan Rice, Peter Finch, James Hayter, Martita Hunt, James Robertson Justice) – Classic Movie Review 3474

Director Ken Annakin’s lusty, richly enjoyable 1952 British Disney live-action version of the classic tale highlights reliably engaging turns from a splendid ensemble headed by Richard Todd as the outlaw Robin Hood, Joan Rice as […]

Mar, 14

Robin Hood *** (1973, voices of Brian Bedford, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Peter Ustinov, Terry-Thomas, Andy Devine) – Classic Movie Review 3473

Robin Hood is a fox who teams up with a bear version of Little John to oust Prince John (a lion) with Sir Hiss the snake as his pal in producer-director Wolfgang Reitherman’s 1973 American-British […]

Mar, 14

Zootropolis [Zootopia] **** (2016, voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, J K Simmons, Tommy Chong, Octavia Spencer, Jenny Slate, Shakira) – Movie Review

Set in Zootopia, a city full of characterful anthropomorphic animals, Disney’s 2016 blockbuster animated comedy is good-hearted and funny. It’s busy, fast paced, inventive and above all loads of fun, both for kids and grown-ups. […]

Mar, 14

The Good Dinosaur *** (2015, voices of Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Raymond Ochoa, Steve Zahn, Jack Bright) – Movie Review

An Apatosaurus boy dinosaur named Arlo (voice of Raymond Ochoa) makes an unlikely, grunting human child friend in this pleasantly written, visually amazing but minor Pixar animation. Though it is ‘from the creators of Inside Out’, it […]

Nov, 26

Holes **** (2003, Shia LaBoeuf, Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, Tim Blake Nelson, Henry Winkler, Dulé Hill, Patricia Arquette) – Classic Movie Review 3031

Director Andrew Davis’s 2003 Disney drama stars Shia LaBoeuf as a wrongfully convicted boy thief called Stanley, who is sent to a brutal young offenders’ detention camp, where the warden (Sigourney Weaver), the deputy by […]

Nov, 03

McFarland, USA ***½ (2015, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Carlos Pratts, Ramiro Rodriguez, Morgan Saylor, Elsie Fisher) – Movie Review

Kevin Costner’s film has legs: this will run and run. Corny and sentimental though undoubtedly is, McFarland is also a beautifully done, sheering heart-warmer. Inhabiting the space with leathery charm, style and grace, a relaxed […]

Sep, 23

Inside Out **** (2015, voices of Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black, Diane Lane, Kyle MacLachlan, Richard Kind, Kaitlyn Dias) – Movie Review

After a weaker spell, Pixar comes back strongly with a unique coming-of-age story set in the mind of an 11-year-old girl called Riley, with the main characters the five emotions that control her – Joy […]

Jul, 23

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