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Beyond Burgers

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Nathan

The Bob’s Burgers Movie – I had wanted to see this at the theater, but I never got around to it, so I saw it streaming this weekend. It seems like the typical way to make a family sitcom into … Continue reading →

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Attack of the Puberty Panda

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Nathan

Turning Red – This is the first Pixar film to be directed solely by a woman, and it explores the familiar themes of the awkwardness of adolescence and trying to fit in with an overbearing family. That it uses menstruation … Continue reading →

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Coming Out for Air

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Nathan

Luca – I feel like Pixar movies used to be more distinct from Disney animated features, and now it’s difficult to tell the difference. That both use computer animation for pretty much everything now doesn’t help. In this one, which … Continue reading →

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Quests of Yore

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Nathan

Onward– This one was up my alley, as I tend to like fantasy and its accoutrements. It has an interesting premise, that a sword-and-sorcery kind of world developed modern technology and became one much like our own, except still inhabited … Continue reading →

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It’s All About Soul

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Nathan

Soul – Pixar’s latest film is the first with a Black lead character, but far from the first that deals with metaphysical concepts and what makes life meaningful. Jamie Foxx voices Joe Gardner (hey, I know a guy online with … Continue reading →

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Sporks and Hope

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Nathan

Toy Story 4 – Why a fourth one after the third provided a satisfying ending for Andy’s toys? Well, money. But storywise, the last one had left the whereabouts of Bo Peep, a shepherdess figure from a lamp in Andy’s … Continue reading →

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The World Es Mi Familia

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Nathan

Coco – SPOILERS! It seems like, whenever someone wants to make a movie about Mexican culture, they gravitate toward Dia de Muertos, which I guess makes sense. Although different in many ways, Fox’s The Book of Life had some similar … Continue reading →

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Capturing Lightning McQueen in a Bottle

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Nathan

Cars 3 – Beth and I have been trying to make it through all the Pixar movies, but both of us found this series pretty boring. It was obviously popular since they made three of them, but I just couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Just Keep Swimming

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Nathan

Finding Dory – The much later sequel to Finding Nemo focuses on Dory searching for where she came from. She’s still living with Marlin and Nemo and still has short-term memory loss, but starts having flashbacks when triggered by certain … Continue reading →

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Superheroes and Dinosaurs (But Not in the Same Movie)

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Nathan

X2: X-Men United – Beth and I saw the first X-Men movie in the theater back when we first started dating; I think it might have been the first time we went to the movies together. We both knew the … Continue reading →

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