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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 139: ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’
News team…assemble! …What’s that? Oh, right, we’re not talking about Ron Burgundy and his anchormen friend this week, we’re talking about The Avengers! OK, just one of the Avengers in his latest solo picture: Captain America: The Winter Soldier. (Of course, as Josh found out, Captain America isn’t actually the Winter Soldier. Oh well.) This […] More
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 138: ‘Mulan’
It’s Mousterpiece Cinema’s 138th episode spectacular! Get ready for guest stars galore, clips, and surprises! …OK, fine, we’re not going to ape the style of that great clip show from The Simpsons, but it is our 138th episode anyway. This week, Josh and Gabe take a trip back in time to dynastic China to discuss […] More
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Disney Blu-ray Roundup: ‘The Pirate Fairy’
The Pirate Fairy Directed by Peggy Holmes USA, 2014 I’m not typically fond of reviews in which the writer says, in effect, “This movie wasn’t made for me,” mostly because it seems like a way in which to award something a potentially undeserved free pass. This claim frequently crops up in reviews of family films […] More
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Disney Blu-ray Round-up: ‘Frozen’
Frozen is one of the highest-grossing animated films of all time, raking in over $1 billion worldwide in barely 4 months. If you ignore inflation or re-releases, it is the highest-grossing film from Walt Disney Animation Studios ever. A few weeks ago, it became the first of Disney’s (not Pixar’s) animated features to win the […] More
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 134: ‘Toy Story 3’
Get out a box or two of tissues, friends, because if you’re like Gabe or Josh, you’re probably going to need them as we discuss Toy Story 3 on the new episode of Mousterpiece Cinema. Closing out their trilogy of discussions about what might very well be the best American cinematic trilogy ever, Gabe and […] More
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 133: ‘The Wind Rises’
This is what’s called serendipitous timing, folks. If you’re downloading this episode the day it drops on iTunes, then we’re just one day away from the Academy Awards, and the film we’re talking about on the new episode of Mousterpiece Cinema may very well walk away with an Oscar this year. No, we’re not going […] More
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The Influence and Power of Disney’s Most Ambitious Project, ‘Fantasia’
The concept of the work of art that is unappreciated by the masses immediately, but gains a passionate and overwhelming following decades later is almost as old as time itself. A book, or piece of music, or painting, or sculpture, or film is unveiled to an indifferent public, save a few devout fans, and is […] More
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 126: ‘Sleeping Beauty’
Did you know that a dream is a wish your heart makes? And we knew you, once upon such a very dream. OK, OK, we’re not actually confusing the topic of this week’s Mousterpiece Cinema, the 1959 Disney classic Sleeping Beauty, with the 1950 Disney classic, Cinderella, but can you blame us? The two movies, as well […] More
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 125: ‘Toy Story’
Happy new year, friends! We’re kicking things off in 2014 right by going back to the old bedroom and playing with some of our toys. That sounded a little weird, right? Well, the non-weird thing said in a weird way may be the secret theme of the first new Mousterpiece Cinema of 2014, as Gabe […] More
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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 121: ‘Frozen’
OK, we know that we kept you waiting for an extra week, but finally, it’s time for Mousterpiece Cinema to get cold. In fact, we’re so cold, we’re…wait for it…Frozen! Yes, this week, Josh and Gabe take a look at Walt Disney Animation Studios’ newest film, a retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen featuring the […] More
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‘Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?’ a quirky love letter to Noam Chomsky and old-fashioned animation
Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? Written and directed by Michel Gondry USA, 2013 On first blush, a so-called “animated conversation” between a documentary filmmaker and the esteemed linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky seems to exist solely so people can raise their eyebrows, perplexed. But then, when you realize that the filmmaker is Michel […] More
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‘Frozen’ a pleasant enough experience despite standing in the shadows of Disney animated classics
Walt Disney Animation Studios has become, in its relative old age, both charmingly and cripplingly self-conscious. Each new entry seems to quiver in the shadow of the greats, the vaunted classics that have become untouchable for many. More
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