REVIEW ARCHIVE - Animated Theatrical Features

Theatrical Films and Straight-to-Video Movies:

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Walt Disney Animation Studios:

Review: Bambi (1942)

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)

Review: Cinderella (1950)

Alice in Wonderland (1951) 

Review: Peter Pan (1953) 

Review: Lady and the Tramp (1955)

Review: Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Review: The Jungle Book (1967) 

Review: Robin Hood (1973)

Review: The Fox and the Hound (1981)

Review: The Black Cauldron (1985)

Review: Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Review: Aladdin (1992)

Review: The Lion King (1994) 

Review: Tarzan (1999)

Review: The Emperor's New Groove (2000)

Review: Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

Review: Lilo and Stitch (2002)

Review: Brother Bear (2003)

Home on the Range (2004)

Review: Chicken Little (2005)

Review: Meet the Robinsons (2007)

Review: The Princess and the Frog (2009)

Review: Tangled (2010)

Review: Frozen (2013)

Review: Zootopia (2016)

Review: Moana (2016)

Review: Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

Review: Encanto (2021)

Review: Moana 2 (2024)

PIXAR:

Review: Toy Story (1995)
Review: Toy Story 2 (1999)
Review: Toy Story 3 (2010)
Review: Toy Story 4 (2019)

Review: Monsters Inc. (2001)

Review: Monsters University (2013) 

Review: Finding Nemo (2003)

 

Review: The Incredibles (2004)

Review: Incredibles 2 (2018) 

 

Review: Cars (2006) 

Review: Cars 2 (2011)

Review:  Ratatouille (2007)

 

Review: Wall-E (2008) 

Review: Up (2009)

 

Review: Brave (2012)

Review: Inside Out (2015)

 

Review: Onward (2020)

 

Review:  Soul (2020)

Review: Luca (2021)

Review: Turning Red (2022)

Review: Lightyear (2022)

MISC. DISNEY:

 

Review: Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004) 

Review: The Wild (2006)

Review: Planes (2013)

Review: Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)

Review: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - Lucasfilm

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BLUE SKY STUDIOS:

 

Review: Ice Age (2002) 

Review: Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) 

Review: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosuars (2009)

Review: Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)

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DREAMWORKS ANIMATION:

Review: Antz (1998)

 

Review: Shrek (2001) 

Review: Shrek 2 (2004) 

Review: Shrek the Third (2007)

Review: Shrek Forever After (2010)

Review: Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)

 

Review: Shark Tale (2004) 

Review: Madagascar (2005)

Review: Madagascar 2 (2008)

Review: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)

 

Review: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

Review: Over the Hedge (2006)

 

Review: Flushed Away (2006)

Review: Kung Fu Panda (2008)

 

Review: How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

 

Review: Megamind (2010)

 

Review: Puss in Boots (2011)

Review: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

 

Review: Rise of the Guardians (2012)

 

Review: The Croods (2013)

 

Review: Turbo (2013) 

Review: The Boss Baby (2017)

Review: The Bad Guys (2022)

Review: Orion and the Dark (2024)

 

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ILLUMINATION/UNIVERSAL:

 

Review: Curious George (2006)

Review: Despicable Me (2010)

Review: Despicable Me 2 (2013)

Review: Sing (2016)

Review: Sing 2 (2021)

LAIKA:

Review: Coraline (2009)

 

Review: ParaNorman (2012)

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AARDMAN ANIMATIONS:

Review: Chicken Run (2000) with DreamWorks Animation

 

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PARAMOUNT/NICKELODEON:

 

Review: The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)

Review: Barnyard (2006)

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SONY PICTURES ANIMATION:

 

Review: Open Season (2006) 

Review: Surf's Up (2007)

Review: Hotel Transylvania (2012)

 

Review: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

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STUDIO GHIBLI/HAYAO MIYAZAKI:

Review: Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)

Review: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

 

Review: My Neighbor Totoro (1988) 

Review: Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

Review: Princess Mononoke (1997/1999)

Review: Spirited Away (2001/2002)

 

Review: Howl's Moving Castle (2004) 

Review: Tales of Earthsea (2006)

Review: Ponyo (2008/2009)

Review: Arriety (2010)

Review: The Wind Rises (2013)

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WARNER BROS.:

 

Review: Batman: Masque of the Phantasm (1993)

Review: The Iron Giant (1999)

 

Review: The Ant Bully (2006)

Review: DC League of Super-Pets (2022)

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OTHER STUDIOS:

Review: The Addams Family (2019)

Review: The Addams Family 2 (2021)

 

Review: The Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

 

Review: Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) - Animal Logic

 

Review: Monster House (2005)

 

Review: The Polar Express (2004) 

Review: A Scanner Darkly (2006)

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ANIME:

 

Review: Vampire Hunter D (1985)

 

Review: Akira (1988)

 

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