Since the dawn of October 1993, mankind has struggled with this question: is The Nightmare Before Christmas a Halloween movie or a Christmas movie? I don’t know why, though; the answer is obviously both. But here’s something to ponder on your next viewing, to occur any time between now and the end of the year: have you ever noticed...
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Will the real Thurl Ravenscroft please stand up? SEINFELD’S LIES We didn’t put much thought into popping the Netflix film Unfrosted on TV last Saturday night. We were looking for something uncomplicated and fun, and a silly satire about feuding cereal companies headed by the king of sitcoms seemed about right. What I didn’t realize going in was that...
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I’ll tell you why I signed up for the Princess Half Marathon Weekend Fairytale Challenge this year. It wasn’t the featured princesses – it was the addition of the Disney villains. Yes, it’s Princess Week, but let’s take things in an alternate direction, shall we? IT’S GOOD TO BE BAD I know I’m not alone in this. It’s hardly...
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Here on the Disney blogosphere, I am one obsessive among many, and a middling one at that. But out in the real world, amongst the normals, I am That Disney Girl. The one you avoid when you do not want to talk about Disney… and who you run to if you need to talk to someone about Disney. It’s...
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It’s almost time! It’s almost time! It’s almost time for this year’s runDisney Springtime Surprise Weekend, and I am pumped. This year’s races are themed to Pixar movies, which is as noble a selection as one could hope for. In honor of this auspicious choice, I decided to ask the hard question, namely: which Pixar movie is my favorite...
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In the pantheon of theme park Halloween events, Disney’s is Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. Spooky. Universal Studios is Halloween Horror Nights. Scary. Disney is trick ‘r treating. Universal is haunted houses. If you want atmospheric, family-friendly fun, go to Disney for Halloween. If you want horror, Universal is where it’s at. And so, if you are firmly...
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WARNING: This post contains a major spoiler for Meet the Robinsons. If you have not yet seen this movie, stop what you’re doing and watch it right now. Please? As this post will posit, it is SO underrated. Here’s the Disney+ link. You’re welcome. I am a bad aunt: there is a dearth of games on my phone. While...
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I’m not gonna lie to you guys – I’m not a Marvel person. I respect the franchise – my nerdy little Star Trek-loving, Disney-obsessing heart could hardly do otherwise – but it doesn’t do a ton for me. I don’t mind if someone puts a Marvel movie on, but I only see them in theaters when Pat asks me...
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I’m not gonna lie – I was kinda disappointed in Big Hero Six. I loooooooved Baymax, but he took a surprising back seat to the kids’ drama. If there’s a sequel, I’d probably see it, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to make it to a theater or anything. Unless I was promised 90 minutes of this:...
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I recently showed Pat Ratatouille for the first time after he expressed an interest in seeing it. I remembered liking it at the time but it did not rank among my favorite Pixar films. I still wouldn’t rate it higher than Wall-E or Up, but upon my recent re-watch I think it may be just the sleeper to challenge Finding Nemo....
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