The Jungle Book (1967 / 2016), Contrast Review
May 15, 2026
The Jungle Book exists in two substantial Disney adaptations across nearly five decades. The 1967 animated production is one of the great classical Disney.
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1990sThe Iron Giant (1999) Review
May 15, 2026
Brad Bird had been working primarily as television animator before The Iron Giant. The film loosely adapts Ted Hughes's 1968 novel The Iron Man, published in the United States as The Iron Giant.
2000sFinding Nemo (2003) Review
May 15, 2026
Finding Nemo is one of the foundational documents of Pixar's golden era and one of the great American animated films of the early twenty-first century. Stanton would subsequently direct WALL-E in 2008, Finding Dory in 2016, and various other major…
2010sFinding Dory (2016) Review
May 15, 2026
Finding Dory is one of the more substantive Pixar sequels and one of the more thoughtful contemporary animated productions about cognitive disability. The substantial gap between productions reflected Pixar's broader sequel discipline during the period.
1970sThe Aristocats (1970) Review
May 15, 2026
The Aristocats is one of the substantial Disney animated productions of the post-Walt era and the studio's most successful cat-focused feature. The Aristocats was the first Disney animated feature originated and produced entirely after his death.
1990sA Bug’s Life (1998) Review
May 15, 2026
The 1998 production represented his second feature directorial work and the broader Pixar studio's continued development as substantial animated production company. Flik is an ant inventor whose inventions consistently fail and damage the broader colony operations.
1960s101 Dalmatians (1961) Review
May 15, 2026
One Hundred and One Dalmatians is one of the great Disney animated productions and the studio's most successful early 1960s feature. Sleeping Beauty had been the most expensive animated production Disney had attempted and had generated substantially disappointing initial commercial…
2010sMortal (2019) Review
May 14, 2026
André Øvredal's Norwegian superhero film with Nat Wolff. The best Thor origin story ever filmed, and Thor is never named.
1990sBoogie Nights (1997) Review
May 14, 2026
Paul Thomas Anderson's foundational ensemble masterpiece. Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds.
1960sThe Great Escape (1963) Review
May 13, 2026
John Sturges's perfect ensemble war film. Steve McQueen and the legendary cast.
1990sSaving Private Ryan (1998) Review
May 13, 2026
Steven Spielberg's WWII masterpiece. Omaha Beach opening is the best war scene ever filmed.
1990sHome Alone 2 (1992) Review
May 11, 2026
Tim Curry at the Plaza, the Pigeon Lady, and the rare sequel that surpasses a very good original. It is the rare sequel that is better than a very good original.