Robert Kojder chats with C.O.G. star Piper Curda…Having quite the year between director Tommy Savas’ tech horror-satire C.O.G. (from a screenplay by his partner Angie Simms) and Disney Pixar’s Hoppers, former Disney Channel alum star Piper Curda is having quite the year appearing in movies that, while they couldn’t be any more different in tone, […]
Pixar Doesn’t Have an Originality Problem, It Has a Universality Problem
Joseph Jenkinson on Pixar’s “originality problem” and its shifting storytelling priorities…Pixar earned its reputation through a seemingly endless run of original stories. Aside from the occasional revisit to the Toy Story world, the period between 1995 and 2010 (often regarded as the studio’s golden age) was defined by a string of beloved films that captured […]
Movie Review – Hoppers (2026)
Hoppers, 2026.Directed by Daniel Chong. Featuring the voice talents of Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Kathy Najimy, Eduardo Franco, Aparna Nancherla, Meryl Streep, Dave Franco, Eman Abdul-Razzak, Tom Law, Sam Richardson, Melissa Villaseñor, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Steve Purcell, Ego Nwodim, Nichole Sakura, Demetri Martin, Karen Huie, and Vanessa Bayer.SYNOPSIS:A 19-year-old animal lover uses technology […]
Disney and Pixar share first trailer for Hoppers
It’s not out until March of next year, but Disney-Pixar is giving fans an early sneak peek at its next offering with the first trailer for Hoppers, the animated comedy from director Daniel Chong (We Bare Bears) which sees a scientist transfer her consciousness into a lifelike robotic animal leading to discoveries in animal world […]
