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Disney-Pixar’s Onward tops the box office but falls well short of expectations

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Pixar released the first of its two offerings for the year this weekend, and while Onward managed to top the domestic and international box office charts, the Chris Pratt and Tom Holland-led animated adventure came in well below expectations. As per studio estimates, Onward amassed $40 million domestically to dethrone Blumhouse’s The Invisible Man and […]

Disney-Pixar’s Onward tracking $100 million global opening despite coronavirus fears

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Disney-Pixar’s Onward is set to make its global bow this week, and despite growing concern about the coronavirus (which has just led to the delay of the new James Bond film No Time To Die), it looks as though the animated adventure is on course for a solid opening. As reported by Deadline, the film […]

Movie Review – Onward (2020)

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Onward, 2020. Directed by Dan Scanlon. Featuring the voice talents of Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer, Mel Rodriguez, Lena Waithe, Ali Wong and Tracey Ullman. SYNOPSIS: Set in a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers, Ian and Barley Lightfoot, go on an journey to discover if there is still a little […]

Movie Review – Onward (2020)

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Onward, 2020. Directed by Dan Scanlon. Featuring the voice talents of Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer, Mel Rodriguez, Lena Waithe and Ali Wong. SYNOPSIS: Two elf siblings go on a quest to complete a magic spell that would allow them to see their deceased father one more time. One of the many […]

Video Review – Onward (2020)

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Onward, 2020. Directed by Dan Scanlon. Featuring the voices of Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer, Ali Wong, Lena Waithe, and Mel Rodriguez. In this video review, EJ reviews the latest Pixar film, Onward. With the high standards set by the brand’s usual work, join EJ as he dives into why this one […]

The Ten Best Animated Films of the 2010s

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Kate Harrold shares her picks of the best animated films of the 2010s… The past decade has been a breakthrough for animated film. Toy Story (1995) may have been the first feature-length computer animated film, but animation studios of the 2010s have gone on to break even more unimaginable feats. The genre seems to have […]

Toy Story with showbiz journalist Lucy Jones – The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #45

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On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, showbiz journalist and Love Island announcer Lucy Jones discusses Pixar’s animated classic Toy Story… On the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, showbiz journalist and ITV2’s Love Island announcer Lucy […]

Movie Review – Toy Story 4 (2019)

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Toy Story 4, 2019. Directed by Josh Cooley. Featuring the voice talents of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Madeleine McGraw, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Ally Maki, Jay Hernandez, Lori Alan, Joan Cusack. SYNOPSIS: When a new toy called “Forky” joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside […]

Blu-ray Review – Pixar Short Films Collection Volume 3

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Brad Cook reviews Pixar Short Films Collection Volume 3… SYNOPSIS: Pixar has scooped up the shorts they’ve released since 2012 for a new Blu-ray release called Pixar Short Films Collection Volume 3. They’ve included 13 short films – a mix of theatrical releases and shorts issued elsewhere – along with a pair of brief featurettes […]