Joseph Jenkinson with five Pixar movies that deserve a sequel, and five that need left well alone…. There was a time when Toy Story stood alone as Pixar’s only sequel. For years, the studio built its reputation on creating imaginative, self-contained stories that rarely needed revisiting once the credits rolled. Since the 2010s, however, characters […]
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 […]
LEGO Disney Winter 2026 sets officially unveiled
The LEGO Group continues to roll out promotional images and details for its Winter 2026 releases and next up is the various LEGO Disney themes, which includes a Duplo Mickey Mouse Clubhouse with Minnie & Pluto (10465), The Aristocats Adorable Marie (43286), Frozen Elsa’s Ice Castle & Snow Ride Adventure (43281), Olaf and Bruni’s Picnic […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Russ Meyer’s Up! (1976)
Up!, 1976. Directed by Russ Meyer. Starring Raven De La Croix, Edward Schaaf, Robert McLane, Candy Samples, Janet Wood, Su Ling, Kitten Natividad, Foxy Lae. SYNOPSIS: Adolf Hitler is alive and living in 1970s America, but upon his murder a mysterious and very alluring stranger arrives in town. Even within the realms of Russ Meyer […]
Russ Meyer’s Motorpsycho and Up! come to 4K Ultra HD from Severin Films
After releasing remastered versions of Vixen, Supervixens and Beneath the Valley of the Ultravixens to 4K [read our reviews here], Severin Films is now prepping another double dose of Russ Meyer’s Bosomania in UHD with pre-orders now open for 1965’s Motorpsycho and 1976’s Up! ahead of their arrival on Dual Edition 4K and Blu-ray later […]
Up at 15: The Story Behind Pixar’s Poignant Animated Adventure
As the beloved animated film turns 15, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Pixar’s Up… There’s nary a soul out there whose heartstrings weren’t tugged by the utterly beautiful “Married Life sequence” featured which plays out at the very beginning of this animated feature. Although the rest of the movie is pure joy ridden […]
Up short film sequel Carl’s Date gets new trailer
Carl Fredricksen is coming to float into our hearts again as the main character behind the fan-favorite Up will return in a new short film that will play in front of the upcoming Elemental. The all-new short, Carl’s Date, returns to the studio’s tradition of pairing its feature films with animated shorts on the big […]
Pixar’s Up House leads LEGO’s Disney 100 sets
Following a look at the Disney 100th anniversary wave of minifigures, LEGO has now unveiled the impressive Up House (43217) set which is inspired by its appearance in Pete Docter and Bob Peterson’s acclaimed 2009 Disney-Pixar movie Up and contains minifigures for Carl Fredricksen, Russell, and a Dug dog figure. The set is being released […]
Pixar announces Lightyear and Turning Red feature films, three Disney+ series
The Walt Disney Company packed an entire weekend-long convention’s worth of announcements into its Disney Investor Day virtual presentation yesterday, with the Mouse House’s various subsidies dropping an exhausting amount of announcements and trailers regarding their upcoming content. While Marvel and Lucasfilm may have grabbed most of the headlines, Pixar Animation Studios wasn’t to be […]
Funko’s San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Disney Pop! Vinyls revealed
Promotional images have been released for Funko’s Disney-themed San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Pop! vinyl figures which includes Quasimodo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a 2-pack Taran & Horned King from The Black Cauldron, a young Carl & Ellie 2-pack from Up, a Pop! Rides Moana & Pua on a boat, and Chuckles & Mr. […]
