Black Widow

2021

★★★★ Liked 2

I got my entire MCU-indifferent household to watch this again with me solely due to the power of Florence Pugh’s presence… that woman could end WARS

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Loki

2021

★★★½ Watched

Loki is wildly uneven (and it certainly feels like they stretched this story out as far as they could to fill six episodes), but its season opener and season closer are both so strong - and the character work for Loki and Sylvie is so solid - that I’m ultimately positive on the show as a whole, even if I feel that there’s considerable room to improve in the future.

Certain scripts could’ve used sharpening up (Episode 2 and Episode…

Luca

2021

★★★★½ Liked 2

With the recent Disney+ debut of Luca, I took the time to revisit and rank all 24 features in Pixar’s filmography so far, from Toy Story to The Incredibles to Inside Out and everything in between!

How does my ranking compare to yours? And can you handle my hot takes? 🤔

Give it a read over at Awards Watch!

Luca

2021

★★★★½ Liked Rewatched

Pixar’s fish out of water fable Luca is practically perfect, showing the studio at its most emotionally powerful and representing a return to the resonant storytelling that made them such a success to begin with.

Read more at Loud and Clear Reviews!

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Luca

2021

★★★★½ Liked Watched

I wasn’t as enamored with Pixar’s past few movies as everyone else was, so it feels fantastic to have fallen head over heels for Luca. A ravishing return to the magical storytelling that made the studio such a success in its heyday, and one of my favorite films of the year.

On the Next Best Picture Podcast, listen to me talk with the team about its place in Pixar’s filmography and its layered LGBTQ subtext! (And be on the lookout for my full review from Loud and Clear Reviews, coming tomorrow!)

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Soul

2020

★★½ 4

Yeah, this one didn’t hold up at all, unfortunately. In trying so hard to be some epic statement on existence, it fails to simply tell a good story, and it simultaneously loses sight of its characters. I respect Pixar for tackling such weighty subject matter, but the execution can’t quite match their ambitions.

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Us Again

2021

★★★★ Liked Watched

OKAY BUT BEST ORIGINAL SCORE NOMINATION WHEN???

Cruella

2021

★★★★ Liked 1

Cruella is Disney at its darkest, and it’s a GOD DAMN DELIGHT. There are valid critiques to make (there’s no reason this needed to be over two hours long), but ultimately, it’s bursting at the seams with so much style and spunk that it’s hard to spend too much time complaining when this is exactly what we’ve been asking for from Disney’s live action remakes for YEARS.

Both Emmas are utterly astounding, committing completely to their larger-than-life characters and giving…

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Special

2019

★★★★ Liked 1

Yes I’m currently obsessed with this show and frantically consuming any HSMTMTS-related content I can find, LOOK AWAY

Cruella

2021

Liked 4

Ahead of the release of Emma Stone’s Cruella  - the latest addition to Disney’s live-action remake “series-of-sorts” - I took the time to rank all of the studio’s previous adaptations of their beloved animated films!

Give it a look over at Loud and Clear, and let me know what your ranking is!