Beauty and the Beast (1991)
A key entry in the Disney revival of the 1990s, Beauty and the Beast retells the old French fairytale, originally written centuries before, to a new generation. Paige O’Hara voices Belle, a provincial French...
1990s / Animation / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Romance
by Vincent Leo · Published March 20, 2017 · Last modified July 10, 2018
A key entry in the Disney revival of the 1990s, Beauty and the Beast retells the old French fairytale, originally written centuries before, to a new generation. Paige O’Hara voices Belle, a provincial French...
2010s / Animation / Comedy / Family
by Vincent Leo · Published July 12, 2016 · Last modified July 13, 2018
Upon first glance, The Secret Life of Pets would seem like a take-off on Pixar’s Toy Story series, using pets instead of toys to show the world of individual hobbies and collective adventures the characters would go in...
2010s / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
by Vincent Leo · Published December 24, 2014 · Last modified July 13, 2018
From the appearance of the terrible pratfall-filled trailer, Paddington would appear like one of those anthropomorphic misfires in the vein of Kangaroo Jack or Yogi Bear. The film had some dubious press in the late days of its production...
2000s / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family
by Vincent Leo · Published June 4, 2003 · Last modified April 30, 2019
The group at Pixar continues the magic formula of putting out great looking family films with heart and inspiration in their latest crowd-pleaser, Finding Nemo. This is the fifth major motion picture release, and every...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.