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The Nimona cast on the film’s long journey
Elemental

Elemental continues Pixar’s recent trend of middling movies that, with the addition of a few important missing elements, could have been great.

Elemental opens

Pixar’s Elemental is now playing in 4,035 theatres according to The Numbers. It’s doing fairly well with the critics, earning a Rotten Tomatoes score of 75%. Their consensus: “Elemental may not satisfy as fully as the greatest Pixar pictures, but it remains a solid story told with dazzling visual flair.” Box Office Pro predicts a […]

Pixar seeks return of box office magic with Elemental
Up short Carl’s Date to play before Elemental
Pixar releases Elio teaser trailer
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Alright, let’s do this one more time. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse looks great and its actors are outstanding. But we’ll have to do this one more time again before we know where it’s going.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse opens

Sony’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse opens today in 4,313 theatres according to The Numbers. The film is a huge hit with the critics, earning a 95% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Their consensus: “Just as visually dazzling and action-packed as its predecessor, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse thrills from start to cliffhanger conclusion.” Box Office Pro […]

The Little Mermaid swims to $117.5m domestic bow
Netflix teases Nimona with first trailer
Pixar’s Win or Lose coming to Disney+ in December 2023
First reactions from The Little Mermaid premiere
Director teases Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken