 Disney/Pixar, 2020. The name alone - PIXAR - exudes a certain level of high-quality, creativity and innovation that few other brands have ever achieved. But with high expectations come greater risk of letdown, and while "Onward" sure looks pretty, it feels more like a side-step than a leap forward for the high-powered animation studio.
 Walt Disney Animation, 2019. Not that my opinion will matter in the larger picture, but "Frozen II" feels like re-heated Disney leftovers.
 Walt Disney Pictures, 2019. Despite being crushed by critics, the newest version of Disney's "The Lion King" is anything but soulless. Let me explain.
 Disney/Pixar, 2019. The gang is back for another adventure, but is "Toy Story 4" worthy of its predecessors, or should Pixar put a fork in it?
 Universal Pictures, 2019. What's there to say about a movie like this? Kids will like it, adults probably won't. Even so, the money it's set to make for Universal will rain in like...well...cats and dogs.
 Warner Bros. Pictures, 2019. The first "good" movie based on a video game? I'm not quite sure I can grant "Detective Pikachu" that honor, but it makes a solid case, relying heavily on fan-service...as any Pokémon movie should.
 Read Tom's quick reviews of these movies at the following link: https://www.axs.com/movie-reviews-despicable-me-3-baby-driver-and-the-house-lead-this-week-120396 Movie reviews: 'Cars 3' and long-awaited Tupac film, 'All Eyez on Me' drive into theaters, June 166/30/2017  CodeBlack/Lionsgate, 2017. Read Tom's quick reviews of these movies at the following link: www.axs.com/movie-reviews-cars-3-and-long-awaited-tupac-film-all-eyez-on-me-drive--119775  DreamWorks Animation, 2017. Read Tom's quick reviews of these movies at the following link: https://www.axs.com/movie-reviews-weekend-of-june-2-sees-wonder-woman-captain-underpants-a-119269  Paramount Pictures, 2017. |
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Tom Santilli is a professional film critic, TV personality, host and
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He also is the film critic for WXYZ Channel 7 Action News in Detroit,
and appeared weekly on FOX-2 in Detroit from 2016-2020.
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