The Monster Squad Dir. by Fred Dekker Starring Andre Gower, Duncan Regehr and Tom Noonan Plot A club of monster movie-obsessed pre-teens learns that monsters are real when Dracula comes to their town, accompanied by the other Universal horror monsters. He’s searching for a mystical amulet hidden somewhere in the town that will give him … Continue reading The Monster Squad
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One Hundred and One Dalmatians
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske and Wolfgang Reitherman Synopsis Pongo is a rather bored Dalmatian living in a London apartment with his human, a struggling songwriter named Roger. To alleviate the boredom, Pongo attempts to find mates for the both of them, and succeeds: soon Roger is married … Continue reading One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Cloak & Dagger
Cloak & Dagger (1984) Dir. by Richard Franklin Starring Henry Thomas, Dabney Coleman and Michael Murphy Plot A kid obsessed with secret agent tabletop RPGs and video games finds himself in a real spy adventure when a murdered government agent gives him classified documents disguised as a video game just before dying. Chased by spies and mercenaries, … Continue reading Cloak & Dagger
Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty (1959) Directed by Clyde Geronimi Synopsis: A holiday is proclaimed to celebrate the recent birth of King Stefan and Queen Leah’s daughter Aurora, and everyone is invited. Well, almost everyone: the evil fairy Maleficent got snubbed. As the three good fairies, Flora, Fauna and Merriweather, are bestowing the newborn with gifts of beauty … Continue reading Sleeping Beauty
The Goonies
The Goonies (1985) Dir. by Richard Donner Starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin and Corey Feldman Plot A group of kids from Astoria, Oregon, whose homes are about to be demolished to make way for a country club, attempt to follow a map to the hidden treasure of the legendary 17th century pirate One-Eyed Willie. In the process, … Continue reading The Goonies
Lady and the Tramp
Lady and the Tramp (1955) Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske and Wilfred Jackson Synopsis In 1909, “Jim Dear” gives his wife, “Darling”, a Christmas gift of a cocker spaniel puppy. Given the name Lady, she enjoys being doted on by her upper-middle-class owners, and her friendship with the local dogs Jock and Trusty. Soon … Continue reading Lady and the Tramp
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) Dir. by Tom Shadyac Starring Jim Carrey, Courtney Cox, Tone Loc and Sean Young Plot When the Miami Dolphins football team’s mascot, a live dolphin named Snowflake, goes missing on the eve of the Super Bowl, the team hires a highly eccentric private eye and “pet detective” named Ace Ventura to … Continue reading Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Peter Pan
Peter Pan (1953) Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske and Wilfred Jackson Synopsis Upset when the antics of his children disrupt his party preparations, Mr. Darling orders his oldest daughter Wendy to stop telling her brothers stories about Peter Pan. He also declares that she’s too old to keep living in the nursery, something that … Continue reading Peter Pan
Krull
Krull (1983) Dir. by Peter Yates Starring Ken Marshall, Freddie Jones, and Lysette Anthony Plot A young prince teams up with a mysterious wise man, a cyclops, an ineffectual sorcerer and a band of thieves to rescue his fiancée from the teleporting fortress of an interplanetary marauder, who believes that the princess’s child is destined to … Continue reading Krull
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (1951) Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske and Wilfred Jackson Synopsis The young Alice, bored by her history lesson, wanders off and encounters a talking, clothed rabbit. She follows him down a rabbit hole and into the strange world of Wonderland. There she encounters a series of bizarre and nonsensical characters, while … Continue reading Alice in Wonderland
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