Kickin It (2011-2015)

Kickin’ It (2011–2015) Review “Hi-ya to heart — the dojo comedy that kicked its way into Disney XD history.” — Lets start by showing y’all the theme song shall we? 🎵 Theme Song The Kickin’ It theme song is catchy as heck — exactly what you want from a Disney XD action-comedy. Upbeat, high-energy, and…

Frankenweenie (2012)

🐶⚡Frankenweenie (2012) Review “It’s Alive… Again!” 🎬 Let’s start by showing y’all the trailers, shall we? Frankenweenie Trailer — Disney’s 180° TurnaroundBack in 1984, Disney took one look at Tim Burton’s original Frankenweenie short film and said, “Nope, too dark, too weird, too creepy for kids.” They literally fired him over it. Fast-forward almost three…

Young Frankenstein (1974)

🧟‍♂️ Young Frankenstein (1974) “It’s pronounced Fronkensteen!” Lets start by showing y’all the trailers shall we? — 🎬 Non-Spoiler Thoughts I recently watched Young Frankenstein and wow — no wonder this has become so many people’s favorite Frankenstein movie. It’s not scary, not faithful to Mary Shelley’s text, and it doesn’t even pretend to be….

ParaNorman (2012)

👻 ParaNorman (2012) Review “The Boy Who Saw Dead People” — 🎥 Let’s start by showing y’all the trailers shall we? — 📖 Non-Spoiler Plot Overview Norman Babcock (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is a boy with a strange gift: he can see and talk to ghosts. That sounds cool, but in his small town, it makes him…

Scooby Doo on Zombie Island

Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998) 🧟‍♂️🐾 “The movie that gave kids nightmares… and gave me my love for zombies.” — 🎥 Trailers Let’s start with showing you all the trailers, shall we? — 📝 Non-Spoiler Review If you haven’t visited this film yet, you’re missing out. This isn’t your average Scooby-Doo mystery where it’s “Old…

Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)

🎃 Ernest Scared Stupid (1991) Campy Chaos Done Right Lets start by showing y’all the trailers shall we? 🎬 Trailers 📖 Non-Spoiler Plot Overview So, cards on the table — I’ve said before (and I stand by it) that Ernest Saves Christmas was the first and only Ernest movie I’d ever watched. That still counts…

Coraline (2009)

🧵 Coraline (2009) Review 🧵 “Buttons, Tunnels, and Trauma” 🎥 Let’s start by showing y’all the trailers, shall we? — 🌀 Non-Spoiler Plot Overview Coraline follows Coraline Jones (Dakota Fanning), a curious and stubborn little girl who moves into a new house with her distracted parents. She stumbles upon a small hidden door in the…

Its The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown (1966)

🎃 It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) 🎃 “A Halloween tradition that’s equal parts sweet, sad, and timelessly funny.” — 🎥 Let’s start by showing y’all the trailers, shall we? — 🏢 Studio & Style Produced by Bill Melendez Productions and Lee Mendelson Film Productions, this special continues the Peanuts tradition of translating Charles…

Scary Godmother (2003)

Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktacular (2003) Review 🎃👻 “A fever dream wrapped in low-poly skeleton bones.” Let’s start by showing y’all the trailer, shall we? 🎬 — 🎨 Who Made This Thing?This isn’t your typical Halloween special. Scary Godmother was adapted from Jill Thompson’s children’s books/graphic novels, and then in 2003, Mainframe Entertainment (yep, the ReBoot…

Hotel Transylvania 3 Summer Vacation (2018)

🚢 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) Review “Cruising toward mediocrity.” — Lets start by showing y’all the trailers shall we? 🎥 Trailers The trailers promised a colorful twist: monsters leaving the safety of the hotel for a luxury cruise. A fresh setting, a new romance for Dracula, and vacation chaos were teased — but…