There's a famous scene in "The Lion King" in which feline prince Simba, still learning of the responsibilities he will take on once he becomes ruler of the Pride Lands, listens as his wise father ...

During a quarterly earnings call in May of 2025, Disney CEO Bob Iger stressed that its feature animation divisions will prioritize sequels over original films (per Cartoon Brew). "I just think that ...

Pixar's Hoppers knows it's like Avatar. Its protagonist, 19-year-old animal lover Mabel Tanaka (voiced by Piper Curda), draws the comparison as soon as she learns about the movie's "hopping" ...

Just when I start to count Pixar out, they pull me right back in. It is no secret that the studio’s track record over the past decade has been mostly hit or miss; I found their last film, Elio, ...

Hoppers opens with the story of Mabel (voice of Lila Liu, early on) and her grandma, Tanaka (Karen Hule). Mabel takes a turtle, a snake and some other animals from her school and puts them in her ...

At one point in time, Pixar was on top of the world with the Toy Story franchise, Ratatouille, and Up. In recent years, their momentum has cooled (did anyone realize Elio came out last year?), and ...

‘Hoppers’ is the most purely Pixar movie in a long time, lovely to look at, filled with heart, and breezily paced, even if parts of it don’t quite gel. Pixar has had a rough go of it for a few years, ...

For the longest time, Pixar has set the benchmark when it comes to animated movies. Rival studios have certainly given them a run for their money in recent years, whether it's Sony Pictures ...

I’ll admit it, I walked into Hoppers with hesitation. That seems to be the theme of the animated films released so far this year. The trailers didn’t quite sell me. They made it look like light chaos, ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Lizard. Lizard. Lizard. These were the words that echoed throughout the room as I sat in a daze of confusion at the Destination D23 event in Orlando last August. Both myself and ...

At last, the cruel, cold winter is giving way to a fast-approaching Spring (at least for most of the country). And what do many young men’s (and ladies’) fancies turn to, other than a amor? Why, going ...