Review By JESSICA ALMY I have to admit that a good part of my enchantment with Disney’s 2009 flick “The Princess and the Frog” has to do with its toe-tapping soundtrack, and the role that jazz plays in the New Orleans-based storyline. This retelling of the Frog Prince, now available on DVD, also features beautiful [...]
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The Princess and the Frog
January 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Movies
Tags:Animated Movies·Crocodiles·Disney·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Frogs·Jazz·Music·Older Elementary·Princess
Toy Story
December 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Movies
Review By JESSICA ALMY There’s not much to say about “Toy Story” from a vegetarian perspective. Chances are most kids will enjoy the simple but fun plot line, and there’s certainly very little that would offend anyone, much less vegetarians or vegans. That said, watching this 1990s Pixar/ Disney flick with my daughter recently, two [...]
Tags:1990s Movies·Chained Dogs·Companion Animals·Disney·Dogs·Early Elementary·Junk Food·Pixar·Preschoolers
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
November 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Movies
Review By JESSICA ALMY As I’ve previously alluded, I am not a huge fan of the Disney princess franchise. Not only am I concerned that we’re inculcating young girls with stories about privilege and a certain brand of feminine beauty – not particularly important values – but I worry about how the characters are mass [...]
Tags:Animated Movies·Butterflies·Disney·Early Elementary·Fairies·Family·Female Protagonist·Friendship·Preschoolers
The Fox and the Hound
August 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Movies
Review By JESSICA ALMY “The Fox and the Hound” is classic Disney, in the best sense. In this 1980s animated film, the makers of “Bambi” are at it again, taking on hunting from the animals’ perspective. While some scenes are a little scary — the hunting scenes frightened my kiddo, as did a scene with [...]
Tags:1980s Childrens Movies·Animated Movies·Disney·Dogs·Early Elementary·Foxes·Hunting·Older Elementary·Wildlife·Wildlife Rehabilitation
The Little Mermaid
July 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Movies
Review By JESSICA ALMY As a mom and a feminist, I’m not crazy that “The Little Mermaid” is premised on Ariel’s decision to leave her family and literally give up her voice for a man she’s only just met. I worry what this teaches our daughters about love. That said, I’m the first to admit [...]
Tags:1980s Childrens Movies·Crabs·Disney·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Fish·Fishing·Mermaids
Ratatouille
January 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Movies
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT A movie about a friendly rat who loves to cook? Sign us up! Buoyed by our love of the Ice Age films (despite my initial skepticism), I cozied up with my son and waited for Disney and Pixar to cast their magic spells on us. It never happened. “Ratatouille” traces the [...]
Tags:Depictions of Meat in Film·Disney·Early Elementary·Jennifer Gannett·Kids Movies·Pixar·Rat·Ratatouille
Bolt
December 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Movies
Review By JESSICA ALMY Kiddo and I both loved “Bolt,” though I do think she was a little young to understand it entirely. It starts sweetly when Penny rescues Bolt as a puppy. Viewers soon discover that Bolt and Penny are stars of an action TV series, but Bolt has no idea that it’s all [...]
Tags:Cats·Companion Animals·Disney·Dogs·Hamsters·Kids Movies·Pets for Life
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