When the Giant logo showed up in Disclosure Day. As someone who has lived in Virginia for 2 decades now and Giant basically being the big local grocery chain there, I approve.

RIP Gene Shallit. He always felt like one of those critics who had a genuine passion what he was doing, helped paved the way for future critics, and did it without the ego and constant toxic negativity, even when he disliked something, that we see too much of in modern film discourse.

Disclosure Day was GREAT. Really great. But man... ...it's definitely not for everyone. Just going to say that right now.

I cannot be more happier for how both Obsession and Backrooms have been doing. But at the same time... ...there are those who have taken their successes for granted. They aren't exactly comparable to say... ...The Mandalorian and Grogu. A film that was a much different beast than them.

Whoo boy. I may not exactly be looking forward to the Moana remake... ...but that take... ...wow. That was just very poor.

I really hope there is a Zootopia world in Kingdom Hearts IV. It would be very, VERY inevitable.

Greg Baldwin, the voice of Uncle Iroh in ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender,’ criticizes Paramount and Nickelodeon over the state of the franchise: “Paramount doesn’t care about ATLA. The new regime at Paramount is straight up evil.”

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I cannot be more happier for Obsession, Backrooms, and The Last Act tearing up the box office right now. And I also think Disclosure Day, Toy Story 5, Minions and Monsters, The Odyssey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and yes, even the Moana remake will be huge.

I am filled nothing but full contempt and resentment towards The New York Post for flat out doxxing the director of the Backrooms, Kane Parsons. Not only did they doxxed his house, they then proceeded to criticize him for still living with his parents and how his house isn’t fucking Mar-a-Lago.

What a finale. #amazingdigitalcircus

Really have to wait until the first trailer to really get to see how Ray Gunn will be in motion. With that said... ...still wish it was not in Skydance's hands.

Happy Pride Month.

‘Amphibia’ creator Matt Braly speaks out against the use of AI in animation: “If you need to partner with AI to get a greenlight on your project, it ain’t worth it.”

To any artist or creator who is still trying to make stuff with your own touch and hands, keep doing what you're doing. We need your voice more than ever and your creativity will thrive in this day and age. Keep creating and keep moving forward with making art you make yourself.

For those who are looking for a Mexican animation hero who knows that you should never use AI, then I'd like to propose the Ambiz bros. They made the first stop motion animated movie fully made in Mexico and it's coming to Netflix in a few weeks. youtube.com/watch?v=diRw...

AI is a toy that you mess around with for several minutes or hours until you get the results you want. Which doesn't happen either most of the time or all of the time. It was never meant to replace ACTUAL human work and labor. And it never should.

I've noticed I have a fondness for animated films that promote co-existence and realising we're all on this planet together, regardless of which community we're a part of. This message is so important and I'm glad to see films like these and others showcasing that.

Daniel Pemberton is one of the best film composers to come out of the recent decade. I really do mean it.

So it turns out that Toy Story 5 being rated PG was indeed true all along. Times have changed. Though to be honest, I doubt it will be THAT much more darker than the previous 4 films Even if they could get pretty dark.

Call your reps and your AGs because trying to fast track a merger in less than 5 months on this scale is not going to end well.

www.thewrap.com/industry-new... David Ellison is pushing for PSKY to fully close its buyout of WBD as early as July 15th. No way would a mega merger close this fast so please, do not panic. Doomposting and fearmongering won’t help us block it, that’s up to the courts. #BlocktheMerger

This is a horrifically ill-advised move by @kinolorber.com at a time when we are actively living through a fascist administration. This release would further perpetuate their hateful rhetoric and it must not be allowed to happen.

We lost Tom Kane today. Someone who was an ABSOLUTE triple threat at voice acting and movie trailer announcing. And was just all around a nice and caring person to be around by those who knew him. And also voiced a Yoda who ended up being just as good as Frank Oz's.

They're getting work, at least.

I've got a gut feeling that DreamWorks' involvement in Cocomelon: The Movie is just their logo being attached to it as a label if anything (ie Sony Animation with the Goosebumps films, the two Aardman films, Wish Dragon, etc).

I mean, I’m sure it’s not going to be anything special, but I’m way out of it’s target demographic so whatever, plus I am just SO looking forward to the animation community hate watching it for their own rant videos and not shutting up about it just like what we just got with Animal Farm. Oh joy

Do not harass the hardworking animators who desperately need the work for helping make this movie. Instead, diss the studio heads and algorithmic bullsh*t that got set movie greenlit in the first place.

AI doesn't make you any smarter or brighter. No matter how many times you use it, you will never find the best answer.

Genuinely amazed by the amount of talent in the Cocomelon film's cast. While I still have next to no faith in the film itself, I do have a feeling it's reactions will repeat how The Emoji Movie was received a decade prior. A film that people... ...probably riled on more than they needed to.

Started a little Instagram(I am on there... ...quite a lot.) account about a HUGE thing that I enjoy doing... ...I recommend you go give it a look! A lot of cool stuff will be coming. www.instagram.com/trittoys2002...

As someone who did frequently watch videos from WatchMojo during the 2010s... ...really seeing them fall THIS hard is just astonishing. Being a big mill for YouTube and ones little are catching are one thing, getting angry at a video calling them out is another thing.

Laika seems like they got into some anthro business.

Peter Jackson confirmed that The Adventures of Tintin 2 WILL indeed be happening and he will write and direct it himself. My god. I cannot be more happier.

Rosalina is probably one of the most beautiful characters in any Nintendo game. Let alone Nintendo series and Super Mario. She is very calming and sweet and also just VERY fine.

The Legend of Aang situation really has been discouraging for everyone involved and is just a lose-lose situation all around. It has been bad for the leakers because they found files they weren't supposed to find, found a whole film that wasn't yet to be released...

Happy Day of Linda Mitchell, the mother of two.

Everyone talks about Golden and Soda Pop... ...and for good reason. But How It's Done and What It Sounds Like also slaps too.

Refusing to take viruses seriously does not make them not serious. If we skirt the worst-case scenario with Andes hantavirus, there are others in the wings like Ebola. The very wrong lessons our society took from Covid need to be replaced with healthy fear and caution to avoid endless disasters.

Fear mongering is also very bad. As is doomerism. But we should still stay safe and take good safety precautions.

Illumination animators when they get asked to animate slapstick scenes...

The new Star Fox designs... ...well, they are something.

Pookoo has Nate Torrence voice a character who only shows up for a few seconds. But when he did, I could ABSOLUTELY hear Clawhauser coming out of his mouth.

The Academy has banned AI from ever winning an Oscar. • Only roles “demonstrably performed by humans with their consent” can be nominated for acting Oscars • Screenplays “must be human-authored” to qualify for a nomination

A tad late... ...but my favorite film ever had a VERY messy and troubled production. Zootopia didn't become Zootopia until a year and a half before it came out.

HUGE NEWS: The $110B Paramount-Warner Bros. merger just hit a major legal roadblock. A federal consumer lawsuit was filed today in CA to PERMANENTLY BLOCK the deal. The public is fighting back against this media takeover. 🛑📺 #BlockTheMerger #Antitrust #BreakingNews

Sonic 4 will be getting a worldwide IMAX release. Incredibles 3 will use the virtual IMAX camera that Pixar used on Lightyear. Life is good.

I hope Neon actually does a good job of handling Ally and not repeat what they did with Robot Dreams and Arco. That's all I hope for.

The only thing I will say about the current film criticism discourse is I don't like the increase in buzzwords being used in professional reviews. Why am I seeing terms like "slop" and "jingling keys" in IndieWire reviews? Did they hire Harry Knowles?