Jon Negroni

Jon is one of the co-founders of InBetweenDrafts. He hosts the podcasts Thank God for Movies, Mad Men Men, Rookie Pirate Radio, and Fantasy Writing for Barbarians. He doesn't sleep, essentially.

Some of the Best Pixar Video Essays You Can Watch Right Now

From Will DiGravio at Film School Rejects:

If you’re reading this website, or live on this planet, I don’t need to explain to you why Pixar is worthy of its own video essay guide. In fact, I am probably doing Pixar and its body of work a disservice by lumping them all into one guide. All I will say is: Here are five video essays about Pixar you should watch.

Will’s list is wonderful (and his previous video essay guide for “your favorite cartoons” is also worth a look).

There’s a lot in these videos some of you super fans will no doubt have heard before, like how Pixar uses music to make us cry, or how the animation studio pays homage to classic films.

Go on…Some of the Best Pixar Video Essays You Can Watch Right Now

Cinemaholics Review: Crazy Rich Asians, Disenchantment, Alpha, Mile 22

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On the show this week, we have a wide range of films and shows to cover, starting with Crazy Rich Asians, the crowd-pleasing event of the summer as Will Ashton puts it. Maveryke Hines also joins this week to help us review Disenchantment Season 1 on Netflix, Alpha, Mile 22, and a Netflix gem of a movie called To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.

Our Q&A Episode is rapidly approaching. Send us all your movie-related questions and otherwise, either in the comments below or via email: cinemaholicspodcast@gmail.com.

Go on…Cinemaholics Review: Crazy Rich Asians, Disenchantment, Alpha, Mile 22

Cinemaholics Review: The Meg, Like Father, BlacKkKlansman

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Our featured review this week is The Meg, a new shark/monster movie starring Jason Statham. Cohosts Will Ashton and Maveryke Hines joined me this week to discuss the film, plus some others including an early sneak peek review of Crazy Rich Asians.

Don’t forget, our Q&A episode is rapidly approaching, and we’re still collecting your burning questions. We’re obviously hoping for film-related inquiries and topics, but feel free to ask whatever’s on your mind!

Go on…Cinemaholics Review: The Meg, Like Father, BlacKkKlansman

Snarcasm: This WALL-E Theory Makes So Much Sense That It Doesn’t

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Snarcasm is an editorial column I do when I read something so upsetting, I have to publish something snarky and sarcastic about it. Thanks for indulging, and definitely take everything you’re about to read incredibly seriously.

Hi. Fan theories are both the best and the worst. Kind of like people! But you can’t say the same about Pixar’s WALL-E, a triumph of animated cinema about the reckless, capitalist dangers of mankind passively wreaking havoc on the environ—

“Sinister WALL-E fan theory will change the way you watch the sweet Pixar film forever”

Oh, OK. I forgot we were watching this “sweet Pixar film” all wrong. How, exactly, was WALL-E some sort of overtly nice and go-lucky tale, considering all the dystopian apocalyptic subject matter?

Go on…Snarcasm: This WALL-E Theory Makes So Much Sense That It Doesn’t

Cinemaholics Review: Christopher Robin and The Spy Who Dumped Me

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Big episode this week. I’m joined by Will Ashton and Maveryke Hines to review Christopher Robin, Disney’s latest live-action reimagining of a classic tale. Like most of you, I have fond memories of the Winnie the Pooh characters, so I’ve been quite curious about this new film since it was first announced. The reviews are definitely mixed so far, and I think you’ll hear some of that in this episode. Regardless, we had a great conversation about the film, plus some others like The Spy Who Dumped Me and BlacKkKlansman.

Ask us questions! Our Q&A episode is coming up soon, and we’re keeping track of all your questions. Comment below or send us an email to have your voice heard.

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All Three of Pixar’s Billion-Dollar Movies Are Sequels. Now What?

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From Animation World Network:

Incredibles 2 became just the seventh animated film to cross the $1 billion mark at the global box office. It is Disney’s fifth animated and 18th-ever billion-dollar release and joins Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War as Disney’s third release to reach the $1 billion milestone this year.

Egregious success for Disney in 2018 aside, Pixar is now the first animated studio to release three films with $1 billion worldwide box office. And all three of these films are sequels: Toy Story 3, Finding Dory, and now Incredibles 2. And yet people wonder why Pixar continues to make sequels in the first place. Money speaks louder than critics, I suppose.

Go on…All Three of Pixar’s Billion-Dollar Movies Are Sequels. Now What?

Cinemaholics Review: Mission: Impossible – Fallout

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Tom Cruise is back for another mission, this time in Mission: Impossible – Fallout, once again directed by Christopher McQuarrie. I’m joined by my regular cohosts this week to review the film, Will Ashton and Maveryke Hines (who is back from his time off the show). It’s a packed episode with plenty to get into, so let’s get started.

Please send us your questions. We’re planning on doing our first Q&A episode, so ask us anything. We’ll be devoting a full episode to answering your questions, whether they be personal, professional, or downright absurd. Can’t wait to read what all of you come up with.

Go on…Cinemaholics Review: Mission: Impossible – Fallout