As Disney celebrates its 100th year, its Walt Disney Animation Studios borrows its past for its latest film, “Wish,” its 62nd, making references to at least a few of the 61 that came before it. Most ...

“When You Wish Upon a Star” is one of those songs, like “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” that’s bigger than a song. It was first heard, of course, in the 1940 Walt Disney animated classic “Pinocchio,” ...

When I reviewed Wish in November, I said, “Wish sprinkles a touch of magic onto the screen, taking audiences on a heartfelt and visually enchanting adventure.” After watching it again, my thoughts on ...

The formulaic nature of Disney stories helps make them reassuring to young viewers, but “Wish,” the latest in what is now a seven-year string of subpar features from Walt Disney Animation Studios, is ...

Set in the kingdom of Rosas, Wish follows Asha, a sharp-witted idealist who makes a wish so powerful that it's answered by a cosmic force—a ball of boundless energy called Star. Asha and Star confront ...

When you wish upon a star you hope for something more pleasing than "Wish," Disney's calculated, confusing and magic-free new animated riff on its own 100-year-old company history and the times when ...

“Wish” is a perfect animated family movie — if you’re looking to put the kids to sleep. Usually, when family-friendly films are screened for critics, the younger viewers brought along as guests are ...

Wish is a beautifully animated homage to classic Disney, but the film in front of us is weighed down with the baggage that all of the modern Disney movies seem to have. Director: Chris Buck and Fawn ...

“When You Wish Upon a Star” is one of those songs, like “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” that’s bigger than a song. It was first heard, of course, in the 1940 Walt Disney animated classic “Pinocchio,” ...

So most of the big animation studios have sent us their big 2023 features already. Last weekend Dreamworks sent out those music-lovin’ TROLLS into the multiplex, while Sony “kicked off” the flood of ...