Zounds! A sequel to a box office hit that skipped theatres entirely and went straight to DVD? A sequel that’s hands-down better than the original?

Yup. As unbelievable as it sounds, that’s what you’ll find with the recently released Brother Bear 2, which charmingly (and, at times, schmaltzily) lathers on all those classic Disney themes of friendship, family, coming-of-age epiphanies and young romance. (more…)

As a rule, I don’t cotton to fan-generated hysteria. However, there are exceptions. And Joss Whedon’s Firefly is one of them. For those of you who don’t know, FireFly was Whedon’s tragic foray into Sci Fi (Whedon is the creator of such fan favorites as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel). I say tragic because it was a really good show, awash with Whedonesque banter and agile plots that made it immensely watchable, certainly better than most of what FOX offers up these days (FOX is the network responsible for Firefly’s start and premature end.) (more…)