John's Lair

  Hello everyone, it's been quite a while since we've had a proper movie review on this blog hasn't it? To get back into the swing of things let's take a look at the newest offering of Dreamworks Animation: " Kung Fu Panda 4". Now this franchise is bar none my favorite from Dreamworks. Yes even more so than "How To Train Your Dragon". "Kung Fu Panda" boasts charming characters, moving storytelling, and of course some of the best fight scenes ever seen in an animated film, if not THE best. So imagine my surprise when I found out that there was going to be a fourth installment to the franchise, especially when it seemed like the third film wrapped things up perfectly.  Just like a certain other franchise. In Po's fourth outing, Shifu informs him that his time as the dragon warrior is coming to an end as he now has to take up Oogway's old position as spiritual leader of the valley of peace. Naturally Po is hesitant to give up being the

 I think I speak for everyone when I say that 2023 was not a good year for the house of mouse. Especially considering that was their big 100 year anniversary. Aside from "Elemental" and "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3", volume three almost all of their movies, have flopped at the box office. Quite possibly the most humiliating failure was Disney Animations "Wish", which was supposed to be celebrating a century of storytelling. Unfortunately it got trashed by critics, got a mixed response from fans, and it grossed $243 million on a $200 million budget. After a string of failures, a lot of people have been wondering how Disney Animation can bounce back from this. Well they got their answer on February 7th, as the studio announced their newest feature to be released in November, which, as it turns out is a sequel to "Moana". Now this caught everyone off guard, including yours truly. While I am looking forward to seeing how this turns out, I have som