Since Disney's animation renaissance, that started back in 2010 with Tangled , everything they've been putting out has been consistently very good, from the Oscar winning Big Hero 6 to the box office smashing Frozen . None of them, however, have been as good as Zootropolis . Obviously, Zootropolis delivers on the essentials. The animation is as beautiful as you'd expect from a studio like Disney in 2016 and the character and location design is some of the best I've ever seen. I thought that the city of San Fransokyo in Big Hero 6 was stunning, but Zootroplis is on another level. There's huge attention to detail throughout, with design choices as small as trains having different sized doors for different sized animals, or big as the city being split into multiple different environments. The level of creativity on display here is on par with some of Pixar's greatest work. Everything else is just as high quality as the animation. The script is incredibly fa...

The Force Awakens was supposed to be bad. It's the seventh film in a franchise, following on from three films that were not well received and is (technically) a Disney sequel. I have now gone to see it four times. Technical Brilliance As far as fundamental filmmaking is concerned, The Force Awakens surpasses any of the previous Star Wars films. It's by far the best written Star Wars film, not that the bar was set particularly high. Still, it's a surprisingly witty film. Aside from the odd line of obligatory exposition, dialogue is very snappy, fast paced and unexpectedly funny. I've probably laughed more in this film than I have in many so-called comedies. While it's not exactly Aaron Sorkin level, J.J. Abrams’ fantastic directing and the actors brilliant delivery, as well as the tight, fast paced editing do help to elevate it. Speaking of the editing, The Force Awakens is also much better paced than any of the other Star Wars films. It's constantly ...