Julie Andrews Archives

Mary Poppins (1964)

Rating: ★★★★

Mar 1, 2001Flying Nanny Frolics

Disney classic that is mostly a series of dance and effects sequences strung together without any real plot nevertheless is conducted with a dizzying absurdism and perfect charm that never wears out its welcome

Director: Robert Stevenson

Actors: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Karin Dotrice, Matthew Garber, …

Category: Fantasy

1 March 200130 April 2020 by Roog

Shrek 2 (2004)

Rating: ★★

Jul 5, 2004Animation/Fairytale Spoof

Shrek was a fresh and original hit. The first of four insipid sequels, this seems to merely coast by on our liking of the characters while upping the fairytale parody

Director: Andrew Adamson, Conrad Vernon, Kelly Asbury

Actors: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas, …

Category: Fantasy

5 July 20045 December 2024 by Roog

Shrek the Third (2007)

Rating: ★★

Jun 24, 2007Animation/Fairytale Spoof

The third of the Shrek films settles in with a formulaic blandness where the characters turn up more because everyone expects them to than the film finds much for them to do

Director: Chris Miller, Raman Hui

Actors: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas, …

Category: Fantasy

24 June 20077 September 2025 by Roog

Despicable Me (2010)

Rating: ★★★★

Jul 17, 2010Animation/Comic Travails of a Super-Villain

An animated effort about a mad scientist and three orphans. One entered this with zero expectation only for it to unexpectedly emerge as a side-splitting and completely charming pleasure

Director: Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin

Actors: Steve Carell, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Jason Segel, …

Category: Science Fiction

17 July 201017 January 2026 by Roog

Shrek Forever After (2010)

Rating: ★

Jun 19, 2010Animation/Fairytale Spoof

The fourth of the Shrek films. By this point, the freshness and originality of the first film has been buried under animated film formula, while the plot is a tired rehash of It's a Wonderful Life

Director: Mike Mitchell

Actors: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas, …

Category: Fantasy

19 June 20105 December 2024 by Roog

Tooth Fairy (2010)

Rating: ★

Jan 27, 2010Tough Guy Becomes a Tooth Fairy

From the top wrestling superstar in the world in the early 00s to movie action hero to being dressed in a pink tutu with fairy wings, it is hard to believe that Dwayne Johnson’s box-office star would have ever recovered from this family film embarrassment that sees him cast as a fairy

Director: Michael Lembeck

Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd, Stephen Merchant, Julie Andrews, …

Category: Fantasy

27 January 201023 December 2024 by Roog

Despicable Me 3 (2017)

Rating: ★★

Sep 9, 2017Animation/Comic Travails of a Super-Villain

Despicable Me was a delightful debut for Illumination Entertainment but has come close to making the studio a one-hit wonder they have milked that one hit for all they can

Director: Eric Guillon, Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin

Actors: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker, Miranda Cosgrove, …

Category: Science Fiction

9 September 201713 May 2026 by Roog