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1 week ago | 
framerated.co.uk | Cian McGrath
Lady and the Tramp couldn’t have a more endearing opening, with gorgeous animation outdone only by a short story in itself whose lyrical simplicity is beautiful to behold. After Jim Dear (Lee Millar) gifts his wife Darling (Peggy Lee) a Cocker Spaniel, Lady (Barbara Luddy), we watch the young pup struggle to acclimatise to her new home; specifically, the fact that she’s left to her own devices downstairs come nightfall.
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1 week ago | 
medium.com | Cian McGrath
Retrospective Film ReviewThe romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt. Lady and the Tramp couldn’t have a more endearing opening, with gorgeous animation outdone only by a short story in itself whose lyrical simplicity is beautiful to behold.
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1 week ago | 
framerated.co.uk | Cian McGrath
In honour of Frame Rated’s 10th anniversary, this list compiles the 10 greatest performances from the years 2015 to 2025 (so far). This highly subjective list celebrates the transformative power of acting, where a character can suddenly feel like a real person, a heroic figure, or a nightmarish villain through a committed portrayal, which is only fitting for a publication marking its 10-year anniversary that has been celebrating the transformative power of cinema since its inception.
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1 week ago | 
medium.com | Cian McGrath
FeatureCelebrate our 10th anniversary with this list of great acting…In honour of Frame Rated’s 10th anniversary, this list compiles the 10 greatest performances from the years 2015 to 2025 (so far).
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1 week ago | 
framerated.co.uk | Cian McGrath
Brothers Jake (John Belushi) and Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) Blues are in a bit of a bind, and that’s putting it lightly. With the former having just been released from prison, the Blues brothers have barely any time to come up with the $5,000 necessary to save the orphanage they were raised in from being closed.
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1 week ago | 
medium.com | Cian McGrath
Retrospective Film ReviewJake Blues and his brother Elwood are reunited to save their old R&B band and the Catholic home where they were raised…Brothers Jake (John Belushi) and Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) Blues are in a bit of a bind, and that’s putting it lightly. With the former having just been released from prison, the Blues brothers have barely any time to come up with the $5,000 necessary to save the orphanage they were raised in from being closed.
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1 week ago | 
framerated.co.uk | Cian McGrath
It’s remarkable how shoddy a toy’s life seems in Pixar’s Toy Story films (which, unfortunately, can no longer be referred to as a trilogy). Toys lie in wait for their beloved owners to play with them, whereby they slacken their bodies, turn into mutes, and resign themselves to whatever form of playtime these kids devise. The options may be endless thanks to children’s limitless imaginations, but what remains unchanged is how these toys wordlessly accept whatever is asked of them.
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1 week ago | 
medium.com | Cian McGrath
Retrospective Film ReviewThe toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care centre instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college…It’s remarkable how shoddy a toy’s life seems in Pixar’s Toy Story films (which, unfortunately, can no longer be referred to as a trilogy). Toys lie in wait for their beloved owners to play with them, whereby they slacken their bodies, turn into mutes, and resign themselves to whatever form of playtime these kids devise.
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2 weeks ago | 
framerated.co.uk | Cian McGrath
It’s difficult to discuss starry-eyed fictional interpretations of Pocahontas without feeling the need to immediately dive into the true story behind this woman, her life, and her untimely death. At the same time, no one would expect an 81-minute Disney film intended for children to depict these events with anything resembling pinpoint accuracy in their dramatisation of Pocahontas’ interactions with the Englishman John Smith.
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2 weeks ago | 
medium.com | Cian McGrath
Retrospective Film ReviewAn English soldier and the daughter of an Algonquin chief share a romance when English colonists invade 17th-century Virginia. It’s difficult to discuss starry-eyed fictional interpretations of Pocahontas without feeling the need to immediately dive into the true story behind this woman, her life, and her untimely death.
