Episode 26:
Reel vs. Reel:
Coco vs. The Book of Life
The Animated Heroine compares two movies that explore Mexican culture and the Day of the Dead.
Special Episode:
The Animated Heroine:
On the Rack - Donkey X
The Animated Heroine is joined by Jess to review
Donkey X, which is about as good as one would expect.
Special Episode:
The Animated Heroine:
On the Rack - The Snurks
The Animated Heroine looks at the German animated film
The Snurks. Suprise; it's not that good.
Special Episode:
The Animated Heroine:
Rise of the Guardians
The Animated Heroine looks at
Rise of the Guardians in this belated Holiday special.
Special Episode:
The Animated Heroine:
On the Rack - Bee Movie
The Animated Heroine finally watches the meme-tastic Jerry Seinfeld animated comedy
Bee Movie that the Internet is buzzing about.
Episode 21:
Reel vs. Reel:
Classic Scooby-Doo Movies
The Animated Heroine looks at the first three tv film adaptations of
Scooby Doo: Where Are You? Get ready for some low production value on this one!
Special Episode:
The Animated Heroine:
On the Rack - The Ant Bully
The Animated Heroine looks at
The Ant Bully. An upgrade from the last episode of On the Rack but...that's not saying much.
Episode 19:
Reel vs. Reel:
The Shrek Movies
The Animated Heroine looks over all four
Shrek movies to see which one is superior.
Episode 18:
Reel vs. Reel:
Surf's Up vs. Happy Feet
The Animated Heroine looks at
Surf's Up and
Happy Feet to see which animated penguin movie is superior.
Episode 17:
Reel vs. Reel:
Moana vs. Frozen
The Animated Heroine looks at Disney's
Moana and
Frozen to determine which one is the better film.
Special Episode:
The Animated Heroine:
On the Rack - Thunder and the House of Magic
The Animated Heroine looks at
Thunder and the House of Magic. Will this be the On the Rack film that is finally good? No...no, it won't.
Episode 16:
Reel vs. Reel:
Ferngully vs. Epic
The Animated Heroine returns to Reel vs. Reel to look at the nostalgic traditionally animated film
Ferngully and the 2013 CG fantasy film
Epic.
Special Episode:
The Animated Heroine:
On the Rack - Worms
The Animated Heroine looks at a stop motion film about worms...with yet another deceptive DVD cover.
Special Episode:
The Animated Heroine:
On the Rack - A Fish Tale
It's a traditionally animated movie about kids turning into fish with a bad CG DVD cover and Alan Rickman...so it has to be good, right?
Special Episode:
Reel vs. Reel:
Animals United
The Animated Heroine returns to On The Rack with a movie she nabbed on its way to the garbage.
Special Episode:
Reel vs. Reel:
My Top 25 Favourite Animated Films (15-11)
The Animated Heroine continues to count down her favorite animated films, this time with a couple of Christmas movies thrown in for good measure.
Episode 15:
Reel vs. Reel:
Coraline vs. ParaNorman
The Animated Heroine looks at two of her favorite animated films to find out which one is superior.
Episode 14:
Reel vs. Reel:
Toy Story vs. Toy Story 2 vs. Toy Story 3
The Animated Heroine looks at one of the highest rated animated franchises ever to find out which of the three beloved
Toy Story films are the best.
Episode 13:
Reel vs. Reel:
Arthur Christmas vs. The Polar Express
The Animated Heroine looks at
Arthur Christmas and
The Polar Express, two films that tell simple stories to capture the spirit of Christmas. Which one does it better? Find out in this review.
Special Episode:
Reel vs. Reel:
Disney's A Christmas Carol
How do you muck up one of the most fool proof stories ever made? Watch the Animated Heroine's review to find out.
Special Episode:
Reel vs. Reel:
Monster House
For Halloween, The Animated Heroine looks at Robert Zemeckis and Gil Kenan's
Monster House.
Episode 11:
Reel vs. Reel:
Shark Tale vs. Finding Nemo
The Animated Heroine looks at Disney and Pixar's
Finding Nemo and DreamWorks'
Shark Tale. Is there really even any point to calling out a winner?
Episode 10:
Reel vs. Reel:
Shrek vs. Monsters, Inc.
The Animated Heroine looks at
Shrek and
Monsters, Inc., the first two films to be nominated for Best Animated Film at the Oscars in 2002.
Episode 9:
Reel vs. Reel:
An American Tail vs. The Secret of NIMH
Like any reviewer who takes on animation, we return once more to Don Bluth. The Animated Heroine looks at
An American Tail and
The Secret of NIMH to see which is the supeior Bluth film.
Episode 7:
Reel vs. Reel:
Titan A.E. vs. Treasure Planet
What do
Treasure Island and a film about aliens destroying the Earth have in common? A lot more than you might think. The Animated Heroine looks at Don Bluth's
Titan AE and Disney's
Treasure Planet.
Episode 6:
Reel vs. Reel:
Madagascar vs. The Wild
In the past, The Animated Heroine has made her feelings toward
Madagascar pretty clear. However, in this episode she compares it to a film so bad, that she may be willing to overlook its flaws.
Episode 5:
Reel vs. Reel:
Tangled vs. The Princess and the Frog
Disney returns to the old formula with
Tangled and
The Princess and the Frog. Have they still got it after all these years? Find out in the 5th episode of Reel vs Reel.
Episode 4:
Reel vs. Reel:
Ratatouille vs. Flushed Away
When DreamWorks teamed up with the quirky British animation studio, Aardman, they might have made good competition for Disney and Pixar...but they didn't. Find out why when the Animated Heroine looks at
Flushed Away and
Ratatouille.
Special Episode:
Reel vs. Reel:
Journey Back to Oz Review
Does this animated sequel do
The Wizard of Oz any kind of justice or will The Animated Heroine be hoping for a pair of ruby slippers, so she can wish herself out of this animated atrocity?
Episode 3:
Reel vs. Reel:
Megamind vs. Despicable Me
In episode three of "Reel vs. Reel," The Animated Heroine looks at two animated films that put a villain in the lead role.
Episode 2:
Reel vs. Reel:
Ponyo vs. The Little Mermaid
On the second episode of "Reel vs. Reel", The Animated Heroine takes a look at two very different films based on Hans Christian Andersen's
The Little Mermaid.
Episode 1:
Reel vs. Reel:
Antz vs. A Bug's Life
On the first episode of "Reel vs Reel", The Animated Heroine takes a look at Disney/Pixar's
A Bug's Life and DreamWorks'
Antz.