The Pagemaster
From Paramnesia Theater by Rebecca Groves, Tim Cassavaugh, Riley Groves & Anna Hogle
February 10, 2026 · 1h 9m · Season 3 · Episode 4
About this episode
Riley reviews the animated film The Pagemaster, exploring its themes of courage and fear through the story of a paranoid boy.
Riley brings us what's only his second animated film of the whole show (and neither pick was 100% animated), The Pagemaster! This 1994 film starring Macaulay Culkin, Whoopi Goldberg, Patrick Stewart, tells the story of coward to courageous through the eyes of a very paranoid little boy.
People in this episode
Host: Riley
Topics covered
- animated film
- film review
- comedy
- character development
- 1990s cinema
Keywords
- The Pagemaster
- Macaulay Culkin
- animated film
- film review
- 1994
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Pagemaster
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