Tag: disney
MOANA 2 Review: Stellar Animation, Wobbly Storytelling, Middling Outcome
Repurposed from a limited series initially intended for Disney’s streaming platform, Moana 2, an eight-years-in-the-making sequel, arrives in movie theaters with the usual expectations associated with big-screen Disney fare: vividly realized, sometimes stellar animation, relatively well-drawn, well-rounded, arc-driven characters, and...
SHARDLAKE Review: Secrets and Fears in Not So Merry Old England
Arthur Hughes, Anthony Boyle, and Sean Bean star in the murder-mystery series, set in England's Tudor Era, premiering Wednesday, May 1, on Hulu, Star+, and Disney+.
WISH Review: Disney's Love Letter to 100 Years of Disney History
To celebrate its well-earned 100th anniversary, the Walt Disney Animation Studios (hereinafter "Disney Studios") turned over its latest animation effort, Wish, to one of their veteran, in-house A-teams, Frozen co-director Chris Buck (Surf’s Up, Tarzan) and co-writer Jennifer Lee (Zootopia, Wreck-It...
ELEMENTAL Review: Kind and Gentle Immigrant Story
Leah Lewis and Mamoudou Athie star in a new Pixar film, directed by Peter Sohn.
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 Review: Closing Time
Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and Bradley Cooper star. James Gunn wrote and directed the Marvel adventure.
Now Streaming: STRANGE WORLD Bombing Was Not Its Fault
By now, critics and audiences have seen and learned about the newest animated Disney film Strange World and how it became one of the biggest bombs in the studio's history. Mel Valentin already reviewed the film and called it wildly...
Review: LUCA, Pixar Once Again Delivers Awe and Wonder in Equal Measure
Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer and Sacha Baron Cohen star in an animated adventure, streaming on Disney Plus as of Friday, June 18.
Now Streaming: 22 VS. EARTH, Mindless Blank Slates, Dumb Planet
The animated short is a prequel to the Academy Award-winning feature 'Soul,' now streaming on Disney+.
Review: THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER Seek to Be Ordinary People
Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan star in the first episode of a new Marvel series, directed by Kari Skogland, and streaming soon on Disney+.
Now Streaming: WANDAVISION, Trippy Televised Trauma
Elizabeth Olson and Paul Bettany star in the Marvel series, the first of many planned on the Disney+ streaming service.
MOON KNIGHT: Benson and Moorhead Going Marvel
The Disney+ streaming service is developing more than 4 trillion television shows for its service, of which more than 3 trillion are based on characters who first appeared in Marvel Comics, so forgive us for not keeping careful track of...
Review: SOUL, What Everybody Wants
Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey star in the latest animated film from Pixar, directed by Pete Docter, now streaming exclusively on Disney +.
Review: ONCE UPON A SNOWMAN, Origin Story for Kids
Spinning off from 'Frozen,' the animated tale stars Josh Gad as the inimitable Olaf in a new short film, debuting on Disney Plus.
Now Streaming: THE RIGHT STUFF Charts a Different Path to the Stars
Jake McDorman and Patrick J. Adams lead the cast in a new adaptation of Tom Wolfe's book, now streaming on Disney Plus.
Now Streaming: THE BLACK CAULDRON, Not Quite Rock Bottom
Directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich, the animated film, now streaming on Disney Plus, finds the studio at a crossroads in the 1980s.
Review: MULAN, Not Quite Equal to an Illustrious Predecessor
Directed by Niko Caro, Disney's live-action adaptation of a classic Chinese tale stars Liu Yifei, Donnie Yen and Jet Li.
Now Streaming: WALT & EL GRUPO, Disney Vacation With the Boss
Theodore Thomas directed the documentary, now streaming on Disney Plus.
Now Streaming: MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL, How the Mighty Have Fallen
Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning return in the sequel to a live-action reboot, directed by Joachim Rønning and now streaming on Disney+.
Friday One Sheet: (Minimalist) MULAN
I personally find the 'live action reboot' strip-mining of Disney's back-catalog to be one of the more culturally abhorrent things in the 21st century. That being said, Ignition Creative's key art campaign for the forthcoming Mulan has been rather delightful. This...
Review: FROZEN II, Cold to the Touch Yet Still Irresistible
Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel and Josh Gad return for a hotly-anticipated sequel.
