Author: Virginia Kublawi
REVIEW: Shrek 2 (2004)
Conventional wisdom tells us that sequels are usually a bad idea and never as good as the original movie. Every now and again, there’s an exceptionally good sequel that shakes things up, expanding on themes and characters from the original while also exploring new ones. I’ve always considered Th...
Read MoreDisney Closing Blue Sky Studios, Nimona Film Cancelled
Disney is officially closing down Blue Sky Studios, the animation house behind the Ice Age and Rio movie series. Disney acquired their competitor studio in the Fox acquisition back in 2019. The studio’s last feature was Spies in Disguise, which starred Tom Holland and Will Smith, and came out on C...
Read MoreREVIEW: Earwig and the Witch (2020)
Friday, February the 5th, HBO Max released Studio Ghibli’s newest film, Earwig and the Witch. This is the studio’s first CGI animated movie and second Diana Wynne Jones adaptation after 2004’s Howl’s Moving Castle. Earwig and the Witch is directed by Gorô Miyazaki, son of animation giant Ha...
Read MoreThe Women of Star Wars: Bo-Katan Kryze, Once and Future Ruler of Mandalore
Welcome back to The Women of Star Wars. This week, we’ll be taking a look at Duchess Satine’s sister Bo-Katan. As I mentioned last time, the sisters share very little in the way of personal beliefs and stand in direct conflict regarding Mandalore’s future. I find this really interesting and wi...
Read MoreLana Condor to Headline Boo, Bitch For Netflix
Netflix has ordered an eight-episode season of Boo, Bitch, a new limited series that will star and be produced by Lana Condor. Condor may be recognized for roles such as Lara Jean Song Covey in the To All the Boys series, set to end next week. She also played Jubilee in X-Men: Apocalypse, among othe...
Read MoreREVIEW: Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas was DreamWorks’ final hand-drawn animated film. Based (very) loosely on the Sinbad character from The 1001 Arabian Nights, the idea came to Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio after writing Aladdin for Disney. It takes the character of Sinbad, modernizes and Westernize...
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