Author: Virginia Kublawi
REVIEW: News of the World (2020)
I have a strange relationship with the Western genre. The Western had its day in the sun long before I was born. Even later favorites like Unforgiven and Silverado were slightly before my time. I haven’t seen many Westerns, and the ones I have are the obvious choices like The Magnificent Seven...
Read MoreDisney Veteran Kirk Wise to Direct Sunny for Enderby Entertainment
Deadline reports that Kirk Wise is set to direct Sunny, an original animated feature and the first for Enderby Entertainment. The seasoned filmmaker is best known for his work at Disney, having directed Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Atlantis: The Lost Empire with Gary Tr...
Read MoreDisney+ Announces Pixar Popcorn Shorts Series
Tuesday, Disney released a trailer announcing Pixar Popcorn, a new series coming to the Disney+ streaming service. At least at first, the series will consist of 10 “bite-sized” short films featuring various beloved Pixar characters. Titles are to include Chore Day the Incredibles Way, Co...
Read MoreREVIEW: Shrek (2001)
Today I’d like to look at one of the most influential animated movies of all time, the original Shrek. Shrek’s popularity spawned a movie franchise, TV specials, video games, toys, and even an entire sub-genre of imitators. However, the movie’s success wasn’t a foregone concl...
Read MoreREVIEW: Disenchantment Part 3 (2021)
On Friday, January the 15th, Netflix finally released Part 3 of Disenchantment. Part 1 came out in August 2018, and Part 2 in September 2019. Overall I quite enjoyed Part 1, and it really got me invested in Bean, Elfo, and Luci. Part 2 was a little disappointing, heavy on unfunny jokes, and surprisi...
Read MoreTo All the Boys: Always and Forever Trailer Signals Franchise End
This Wednesday, Netflix dropped the trailer for the third (and ostensibly final) film in the To All the Boys film series. The first film adaptation of Jenny Han’s book series was a breakout success in 2018. It provided Netflix with a consistent, if seemingly short-lived, young adult romance movie ...
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