Tag: disney
Celebrating Gargoyles 25 Years Later
When I was a kid, I loved watching Disney cartoons. Goof Troop, DuckTales, and especially TV spinoffs like Aladdin and Hercules – that was my jam. However, there was one cartoon that stood above all the others to me and, looking back, is probably indirectly responsible for some things I love most ...
Read MoreRapunzel’s Tangled Adventure Season Three Round-Up Week One, Episodes 3-5, “Return of the King”, “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?”, “The Lost Treasure of Herz Der Sonne”
After I reviewed the season premiere of Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure, “Rapunzel’s Return,” I realized that Disney Channel has yet again adopted a bizarre airing schedule. It looks like they’ll be airing this series one episode per weeknight throughout October and November, so I’m going t...
Read MoreFinal Rise of Skywalker Trailer Arrives
The final Rise of Skywalker trailer is here. It opens on Rey running through the forest as Finn talks about how the Force brought them together. Meanwhile, Poe tries to rally the Resistance, saying that the heroes can lead them, as we get a continuation of the conversations Rey and Kylo had in The L...
Read MoreREVIEW: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
When Disney announced production on a sequel to 2014’s Maleficent, I was confused and a bit annoyed. I’ve always loved 1959’s Sleeping Beauty, a tremendous feat of animation and filmmaking. Trailers and marketing material for Maleficent put me off by eschewing a lot of what made the animated c...
Read MoreDisney’s Jungle Cruise Trailer Sails Online
Adventure awaits as the first trailer for Jungle Cruise has gone online. The Adventureland adaptation is being directed by Juame Collet-Serra and written by Michael Green, John Requa, Glenn Ficara, and Lord of the Rings showrunners Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne. The Jungle Cruise trailer opens with E...
Read MoreTop 5 Disney Heroines
In our review of Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, I discussed the character of Esmeralda a little, and it gave me an idea. A while back, I ranked Disney Princesses with the intent of writing an additional piece on the animation studio’s other heroines, and today I’d like to do so. These c...
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