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Tag: Fantasy
Wish Clip: “This Wish”
This morning, Disney released a minute-long clip from their upcoming film Wish. The featurette highlights Asha (Ariana DeBose) performing “This Wish,” one of the film’s songs. Check it out here: I’ve tried to temper my expectations, and Wish’s marketing has accentuated some things I don’t love, like Valentino the goat gaining the ability to talk. However, I’m just…
REVIEW: Loki – Season 2, Episode 2, “Breaking Brad”
Loki is following a familiar pattern in its new season, as the second episode, “Breaking Brad,” is better than the first and has some appetizing suggestions that all may not be as it seems with Loki. It also has some filler, some bad humor, and the return (in earnest) of the character the show wants to…
Roku Acquires Spiderwick Chronicles TV Series
After news of Disney+ dropping their adaptation of The Spiderwick Chronicles, Roku has acquired the series. Based on the book series by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, the series will run for eight episodes in early 2024. The Spiderwick Chronicles is the story of the Grace family, who move from New York to Michigan, finding a…
REVIEW: The Wheel of Time – Season 2 (2023)
The Wheel of Time’s sophomore season ended Friday on Amazon Prime. I never got around to reviewing season 1, but I will say that I mostly didn’t like it. The best parts reminded me of Lord of the Rings, like early in the season when Rand’s (Joshua Stradowski) father, Tam(Michael McElhatton), essentially paraphrases Gandalf’s line about…
REVIEW: Loki – Season 2, Episode 1, “Ouroboros”
Loki may be the first show in television history to start a season with a filler episode. “Ouroboros,” the second season premiere of the Marvel Disney+ series, tries to convince you it’s important, that there are dire stakes, that this is like nothing you’ve ever seen before, but about two-thirds of the way through, it starts…
Disney Dishes on Chris Pine’s Wish Villain
Back on September 21st, some of the makers of Disney’s upcoming animated movie Wish had a Q&A at the El Capitan theater when a scene from the film was screened. Check out some of Disney CCO Jennifer Lee’s comments here, via The Direct: “Well, for us, too, it was like we always wanted to do a nod to…