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Tag: Moana
Hamilton: A Thematic Exploration of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Masterpiece
Lin-Manuel Miranda arrived and promptly made a name for himself with 2008’s Tony-winning musical In the Heights, but he was just getting started. Miranda’s second Broadway sensation has become synonymous with the man himself and further develops some of the themes from In the Heights while exploring some new ones. In Lindsay Ellis’ Moana episode…
A Word in Defense of Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lately, I’ve grown increasingly tired of something that seems utterly inescapable. It’s been heading in this direction for quite some time, but I’m exhausted by the constant barrage of film criticism that evaluates art in solely political terms. Both “sides” do this, and it amuses me to see that they often accuse the same film(s)…
Mourning and the Movies
Usually, I like to write straightforward reviews, or even contrast similar movies. Today I’d like to do something a little bit different, specifically an idea I’ve had for a while. I’ve mentioned here and there how important movies are to me. For me, watching and talking about movies isn’t just a hobby or a fun…
Disney Investor’s Day News Round-up
In the vein of our coverage of various Marvel and Star Wars-related news from Disney’s Investor Day presentation, I wanted to take a look at some of the Disney and Pixar announcements as well. Quite a bit was announced for both streaming and theatrical releases, ranging from updates on projects we already knew about to…
A Decade of Disney Animation: From Tangled to Frozen 2 (2010-2019)
Munir: Welcome to another A Decade Of, where we review animated films from certain time periods. This time, we are discussing the most current decade of Disney Animation to coincide with the release of Frozen II. As always, we’ll begin with an overview of the decade before we delve into specific reviews of each film.…
Genre Tropes Vs. Homage Vs. Plagiarism
The films of 2018, and various debates surrounding them, have been increasingly making me wonder about the difference between genre tropes, homage, and just uninspired laziness. I definitely think there’s a defined difference, and I think this past year, in particular, we’ve gotten a lot of the latter. It looks as though the trend may…