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Review in Brief: Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
RAYA might lose some points for its narrative being a very familiar shape with key story beats you could sleepwalk between, but it makes up for it by getting the casting right and being one of the most beautiful looking … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged Animation, Awkwafina, Carlos López Estrada, Disney, Don Hall, Fantasy, Kelly Marie Tran, Raya and the Last Dragon
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‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ at 25 – Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Animation, Demi Moore, Disney, Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise, Musical, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tom Hulce
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Mulan (2020) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Disney, Historical Epic, Mulan, Niki Caro, Yifei Liu
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Review: The Clone Wars: Season 7 (2020)
Going forward, Star Wars movies should be more like Star Wars TV. Whereas the movies have largely become overly self-conscious and uninspired, recently THE MANDALORIAN and especially THE CLONE WARS have shown us how character-driven storytelling in a galaxy far, … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Television
Tagged Ashley Eckstein, Dee Bradley Baker, Disney, Matt Lanter, Sam Witwer, Star Wars, The Clone Wars, The Mandalorian, TV
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Review in Brief: Aladdin (2019)
There’s a line of dialogue in the new ALADDIN that sums it up rather well: “Clumsy, but in a charming sort of way”. It’s very close to the animated movie, with Mena Massoud really looking and sounding the part, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Aladdin, Blockbuster, Disney, Family Film, Guy Ritchie, Marwan Kenzari, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Will Smith
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Review in Brief: Dumbo (2019)
To its credit, this Disney remake has some good gags (a circus strongman making a valiant effort to double as their accountant) and a level of visual sumptuousness impressive even by Tim Burton’s usual standards (the costumes, the reimagining of … Continue reading
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Tagged Disney, Dumbo, Family Film, Michael Keaton, Tim Burton
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Review: The Lion King (2019)
I watched the original LION KING the night before I saw this new version to have a point of comparison. I now realise that was a mistake. The 1994 film is so efficient in its storytelling, so full of animation … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Eichner, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Disney, Donald Glover, James Earl Jones, JD McCrary, John Oliver, Jon Favreau, Seth Rogen, The Lion King
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Review: Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Like everyone who’s reviewed this what I’m going to ask is (brace yourself) is MARY POPPINS RETURNS practically perfect in every way? Not quite, but its strengths far outweigh its weaknesses and its style and intentions are quite admirable. The … Continue reading
