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Sam Sewell-Peterson
Writer and film fanatic fond of black comedies, sci-fi, animation and films about dysfunctional families.
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Tag Archives: Disney
Peter Pan & Wendy (2023) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Alexander Molony, David Lowery, Disney, Ever Anderson, Family Film, Fantasy, Jude Law, Peter Pan and Wendy
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‘Aladdin’ at 30 – Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Aladdin, Animation, Disney, John Musker, Musical, Robin Williams, Ron Clements, Scott Weinger
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Pinocchio (2022) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Disney, Family Film, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Pinocchio, Robert Zemeckis, Tom Hanks
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‘Hercules’ at 25 – Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Animation, Disney, Family Film, Hercules, John Musker, Ron Clements, Susan Egan, Tate Donovan
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‘Beauty and the Beast’ at 30 – Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Alan Menken, Animation, Beauty and the Beast, Disney, Gary Trousdale, Howard Ashman, Kirk Wise, Paige O’Hara, Robbie Benson
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Review in Brief: Jungle Cruise (2021)
There’s a ridiculous moment in Disney’s JUNGLE CRUISE where the Rock is using a wrestling move to pin a jaguar between a scrapping scorpion and a tarantula – that’s probably the highlight. Muddy action, inane comic exchanges and bad slapstick … Continue reading
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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HBO Max, Scuttling Content and the Waste of the Streaming War
This week the completely dumbfounding news emerged that HBO Max has cancelled two upcoming films that had already been completed; Adil and Bilall’s BATGIRL and animated sequel SCOOB: HOLIDAY HAUNT. It’s not unheard of for studios to pull the plug … Continue reading →