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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
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
Review: Mowgli (2018)
Giving a wolf Peter Mullen’s face and all the other creatures of the jungle distinctive deformities doesn’t make your JUNGLE BOOK adaptation interesting. The mo-capped actors in MOWGLI don’t exactly have to stretch themselves; Bale can always fall back on … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Serkis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Disney, Mowgli, Peter Mullen, The Jungle Book
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Review: Incredibles 2 (2018)
We knew this was coming. As Elastigirl said in her interview at the beginning of the Incredibles’ first outing, “Settle down? I don’t think so – I’m at the top of my game!”. She has always been the strong, most … Continue reading
Review: Ready Player One (2018)
A thought kept occurring to me while watching Steven Spielberg’s READY PLAYER ONE: what would a director like Paul Verhoeven have done with this material? The movie would certainly have had more bite. Spielberg isn’t prepared to step over that … Continue reading
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Tagged Blockbuster, Disney, Lucasfilm, Mark Rylance, Olivia Cooke, Paul Verhoeven, Ready Player One, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, The LEGO Batman Movie, Tye Sheridan
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Review in Brief: Moana (2016)
MOANA is colourful, energetic and heartfelt, and enriches its world with Polynesian cultural influences in a far less patronising manner than was attempted in POCAHONTAS with Native American folklore. It’s also very safe in its storytelling, falling back on Disney … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Tudyk, Animation, Auli'i Cravalho, David Bowie, Disney, Dwayne Johnson, Family Film, Jemaine Clement, Moana, Pocahontas
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Review: Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Even for Disney, it’s an audacious move to out-musical your own musical. THE JUNGLE BOOK upped the spectacle and downplayed the songs, CINDERELLA was out to make sense of its protagonist in her time and place and again skipped the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Menkin, Beauty and the Beast, Bill Condon, Cinderella, Dan Stevens, Disney, Emma Watson, Ewan McGregor, IMAX, Jean Cocteau, La Belle et la Bête, Luke Evans, The Jungle Book, TIm Rice
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