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Tag Archives: Disney
Frozen II
I usually consider sequels as a series of problems that need to be addressed. The huge success of Frozen made the sequel’s stakes higher and the creative decision-making both more focused and more challenging. We have to keep Elsa and … Continue reading
Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films
Tagged Anna, Arendelle, Disney, Elsa, Fantasia, Frozen, Frozen II, Idina Menzel, Into the Unknown, Kristin Bell, Kristoff, Let it Go, Olaf, Sven, The Empire Strikes Back, The Godfather: Part Two, The Good Dinosaur
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Finding Dory
Finding Dory is…fine. It’s cute. It’s just not Finding Nemo, and that’s its greatest hurdle and biggest lack. It’s impossible to see this film on its own terms, as it, in title, in plot, and in character, depends on the … Continue reading
Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films
Tagged Albert Brooks, Alexander Gould, Disney, Ellen DeGeneres, Finding Dory, Finding Nemo, Hayden Rolence, Marlin, Nemo, Pixar
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Well, it turns out the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney didn’t destroy the franchise after all. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is fresh and retro, funny and serious, and certainly the most enjoyable action-adventure film of the year—and one that … Continue reading
Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films
Tagged A Most Violent Year, Adam Driver, BB8, brownshirts, Carrie Fisher, Creed, Daisy Ridley, Disney, Domhnall Gleeson, Dreamcatcher, Finn, General Leia, Girls, Han Solo, Harrison Ford, Hitler, Inside Llewyn Davis, J. J. Abrams, John Boyega, Kylo Ren, Lawrence Kasdan, Leni Riefenstahl, Little Miss Sunshine, Lucas, Lucasfilm, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael Arndt, Millennium Falcon, Nazis, Oscar Isaac, Poe, Rey, Rocky, Star Trek, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Big Chill, Third Reich, Toy Story 3, Triumph of the Will, Wyatt Earp
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Into the Woods
The long-awaited film adaptation of Steven Sondheim’s and James Lapine’s Into the Woods has been released, and most of the fears of Disney being involved have thankfully been proven needless. For many, Sondheim is an acquired taste, and that will … Continue reading
Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films
Tagged "Agony", Anna Kendrick, Billy Magnussen, Chicago, Daniel Huddlestone, Disney, Disneyfied, Emily Blunt, Into the Woods, James Corden, James Lapine, Johnny Depp, Lilla Crawford, Mamma Mia!, Meryl Streep, Postcards from the Edge, Robert Marshall, Stephen Sondheim
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