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Disney, terms and conditions and reading the fine print
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How many times have you scrolled to the bottom of a terms and conditions list and clicked accept instinctively? I’m sure many of you have never actually taken the time to read every paragraph of the lengthy document, myself included. However, a new case involving a tragic death and the Walt Disney Company has drawn…
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Taylor Swift’s “Midnight”: a review
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It’s been nearly two years since Taylor Swift released Evermore, and fans eagerly awaited the drop of her newest album Midnights this past weekend. With such a unique collection of music, I use no exaggeration when I say that we’re entering a new era of Taylor. Taylor has classified this album as 13 sleepless nights…
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A review of Pixar’s latest film “Turning Red”
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Pixar has been one of the most relevant animation studios for nearly 30 years. Whereas the products of some studios have become formulaic and drab, Pixar has continued to innovate the genre creating modern classics like Toy Story (1995), Finding Nemo (2003), Up (2009) – the list goes on. Before watching Turning Red it had…
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The magic of mental health and self-care in Disney’s “Encanto”
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Spoilers ahead for Disney’s Encanto! Highly recommend watching this phenomenal movie. It is a trove of mental health representation and self-care. Disney’s Encanto is vibrant and refreshing with new characters and concepts. Instead of another sequel, spin-off or live action film, we’re treated to a tale full of family, magic, love, drama (as there is…
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Feeling SOUR: Olivia Rodrigo’s Introduction into the Music Industry
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On May 21, Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album SOUR was released. Coming off her chart-topping single ‘driver’s license,’ the release of SOUR was anxiously anticipated by fans and music fanatics alike. After the album’s release, it skyrocketed to the top of the charts, holding the number one position on the Official Charts for two weeks. With…
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Representation, Mythos and Dragons in Raya and the Last Dragon
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Directed by Don Hall and Carlos Lopez Estrada, Raya and the Last Dragon tells the story of Raya, Kelly Marie Tran, the young daughter of Chief Benja, Daniel Dae Kim. Part of the Heart Tribe, Raya has been trained since birth to guard the “orb,” a mystical object that was created by the dragons of…
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“While We’re Young” balances layered and nuanced plot
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While We’re Young is the seventh film written by Brooklyn-born director Noah Baumbach—starring Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver and Amanda Seyfried. The film tells the story of forty-something-year-old, childless couple Josh and Cornelia—played by Stiller and Watts—in New York, who have the course of their lives changed forever by artsy hipster mid-twenties’ couple Jamie…
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Which streaming service produces the best original content?
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As it becomes extremely common for streaming services to produce their own original content, it raises the question: whose are the best? To clarify, I only intend on talking about original films and series produced solely for the streaming service in question. I don’t care that New Girl is on Netflix. Disney+ is an outlier…
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Why Disney+ moving Love, Simon to Hulu is a good thing
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In 2018, we saw the emergence of many coming of age romantic comedy movie tropes with movies like The Kissing Booth, To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, Sierra Burgess is a Loser and Love, Simon all being released within an 8-month period. All of these movies had a different aspect that would allow a…
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Are Disney+ and other streaming services hurting traditional television?
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On Nov. 12, Disney launched its new streaming service Disney+, which features movies and television shows all under its production company. Available titles range from Star Wars to Disney Channel original movies and TV shows, like The Suite Life of Zack and Cody or High School Musical. The streaming service costs $8.99 per month or…
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