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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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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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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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Incredibles 2 is a super success despite criticism
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In its opening weekend (according to IMDb’s Box Office Mojo), Incredibles 2 made its way to number eight on the box office list with a whopping $180 million, behind four Marvel movies, two Star Wars movies and Jurassic World. For a PG rated movie, that makes it number one for its opening weekend. Worldwide, it…
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The beastly reality of Disney’s new gay character
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Disney recently announced that its newest release, Beauty and the Beast, is going to feature a gay subplot. Scrolling through my Facebook feed, I saw cries of “Why?” and “I’m boycotting this movie!” from the conservative community, but, I also saw an outcry from the LGBTQ+ community. You see, LeFou translates to “The Fool.” This…
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E-sports has established its place as a key entertainment option
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In 2014, the FIDE World Chess Championship attracted a viewership of more than 1.2 billion people. That means that over 1/7th of the world’s population hit pause on their varied, normal lives to dedicate their meager attention to a series of long, straining sessions of mental combat involving a limited number of options within a…
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Disney’s Queen of Katwe: a twist on the classic fairytale
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Disney has been releasing rags-to-riches tales since the dawn of time, though its latest addition, Queen of Katwe, is a far cry from the Cinderella of our youth. While the film opens to a scene of the heroine, Phiona, smartly dressed as she enters a chess tournament, the film quickly rewinds years earlier to Katwe,…
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