Category: Movie Reviews

A Decade of Disney: Aladdin (1992)

Munir: Hello and welcome back to another article in the A Decade Of series, where we are currently reviewing the Renaissance period of Disney Animation. Today, it’s time for the third film in the so-called “big four” from this period, Aladdin. Directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, who also...

REVIEW: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)

I think the best thing I can say for Hobbs & Shaw, the spinoff of the tried and true (in terms of box office, anyway) Fast and Furious movies, is that you probably already know whether or not you’ll like it. If Jason Statham and the Rock pounding bad guys into the dirt for two …

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A Decade of Disney: Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Virginia: Welcome back to A Decade Of, in which we’ve been going over Disney’s Renaissance period. Today, Munir and I will be looking at what we consider to be Walt Disney Animation’s magnum opus, 1991’s Beauty and the Beast. The Little Mermaid, and to a lesser extent, the films directly bef...

REVIEW: Once Upon A Time…in Hollywood (2019)

Once upon a time…in Hollywood is a film I’ve been looking forward to for a long time. Aside from being a big fan of Tarantino I’ve also always loved stories of Hollywood. The idea that this was going to be through Tarantino’s lens was incredibly intriguing. I couldn’t wait to see what ...

A Decade of Disney: The Rescuers Down Under (1990)

Munir: Hello and welcome to another review of A Decade Of, where we are currently talking about the Disney Renaissance. Today, it’s time for the oft-overlooked The Rescuers Down Under. Released in fall 1990, a year after The Little Mermaid had brought great success for the studio, The Rescuers Dow...

REVIEW: The Lion King (2019)

This week saw the release of Disney’s latest and cash-grabbiest remake yet, this time re-creating 1994’s The Lion King. Most of the discourse surrounding this film has been negative, calling it everything from soulless to creatively bankrupt. That being said, I’m sure it’ll be the “mane ev...