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So This is Love: Ranking Disney’s Fairy Tale Romances

virginiakublawi | Apr 20, 2019 | 9

If there are three things the general public associates with Disney animation, it’s princesses, musicals, and romance. I’d like to take a look at some famous Disney couples/pairings, starting with those involving Disney Princesses. This is an interesting topic for me because I often find...

REVIEW: Missing Link (2019)

virginiakublawi | Apr 13, 2019 | 0

I love animation. Some people prefer hand-drawn animation, some studios believe the general audience prefers CG animation, and to others still, it’s all just “cartoons.” Regardless, animation is a passion of mine and has produced some of my favorite films. Stop-motion animation is under-utiliz...

REVIEW: Us (2019)

Jellz | Mar 24, 2019 | 0

In 2017, Jordan Peele made his directorial debut with the horror film Get Out. People had questions about whether the sketch comedian could realistically find success with a horror movie. To say Get Out was successful would be an understatement; it was both a critical and financial triumph, grossin...

REVIEW: Dead or Alive 6 (2019)

andrewrodriguez | Mar 18, 2019 | 2

“She kicks high” Full disclosure: I’ve been playing the Dead or Alive franchise since the first entry in arcades (for you munchkins that have no clue what one of those is, it’s a place where you go after school to burn through what little money you have from allowance or from savin...

Genre Tropes Vs. Homage Vs. Plagiarism

virginiakublawi | Jan 2, 2019 | 0

The films of 2018, and various debates surrounding them, have been increasingly making me wonder about the difference between genre tropes, homage, and just uninspired laziness. I definitely think there’s a defined difference, and I think this past year, in particular, we’ve gotten a lot of the ...

Is Disney Bad?

virginiakublawi | Dec 1, 2018 | 0

Lately, something has been annoying me a lot. When you hear kids talk about Disney, it’s probably about characters or productions that they like. With adults, it can be that, or it can be talking about how evil and greedy corporate Disney is, or what bad messages/role models they put in their ...