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-30 posts tagged "Disney"
Aidan O'Malley | Friday, September 11, 2020
Disney live action remakes are a special kind of cinematic purgatory. Few of them are truly irredeemable; you can always count on lavish production design, ornate costumes and some solid VFX. But in service of what? “Cinderella,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Aladdin” — these movies are soulless. I’m not sure a studio has ever been
Colleen Fischer | Thursday, September 10, 2020
When I decided to live in Annunciata (the fourth floor of Holy Cross Hall at Saint Mary’s) last year, one of the perks was having a lounge for Annunciata residents only. COVID-19 restrictions have caused all the room’s comfortable seating to be reduced to two hardwood tables and the full kitchen to a single microwave
Colleen Fischer | Friday, September 4, 2020
TikTok made me do it. I have been saying that more than I ever thought was possible prior to quarantine, but alas, here we are; “Phineas and Ferb’s” creator Dan Povenmire took to TikTok to promote “Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe.” The opening of this movie is great, with an upbeat song
Aidan O'Malley | Monday, August 31, 2020
I’ll be honest, I only watched this movie because we’ve been trapped in our dorms for two weeks. That being said, I could have done a lot worse with 90 minutes than “The One and Only Ivan,” the newest addition to the Disney+ catalog and the latest film to forego a theatrical release. I feel
Jacob Neisewander | Wednesday, March 25, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has brought with it many new challenges, inconveniences and a cascade of uncomfortable adjustments to individuals’ daily lives. Yet another thing COVID-19 has brought upon us all, both at The Observer and, undoubtedly, everywhere else, is family time. Lots and lots of family time. Maybe you, like me, are stuck at home
Willoughby Thom, Ryan Israel, Mike Donovan, Charlie Kenney, Dessi Gomez and Gina Twardosz | Monday, December 9, 2019
Scene on the Screen: looking into the best, the worst and the weirdest filmmaking, on both the big and small screens, from 2019. Cinema? Who is she? By Mike Donovan, Scene Editor Robert Downey Jr.’s “Avengers: Endgame” martyrdom tried quite diligently to signal “‘the end of an era,’ punctuating a sprawling filmic enterprise” with the
Allison Thornton | Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Look, I never meant to like this show. I thought I was going to watch and hate it because it wasn’t the original at all. But it has surprised me and I can’t help but tuning in every Friday when Disney+ releases the new episode of “High School Musical: The Series.” Yes I know, this
Colleen Fischer | Thursday, November 21, 2019
From simply watching “The Avengers,” one might not think much of their member Hawkeye. What chance does a man with a bow and a quiver of a few arrows have against an army of aliens? This David-and-Goliath scenario has led to late-night and SNL parodies across repeatedly. But someone who truly thinks of Hawkeye in
Vince Mallett | Monday, November 18, 2019
“Prince John says taxes should hurt.” I, like many others, dove headfirst into Disney Plus last week. I didn’t know it would end with an argument over whether Robin Hood is a socialist. It turns out college students can find a reason to bring politics into anything. Nothing excites me more. So many in society
Nicole Bilyak | Friday, November 8, 2019
In 2014, director Robert Stromberg released “Maleficent,” a spin-off of the famous 1959 animated Disney film, “Sleeping Beauty.” The movie was considered a commercial hit in the box office and even received an Academy Award for Best Costume Design. So it came as no surprise that, five years later, a new director, Joachim Rønning released