All posts tagged disney
Exclusive Review: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, a fantasy film directed by Lasse Hallström and Joe Johnston, is a magnificent film with an alluring elegance, implicitly connecting the viewer with the ballet and […]
James Gunn gets fired: a deserving victim of Hollywood?
Last week James Gunn was fired by Disney from directing the forthcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3. This was due to the unearthing of a series of offensive tweets he […]
Reviewing The Incredibles: The best superhero film of all time?
The Incredibles premiered in November 2004 and instantly earned its status as a beloved animated classic. Written and directed by Brad Bird (director of The Iron Giant, Ratatouille), the film […]
Incredibles 2: A Solid Return for America’s Greatest Super Family
Pixar’s output this last decade has been largely focused on sequelization, perhaps the most anticipated is the follow up to Brad Bird’s The Incredibles (2004). It’s arguably one of the best superhero stories put […]
A Wrinkle in Time Review – Ava DuVernay’s Cluttered Big-Budget Adventure is a Rupture to the Good-Time Continuum
A lot of anticipation had arisen around the announcement of A Wrinkle in Time. The first major film with a budget of over $100 million directed by a woman of […]
How Judy Hopps is a feminist icon
What crazy world are you living in where you think a bunny could be a cop? On the surface, Disney’s Zootopia is just a kids film about some cartoon animals. […]
The Fantasia Show
In the midst of all the politicised and highly opinionated shows on the catwalk, there was one that stood out to me. Mary Katrantzou’s show simply took me to a […]
The Curious Case of Peter Pan Syndrome
You might be wondering what this heading is about. You clicked this and thought ‘that’s unusual, is it a real condition?’ Well, no. It is not. The Curious Case of […]
Rex Quondam Rex Que Futurus: Why We Should All Love the Arthurian Legend, Despite its Most Recent Adaptation
If you are enrolled on the SED’s Arthurian Literature course, you may agree with me when I say it has been a greatly enjoyable, but also greatly varied experience. We […]