Moana provides fun glimpse into Polynesian culture
It’s boring to stay in one place your whole life. Even if you live somewhere beautiful, it’s still natural to yearn to explore beyond your home and make a new life for yourself. This...
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“Fantastic Beasts” Harry Potter spin-off tells spellbinding new story
It’s been claimed that 2016 just might be the worst year ever, but for Harry Potter fans, it’s actually been pretty marvelous. The Potter renaissance has given us the Cursed Child, a long-awaited Pottermore...
Miss Peregrine book makes peculiar but decent movie
Walking along a beach, you see a boy flying a kite. Not so unusual. But as you approach, you realize it isn’t a kite attached to the end of the string at all, but...
Captain America: Civil War actually exceeds hype
In an age where superhero movies are a dime a dozen, it can be hard for a film to stand out. It isn’t enough just to have an awesomely well-built and noble main character...
Disney prepares to re-capture our hearts in 2017
You’d be hard pressed to find someone who dislikes Disney movies. They’re what we grew up with and what we’re going to love for the rest of our lives. The company knows that, and...
The end of an era: Mockingjay Part 2
“My name is Katniss Everdeen. I am from District 12.” The highly anticipated final Hunger Games movie “Mockingjay Part 2” opened with this quote, reminding the audience where the main character started before she...
Spectre falls short of Skyfall
In typical Bond fashion, Spectre opened with seduction, murder, an exploding building and a hijacked vehicle- all before you could get comfortable in your seat. It was a spectacular and promising start, but the...
Mulan Fancast: Disney’s newest live action princess
Mulan. The 1998 Disney movie portraying the story of a Chinese woman who enters the army disguised as a man in order to take the place of her father is back. Disney recently bought a script for...
Furious 7 hits the mark!
Fast and Furious. The movie franchise that went from street racing to Mission Impossible on steroids and somehow ended up making seven films totaling about $2 billion worldwide. But the thing about these movies...
The slipper fits for Disney’s Cinderella
It is no secret that in 65 years a story can warp and turn in many different directions (as displayed in Roger and Hammerstein’s Cinderella or Anna Kendrick’s Cinderella of Into the Woods), but Disney’s...
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