Category: Movie Reviews

REVIEW: It: Chapter Two (2019)

I was a huge fan of the 2017 It adaptation when it released (it was one of my favorites of 2017). What Andy Muschietti managed to do with that film is outstanding in my eyes, and when those credits rolled and the title card : IT CHAPTER 1 came up, I cheered because we were …

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A Decade of Disney: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)

Munir: Welcome to another “A Decade Of…” article, where we are currently reviewing the Disney Renaissance. Today, we’re going to take a look at 1996’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame. After the tepid success of Pocahontas, the filmmakers at Walt Disney Animation Studios ret...

A Decade of Disney: Pocahontas (1995)

Virginia: Hello and welcome back to A Decade of Disney, in which we’re reviewing all the films of the studio’s Renaissance period. Today we’ll be talking about 1995’s Pocahontas, which was poised to become the animation giant’s biggest hit yet and ushered in an era of diverse lead characte...

REVIEW: Cinderella (2015)

Last month, Disney released The Lion King, their latest and cash-grabbiest live-action remake. With this in mind, I’d like to take a look back at my personal favorite product of this trend, 2015’s Cinderella. Although the film opened to a strong box office and mostly positive reviews, it has sin...

REVIEW: Angel Has Fallen (2019)

Remember when I said some of the big event movies of this summer were more conservative-leaning than you might think? Well, Angel Has Fallen one-upped all of them by being possibly the most blatantly pro-Trump film yet made. Forgoing subtext entirely, the latest in the action series about maverick S...

A Decade of Disney: The Lion King (1994)

Munir: Hello and welcome to another edition of A Decade Of, where we are currently reviewing the Disney Renaissance. Today, we are taking a look at what’s arguably the apex of this decade, The Lion King. Originally called King of the Jungle and conceived as “Bambi in Africa,” The Lion King was...