Category: Reviews

A Decade of Disney: Tarzan (1999)

Virginia: Hello and welcome to the final installment of our Decade of Disney feature on the Renaissance. Today we’ll be discussing 1999’s Tarzan. As per usual for the House of Mouse, Tarzan is loosely based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ first Tarzan novel, Tarzan of the Apes. Some changes are made ...

A Decade of Disney: Mulan (1998)

Munir: Hello and welcome back to our A Decade Of feature, where we are currently reviewing the Disney Renaissance. Today, we take a look at this period’s penultimate film, Mulan. Released in the summer of 1998, Mulan is based on a popular Chinese legend, and it follows the path of Aladdin and ...

REVIEW: Scooby-Doo: Return to Zombie Island (2019)

The Scooby-Doo direct-to-home-media line (which was initiated with 1998’s Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island) has taken an interesting turn this year, with the last two films harkening back to well-loved eras of the franchise’s past, most likely due to this year being Scooby-Doo’s 50th Annive...

A Decade of Disney: Hercules (1997)

Virginia: Welcome back to A Decade Of, in which we’re chronicling the Disney Renaissance period one film at a time. Today, we’ll be looking at Hercules, Disney’s second attempt at adapting characters from Greek Mythology, after the Pastoral Symphony segment of the original Fantasia. Hercules w...

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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REVIEW: Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution (Nintendo Switch)

I’m going to date myself a bit here while I reminisce for a moment. In 1998 Nintendo, along with Creatures Inc. and Hudson Soft, developed a digital version of the already exploding Pokémon Trading Card Game for the Nintendo GameBoy Color. The ability to take everyone’s favorite new car...