On Monday, Disney canceled the Disney+ Star Wars series The Acolyte, which was surprising not because it was popular and had great ratings – it wasn’t, and it didn’t – but because it was a tacit admission to these uncomfortable truths by Disney, especially as it happened so quickly and that...
Read MoreYesterday, Disney canceled The Acolyte, the latest Disney+ Star Wars series that seemed to turn off fans of the legendary sci-fi saga instantly. There’s not much I can say about the show itself because, as Virginia volunteered to review it, I didn’t watch it. But even an outside observer can se...
Read MoreDeadline exclusively reports that Disney+ has quietly made the decision to cancel The Acolyte after one season. Season 1’s finale, “The Acolyte,” which will evidently be the series finale, aired over a month ago on July 16th. The Acolyte has a 78% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but audience...
Read MoreHas Mark Hamill lost his mind, or is the real man just now coming out? We’ve had to ask this of a lot of people in the past decade or so, celebrities and average Joes alike, but it’s disheartening when someone who was once universally loved becomes so angry, bitter, and obsessed with partisan po...
Read MorePeter Pan is getting the PC treatment, but this one isn’t in the movies (yet); it’s at Disney World. Specifically, this is Peter Pan’s Flight, a ride in the Magic Kingdom that has been closed for renovations since July 8. The ride was set to reopen on August 21, but it’s done ahead of schedu...
Read MoreThe Hollywood Reporter’s Brian Davids sat down with actress Adria Arjona to discuss Blink Twice, Netflix’s Hit Man, and season 2 of Andor. Specifically, I’m interested in what Arjona has to say about Andor, aka the best live-action Star Wars since Disney took over. Check out the Andor-centric ...
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