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Alien Nation Remake “Paused” by Disney
Disney has taken Jeff Nichols off the case. The Hollywood Reporter reports that in the wake of the Disney-Fox merger, they’ve decided to shelve his long-gestating remake of the iconic 80s movie Alien Nation, which Jeff Nichols, the acclaimed director of Mud (which starred Matthew McConaughey at th...
Read MoreChloe X Halle Singer Halle Bailey Cast as Disney’s Live-Action Ariel
Today The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Disney has found its new Ariel in Halle Bailey, half of R&B group Chloe X Halle. There has already been some controversy over the fact that Ms. Bailey doesn’t look exactly like the animated character. You can read the whole story here. Virginia:...
Read MoreREVIEW: Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
In a summer filled with duds and disappointments – with the occasional hidden gem – Spider-Man: Far From Home is something of a relief, like walking into the air conditioning after being stuck in the sweltering heat of nature’s cruelest season. (Remember when movie theaters literally did that ...
Read MoreA Decade of Pixar: Coco (2017)
Virginia: Welcome back to A Decade of Pixar, our series in which we review the last 10 years of the illustrious studio’s films. Today we’ll be taking a look at Coco, 2017’s Day of the Dead celebration packed with heart and with laughs to spare. Much like Inside Out and, surprisingly, Cars 3, C...
Read MoreA Decade of Pixar: Cars 3 (2017)
Munir: Hello and welcome to a new edition of A Decade of Pixar. Today, we are reviewing a film that possibly nobody wanted, Cars 3. The Cars franchise has been the ugly duckling of the Pixar canon, and after the negative reviews that Cars 2 got, nobody was clamoring for a third one. Pixar, nonethele...
Read MoreA Decade of Pixar: Finding Dory (2016)
Munir: Hello and welcome to another edition of A Decade of Pixar. This time, we are going to review Finding Dory, the megahit sequel to Pixar’s other megahit, Finding Nemo. Directed again by Andrew Stanton, Finding Dory takes the Cars 2 and Monsters University approach and makes a sidekick the...
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