★★ It is finally time for the colorful, magical, musical return of Giselle, post happily ever after! Revisiting the kingdom of New York City a long time since we last caught up with these characters is a rush that unfortunately wears off too quickly. In spite of a nearly fifteen-year-long wait, Disenchanted fails to live … Continue reading Film Review: Disenchanted
Film Review: Fire Island
★★★★ Here is a sentence I never thought I would write: from Disney and Hulu comes the best gay rom-com I have seen in a very long time. Bursting with the energy of the modern LGBT experience, Fire Island takes us on an annual vacation to “gay Disneyland” with a diverse and colorful cast of … Continue reading Film Review: Fire Island
NYICFF 2022: Turning Red
★★★★★ As far back as I can remember, it has always been a tradition to see a new Pixar film on the big screen with my family. Each new release was another opportunity to get together for some of the best movies that the medium of animation has to offer, and better still, it was … Continue reading NYICFF 2022: Turning Red
Our Favorite Films of 2021
As another year comes to a close, we shut the book on a year of surprising and often excellent movies. We reveal our choices for our favorite movies of year, along with some yearbook-style superlatives! Be sure to let us know which movies in 2021 connected with you! Movie Yearbook Superlatives! Best musical sequence JOSH: … Continue reading Our Favorite Films of 2021
Film Review: Muppets Haunted Mansion
★★★★ The Muppets may have a wide variety of specials, some fantastic and others not-so-great, but as far as I am aware, this is their first and only horror-centric spin. Based upon the Disney ride The Haunted Mansion, this new special (aptly titled Muppets Haunted Mansion) taps into horror and family elements simultaneously. It utilizes … Continue reading Film Review: Muppets Haunted Mansion
TV Review: Turner & Hooch
While I’ve never seen the original Turner & Hooch starring Tom Hanks, I have to imagine it is significantly better than than this strange mish-mash of clashing tones and action drama. Explosions, shooting, blazing fire, and hand-to-hand action combat—2021’s Turner & Hooch reboot is certainly not what I was expecting from Disney. The pilot is … Continue reading TV Review: Turner & Hooch
TV Review: Monsters at Work
Judging from the first two episodes (one of which I viewed at the in-person Tribeca Film Festival premiere), Monsters at Work has some work to do. A spin-off from the excellent, Oscar-nominated Disney/Pixar collaboration Monsters, Inc. and its highly entertaining prequel, Monsters University, this is the first time we are presented this world from a … Continue reading TV Review: Monsters at Work
Film Review: Cruella
★★★★★ “Born brilliant, born bad, and a little bit mad.” Bookended by two outrageous and fantastic performance by a pair of Hollywood’s best Emmas, Cruella scrapes a PG-13 grit through the lens of the memorable 101 Dalmatians villain. I’d say she is actually one of the most iconic villains of all time. Previously played in … Continue reading Film Review: Cruella