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July 27, 2021

Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life is nuts for not embracing weird humor more often

The best, strangest parts of Disney Plus' reboot of the Hanna-Barbera reinforce its frustrating lack of innovation.
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July 27, 2021

Jungle Cruise takes you on a spirited adventure, even if you’ve been here before

Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt have a grand old time in this derivative but fun throwback adventure.
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July 16, 2021

The Loki finale: a god of mischief & a deal with the Devil

The Disney+ series concludes (for now) on a mindbending cliffhanger that asks: what do you do when you no longer have glorious purpose?
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May 26, 2021

“Cruella” is perfectly wretched for what it is

The obligatory reinvention of the Disney villain juggles its plots and characters alongside typically solid work from Emma Stone.
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April 21, 2021

“Captain EO” is a Space Oddity in Coppola’s oddest decade

Francis Ford Coppola's collaboration with Disney and Michael Jackson is a fascinating whatsit.
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March 18, 2021

“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” flies steady but lacks heat

It remains to be seen if Marvel's latest TV spinoff can capture audiences' attention as well as its predecessor.
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March 1, 2021

“Raya and the Last Dragon” is a rollicking Southeast Asian-styled fantasy

Disney's high-fantasy adventure is spirited and dynamic, even as it flattens a host of Southeast Asian cultural signifiers into a homogenous whole.
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September 3, 2020

“Mulan” brings honor to Disney’s original, but loses some heart

Niki Caro's remake of the animated classic slots nicely into the Chinese war epic formula, but a bit of Disney magic gets lost in the mix.
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June 12, 2020

“Artemis Fowl” is slapdash, snoozy, and stuck in the early 2000s

The adaptation of the first in Eoin Colfer's series is alarmingly messy for a project that's been in the works for almost two decades.
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April 28, 2020

“Spider-Man: Far From Home” forces Peter Parker to grow up

The latest Marvel film to date is more than a mid-sized follow up to Avengers: Endgame -- it establishes Peter Parker as the beating heart of the new MCU.