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June 5, 2023

Flamin’ Hot never catches fire

Eva Longoria's directorial debut is solidly made but glosses over the interesting and thorny parts of its story in favor of a glossy ad for Cheetos.
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May 22, 2023

Halle Bailey aside, The Little Mermaid sinks under its own weight

Rob Marshall's murky remake of the Disney classic drowns in plodding scripting and terrifying character designs, taking away from its luminous lead performance.
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April 30, 2023

“A Rare Month For Boys”: An Appreciation of Something Wicked This Way Comes

The Disney flop from its struggle era remains a compelling curiosity 40 years later.
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January 15, 2023

Germaine Franco on building Encanto’s musical magic

The Grammy-nominated composer breaks down the surface pressures of her Latinx-spanning score to Disney's latest classic.
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October 3, 2022

Hocus Pocus 2 brings the witches back

The new Disney+ sequel to the 1993 classic casts a spell on viewers, featuring the stellar return of original cast members, and some fun new faces to Salem.
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September 8, 2022

Pinocchio is another misfire from Disney & Robert Zemeckis

The strings of the past and present tangle up this misguided remake of an animated classic.
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August 10, 2022

I am pleased with the enjoyable humor of I Am Groot 

Don’t expect any sequel teases or surprises and you’ll walk away from I Am Groot with a smile.
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July 10, 2022

“They Haven’t Built A Circuit That Could Hold You!” Tron at 40 

A look back at the notorious sci-fi bomb that ended up becoming one of the most influential movies in the genre.
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June 23, 2022

 Obi-Wan Kenobi bids us farewell in an emotional “Part 6”

It’s time for the duel of the fates as Obi-Wan faces Darth Vader while Reva hunts Luke in the series finale. 
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June 16, 2022

“Part 5” takes us down memory lane in an emotional Obi-Wan Kenobi

Old faces and new conflicts swirl to the surface in the penultimate episode.