Even by Disney’s own standards, ‘Wish’ is often too generic and predictable. For a film billed as a celebration of Disney’s centennial and a love letter to its lore, it only feels a fraction as special as it should.
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‘The Marvels’ is one of Marvel’s finest outings in Phase Five, delivering thrills, laughs, heart, and firm, exciting groundwork for the future of this cinematic universe. This may not feel as high-stakes as other films in this phase, but not every entry needs to be.
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A priest, a psychic, and an astrophysicist walk into a haunted house. While you might think that’s a setup for some cheesy joke, it’s a partial plot description for Disney’s latest film adaptation of its iconic theme park attraction, ‘The Haunted Mansion’.
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As the title suggests, the latest Harrison Ford-led film, ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ sees Ford return as the iconic veteran archaeologist/adventurer searching for yet another mystic artifact and battle more Nazis.
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Since it was first announced, Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid has been swimming against a seemingly impossible current. Yet this live action remake is a massive success as it tastefully recontextualizes the original story, while delivering a bold new vision.
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In Marvel Studios’ latest Special Presentation, the Guardians of the Galaxy return for a breezy adventure that sees Drax and Mantis journey to Earth in an attempt to learn more about Christmas. James Gunn has proven that even without the most exciting story, this group are among the best superhero characters on screen today.
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In addition to being funny and horror done right, Barbarian is extremely smart. Where most horror movies like to put monsters on full display, this film is more interested in exploring where those monsters come from.
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Turning Red is easily one of the most visually appealing and immersive films Pixar has released to date. From the first frame, the visual aesthetic of the film is wholly unique, and there is a creativity and passion from director Domee Shi that is on full display throughout. It’s just a shame that a Pixar entry like Turning Red must be dumped on Disney+, rather than being given a full theatrical release.
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In this current, limited, cinematic world full of sequels, franchises, and adaptations, ‘Free Guy’ enters the game as a refreshingly original idea. Guy (played by Ryan Reynolds), a non-player character in the fictional video game, Free City lives a pleasant life as a bank teller, dreams of one day breaking free of his regimented video game existence. In doing so, ‘Free Guy’ crafts what can easily be considered a perfect summer film.
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Disney’s JUNGLE CRUISE is the newest vehicle for the mega-company, built around and inspired by the real-life Jungle Cruise ride in their Disneyland parks. After many shuffles of potential cast and crew, as well as several redesigns to the ride - star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and his production company partnered with Disney to re-imagine the ride and launch a potential film franchise.
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Disney’s Cruella offers a visually dynamic and terrifically entertaining villain origin story, with Emma Stone’s best on-screen performance at its core.
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With “Raya and the Last Dragon” hitting screens this week, Disney’s new pants-wearing princess shows audiences how the House of Mouse does dragons.
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A triumphant success on all fronts, from its animation, to its story, to its jazz-infused otherworldly score, to Jamie Foxx’s expressive and moving lead performance, Pixar’s Soul stands with - perhaps even above - the animation juggernaut’s greatest films.
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