2010 was a big year in the sphere of popular culture. One Direction came third place on the X Factor, Lady Gaga had melomaniacs and vegans alike gasping at her fleshy frock at the VMA’s (both in horror and avant-garde intrigue), … Continue reading Live Action Remakes – Numbing or Nostalgic? Marissa Hennessy gives her take on the deluge of Disney remakes
Originally published in print February 2021. Last month, Olivia Rodrigo released her debut single, ‘driver’s licence’. The song dominated the charts, topping the Billboard 100, and breaking the Spotify record for the most single-day streams on its fourth day of … Continue reading ‘driver’s license’ and the Drama that has Dominated the Internet
●●●○○ Throughout quarantine, I have found myself rewatching one of my favorite childhood TV shows, Phineas and Ferb. What better program for the seemingly endless summer of 2020 than one in which the summer truly never ends? With the recent … Continue reading Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe // Review
●●○○○ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (J.J. Abrams) is the third and final film in Disney’s current Star Wars trilogy. It has some impressive set pieces, make-up, production design, loveable characters and some stunning visual effects. Unfortunately, it’s not … Continue reading Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker // Review The third film is always the worst.
●●●○○ When The Little Mermaid (Ron Clements and John Musker, 1989) melded Disney’s classic animated formula with the structure of a Broadway musical, Walt Disney animation began a climb, which would see them conquer the musical genre on film. The … Continue reading Frozen II // Review
●●○○○ In the present year, in which there have been three Disney live action remakes released, the less saturated market of 2014 seems practically nostalgic. The original Maleficent predated the deluge of faithful remakes of Disney’s fairy tail cannon that … Continue reading Maleficent: Mistress of Evil // Review
●●○○○ It should be stated from the outset that I am not a fan of the recent Disney live action remake trend. They seem to have little in the way of creative ambition, often recreating scenes from the original shot-for-shot, … Continue reading Dumbo // review The live-action remake looks the part, but doesn’t quite stick the landing.
This week, the film industry was shocked by the news of the possible departure of an animation legend, we saw Meryl Streep sing alongside Johnny Depp, and politics became personal over Gaza. Continue reading Outtakes 10/08/14
WORDS Eoin McCague Mixing the groundbreaking creativity of New Hollywood in the 1970s and the popularity of event movies that characterised the 80s, the 90s represented the perfect marriage of art and commerce. The Disney Renaissance that began with 1989’s … Continue reading The 90s in film
WORDS Emmie Taylor For long-time fans of the Kingdom Hearts series waiting on the third core instalment, an HD remaster of the original game and its first two spin-offs is perhaps not what they were looking for. After all, Kingdom … Continue reading Review: Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix