Kenneth Branagh’s big-budget extravaganza is a glossy and empty exercise in world-building. It is based on a screenplay by Conor McPherson and Hamish McColl. It crams elements of the first two books into a running time that’s just shy of 90 minutes. The film sacrifices character development and real drama for briskness and whimsy. 1. […]
On May 13, it was announced that the Broadway rage Hamilton was going to arrive on Disney+, 15 months ahead of its scheduled theatrical release on July 3, 2020. A strange feat even by standards of the production giant Disney. The brilliant Broadway experience is going to meet technology and be broadcast as a […]
Wondering what to watch on Disney+ in June? Here is list of everything new on the platform from shows and films to documentaries. From behind-the-scenes of the making of Frozen 2 to a historical movie, addition of some animated classics and a score of documentaries including the latest Chasing The Equinox, there is a lot […]
In yet another case of a missing movie on Disney, here is the story of a beloved Russian princess Anastasia which remains missing from Disney+ even though its parent company Fox has long been acquired by the platform. Watch one of the first trailers of this Fox animation released in 1997: Once Upon A December, […]
During this lockdown, Disney has released behind-the-scenes series for at least two of its biggest productions. After the hit Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian, Disney is coming out with the making-series for Frozen 2. The six-part series, titled Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2 will premiere later next month, on June 26. In what may […]
What’s next, 2020? Can you get any worse? People are stuck at home, jobless, and now we come to know that Shrek is leaving Netflix! So what now, do we get a Disney+ subscription to watch our favorite green ogre? Not so simple. Because there is still time before the Shrek series comes on Disney+ […]
Even as our beloved childhood films and shows find their way back to us, thanks to Disney+, there are some gaping holes in the streaming app’s lineups. But then we don’t blame those in charge either. After all, Disney is a humongous production house with thousands of productions in its nearly century-old history. But this […]
The answer to both of these questions is a big, fat YES. The Sopranos, which premiered on HBO in 1999, remains after 20 amazing years of television, one of the best shows ever made. The show brought about a television revolution giving the people their first complex and intricately layered antihero in Tony Soprano. It […]
As another month goes by with the coronavirus pandemic, content on our favorite streaming platforms seems to be running out. Not to worry, Disney+ still has some exciting productions for the upcoming summer, including Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2 coming out on June 26 and popular young adult fantasy Artemis Fowl coming out June […]
The Demi-Gods weren’t happy with the last attempt at Percy Jackson’s live-action adaptation, so they have decided to be reborn! It’s official! Disney+ is already working to adapt Rick Riordan’s hit novel series, Percy Jackson. What’s more, it is now coming as five-part series, with each part following each of the five books. In an […]
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil gives away too much of the plotline in its title. Ironically, it also goes against the very tropes the first film worked against; that of the tyrannical female villain, exuding evil and drunk on power. With the first film ending on such a high note in its subtle yet powerful stance […]
If secondhand embarrassment were a thing, I’d say I felt it while I watched this film. The film is written by a Hollywood has-been starring Hollywood wannabes. The film is filled with crude language, sexual content, and violence. It is thrown in to induce cheap laughs from its audience. This forces the question- was there […]