Tag Archives: Disney

At Disney’s 100th birthday, ‘Wish’ perfectly captures a studio caught between murky past and future

Posted on February 3, 2024 by reelentropy

It feels like the Disney logo at their films’ openings has extended longer and longer over the past several years, as if declaring the company’s dominance and overshadowing whatever film it leads by taking up more and more time. Frequently, … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Alan Tudyk, Chris Pine, Disney, I lost track of this scene because I got bored and started thinking about sex, Wish | Leave a comment

‘The Creator’ a crowing achievement, one of the finest films ever made

Posted on November 13, 2023 by reelentropy

10/10 The Creator is a searing tapestry of emotion, an uncompromising labyrinth of peak action scenes, a scorching hate letter to American imperialism and exploration of the human cost of war measured in screams. The Republic of New Asia, 2065- … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Disney, gareth edwards, Gemma Chan, Godzilla, John David Washington, Monsters, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Tenet, The Creator | 1 Comment

‘Haunted Mansion’ sold at auction, leaving viewers with the leftovers

Posted on October 2, 2023 by reelentropy

2/10 Disney’s Haunted Mansion, brought to you by Uhaul, Zillow, Amazon, CVS Pharmacy, Costco, Baskin Robbins, Burger King and many more, is the product of a business model at the end of its life cycle. It wants to be Pirates … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Barbenheimer, Disney, Haunted Mansion, Jurassic Park, Justin Simien, Lakeith Stanfield, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, Tiffany Haddish | Leave a comment

‘Elemental’ catastrophe could mean the end for Pixar

Posted on July 20, 2023 by reelentropy

8/10 Elemental might just end up being the last Pixar movie. There are two more movies in production now, but looking at these receipts, I can’t see any reasonable option other than to shut the studio doors immediately. At least … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Disney, Disney Pixar, Disney+, Elemental, Peter Sohn, The end of Pixar, Toy Story | 1 Comment

Failing to make sense of the photorealistic ‘Little Mermaid’ adaptation

Posted on June 23, 2023 by reelentropy

The Sea of Siciliy- Ariel (Halle Bailey) is a teenage trans mermaid who needs bottom surgery so she can go to the surface and catch some dick. Her father, King Triton (Javier Bardem), could transform her into a human at … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged Alice in Wonderland, Avatar: The Way of Water, Disney, Disney Renaissance, Halle Bailey, History of racism in media, Melissa McCarthy, The Little Mermaid, The Republican Party wants to kill queer people, The Republican Party wants to kill women | Leave a comment