The setting of Disney’s new sports film Queen of Katwe is as unconventional as the setting is removed from the usual sports movie. The story follows 9-year-old Phiona Mutesi as she struggles to survive in the poverty-stricken slums ot Katwe, Uganda. Her mother, Harriet, tries… Read More »Review: Disney’s Queen of Katwe is elevated by Family and Chess
The special tenth anniversary edition of “The Complete Walt Disney World 2017” guidebook is the handbook you need to have the best vacation ever. It combines the insider secrets of a local with the knowledge of a veteran travel planner. Add to that, hundreds of… Read More »The Complete Walt Disney World publishes 10th anniversary edition
Disney’s live-action remake of the epic adventure movie “The Jungle Book” won over audiences at the cinemaplex earning more than $965 million to date. The new movie pays homage to the original animated version without being a carbon copy. At least that’s how I prefer… Read More »Disney’s The Jungle Book Blu-Ray DVD Review
Disney’s “The BFG” combines the storytelling skills of three masters of the art. Using Roald Dahl’s cherished tome as the launching point, Steven Spielberg and The Walt Disney Company have produced a charming movie that will entertain all ages. The movie is set in the… Read More »Review: Roald Dahl’s “The BFG” delivers laughs in film from Disney and Steven Spielberg
Like many other Disney fans this week, I spent some time poring over the Zootopia bonus features. My kids and I love DVD extras—the behind the scenes look at movie-making, the stories behind the story that makes it to the screen. It’s always fascinating to… Read More »What I learned from Zootopia’s bonus features
Triumph is a pretty big word for a movie that hasn’t even opened in North America yet. But the word absolutely fits Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War.” It has opened in a few overseas markets where it’s already doing gangbusters at the box office and… Read More »Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War a Triumph of Super Hero Movie Making
How to Get Away with Murder does 15 episodes a season and that is all. The goal, in their eyes, is to be able to create jam packed episodes and less fluff. The show does succeed (I can only describe the show as “bonkers genius”),… Read More »“The Catch” on ABC – review
When a small town bunny heads to the big city to make a difference, she stumbles into a world that’s more complex than she can imagine. Even after enlisting the help of a reluctant fox witness, will she be able to untangle the mystery in… Read More »Review: Disney animation’s Zootopia