The Disney Renaissance was the most financially lucrative time for the Walt Disney animation studios. It ran from 1989-1999 and featured 10 films. Almost all of the films were successful both critically and commercially. Many people identify these one of these 10 films as their all time favorite Disney film. So, I’m going to rank […]
“Life is a Highway. I want to ride it all night long.” That’s the refrain that brings Pixar’s love letter to middle America to life in “Cars.” Owen Wilson stars as Lightning McQueen, a hot shot young car trying to win the Piston Cup. But, on his travel to the playoff race in California, he […]
Two more families are back in the Disney kitchen for the 8th round of the Disney+ cooking series “Be Our Chef.” In this round, the families must make a dish inspired by Elsa’s ice powers from the hit film “Frozen.” This episode is very important because it gives the Platt family a good chance at […]
Angelina Jolie is back as the Sleeping Beauty villain who is not really a villain in “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.” It’s the sequel to the 2014 smash hit “Maleficent” which tells the story of “Sleeping Beauty” from the perspective of Maleficent. This was quite the interesting take on a sequel. It’s essentially an original story […]
Marvel introduces us to the superhero that can see multiple different versions of events and figure out which is the best route to take in “Doctor Strange.” The 2016 film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Steven Strange, an acclaimed and arrogant neurosurgeon who, after being injured in a car crash, learns the ways of the […]
Disney is known for owning brands and one of the most popular brands under the Disney umbrella is the Muppets. Created by Jim Henson, the Muppets have provided multiple movies, series and shorts over the years. Not all of them are on Disney+, but I took the time to rank my Top 10 Muppet movies […]
The Perez and Wells families are back in the Disney kitchen for the seventh round of the Disney+ Original series “Be Our Chef.” This week’s episode is inspired by the Pixar hit film “Ratatouille.” The season is winding down and both families need a win for a chance at the grand prize, an all expenses […]
Disney is once again giving us an inside look at some of its major marketing events with the Disney+ Original series “Disney Insider.” This week we get a look at the preparations for the Disney half marathon, a look at the game “Sorcerer’s Arena,” and go inside 50 years of the Walt Disney Archives. The […]
Disney wraps up its Skywalker/Palpatine storyline with the third film in their sequel trilogy, “The Rise of Skywalker.” It’s a jumbled mess of a movie that tries to continue J.J. Abrams’ original plan for the trilogy while incorporating Rian Johnson’s “The Last Jedi.” It does an admirable job, but doesn’t quite stick the landing. I […]
On this Star Wars Day, we’re looking back at the “Star Wars” movies and series and ranking the Top 15 of them. For this ranking, I won’t be including the LEGO Star Wars material or anything listed as a special or short on Disney+. It should also be noted that “Solo: A Star Wars Story” […]
Prop Culture Host Dan Lanigan takes us behind the scenes of yet another classic film, “The Muppet Movie.” We get to see some of the amazing props that helped bring one of the most iconic movies to life. And, along the way, we meet some of the costume designers and puppeteers who help make it […]
Disney offers its second film in the sequel trilogy with “The Last Jedi” and along the way further divides the Star Wars fan base. Rian Johnson takes over as director for this second film of the trilogy. He provides a different take on the saga that critics called the best film since “The Empire Strikes […]
A new generation of Star Wars fans is introduced to the saga as Disney unveils its first film since buying the series. “The Force Awakens” brings back fan favorites Han Solo, Chewbacca, Leia Organa and C-3PO to interact with a new trio of heroes and a new villain taking his lead from the ways of […]
The Perez and Platt families are back in the Disney kitchen to make another dish in the Disney+ Original cooking series, “Be Our Chef.” This episode they are making dishes inspired by the Disney Renaissance hit, “The Lion King.” The families were required to incorporate vegetables into a child-friendly dish. I’m enjoying most of the […]
Take a behind the scenes look at some of the props from one of the greatest children’s book series of all time as “The Chronicles of Narnia” is made into a movie. The new Disney+ Original series “Prop Culture” gives us a look at some of the props that helped bring the story to life. […]