A mother duck’s eggs are ready to hatch, but while she has several little ducklings, there is one that doesn’t look quite right in the 1939 Walt Disney Animation Studios short, “The Ugly Duckling.” The young chick doesn’t look like the other ducks and doesn’t sound like the other ducks so he’s feeling left out. […]
“Fire Island” is the latest Searchlight Pictures film to debut exclusively on Disney’s streaming services worldwide and is a modern romantic comedy set on “Fire Island”, a summer gay vacation destination off of Long Island, New York. The story centres around two best friends, Noah and Howie, played by Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang, […]
Marvel gives fans another behind-the-scenes look at its latest Disney+ Original Series with “Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight. In this documentary we learn more about the character’s history in the comics, how the creative forces behind the show came up with the idea of focusing on Steven Grant first rather than Mark Spector, the […]
Four kids living in the small Italian town of Castelcorvo must solve puzzles and fight evil to rescue other kids in the Disney+ Original Series, “The Knights of Castelcorvo.” The four kids are called by a pair of sister witches and must uncover secrets to help free those who have been taken. In the end, […]
Following on from the success of the Disney+ Original film, “Stargirl”, Grace VanderWaal returns in a sequel, “Hollywood Stargirl”, which many fans of the books might be expecting this film to be based on the sequel, “Love, Stargirl”, but this film is an original story. After leaving Mica, Arizona, the quirky Stargirl, heads to Los […]
Donald Duck is a sea captain looking to whip his nephews; Huey, Dewey and Louie into shape in the 1939 short, “Sea Scouts.” The trio get thrown into life preservers when the anchor gets stuck, Donald gets hit by the mast, and Donald has to flee a shark. In the end, the hat Donald has […]
FX’s latest limited series, “Pistol”, which is a brand new six-episode limited series about a rock and roll revolution that took place in London during the 1970s, when the punk rock band, “Sex Pistols” took the music world by storm. This series is based on Steve Jones’ 2017 memoir ‘Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex […]
In this final instalment of the original franchise, Caesar (Roddy McDowall) and MacDonald (recast with Austin Stoker) maintain a fragile peace between apes and humans 10 years after societal anarchy and nuclear war. Unfortunately, a journey to find answers from the past may lead to an inevitable Armageddon in the future… In the previous review, […]
A rat dreams of becoming of world class chef and gets the chance to live that dream by controlling a helpless restaurant worker in the 2007 Pixar film, “Ratatouille.” Remy has a unique skill for a rat that leads to his father putting him in charge of sniffing out poison, but once he gets separated […]
Mickey, Donald and Goofy are building a boat to set sail in the 1930s Walt Disney Animation Studios short, “Boat Builders.” Mickey Mouse orders a boat from a kit and works Goofy and Donald to build it. But, as with any animated short featuring these three, nothing comes easy and that ends up leading to […]
“We Feed People” is a new feature film documentary by Ron Howard, which spotlights chef José Andrés and his nonprofit World Central Kitchen’s evolution over a 12-year period, from being a scrappy group of volunteers to becoming one of the most highly-regarded humanitarian aid organisations in the disaster relief sector. Due to the unprecedented spike […]
Set 18 years after the events of the previous film in the “future” that is 1991, Caesar (the offspring of the late Cornelius and Zira) can no longer hide in the shadows and watch his ape brethren mistreated by humans… Regular readers of my reviews may remember that I criticised the previous film in this […]
The Walt Disney Animation Studios takes on the classic British author Charles Dickens in this unique version of the tales of “Oliver Twist” called “Oliver and Company.” Joey Lawrence plays Oliver an orphan cat who is taken in by Dodger, voiced by Billy Joel. While trying to help a thief rob a rich girl, Oliver […]
Disney blends reality competition television with the fantasy genre in the 2022 Disney+ Original Series “The Quest.” It’s essentially a reboot of a 2014 show that aired on ABC. A group of teenagers travels to the fictional world of Everealm where they compete in a series of challenges to find out who is the One […]
Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers gives fans what feels like an inside look at the real lives of their favorite chipmunks. This isn’t your typical Rescue Rangers movie, this time Chip and Dale are merely actors that were given their own show. Years after it is canceled, the two estranged toons must come together to […]