The last year has seen Disney making drastic changes to its business in an effort to save billions of dollars, which include a drastic reduction in its general entertainment content and laying off 7000 employees. Since Disney purchased 20th Century Fox in 2019, it has been dealing with the debt involved in the purchase. Since […]
June is Pride Month; a time set aside to recognize and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. Disney+ features several movies, series and specials that put a focus on inclusion. Many of the titles included in the Pride collection have been nominated for GLAAD Media Awards. Let’s take a look at some of those titles that have […]
With Disney repositioning its Entertainment divisions to focus on profitability over streaming subscriber numbers, we are going to see a shift in how content is going to be released in Latin America. Recently, Fernando Barbosa, who is Disney Latin America’s leader of Production, Acquisition and Distribution, revealed that after three years of distributing and marketing […]
Disney+ Hotstar subscribers in many South East Asia countries, including Malaysia, Indonesia & Thailand, have had the app recently updated to a new version known as “Hotstar X”, which brings the app design closer to a Disney+ experience internationally. A new beta version of the app is being offered to users, before the new update […]
March is going to be a bumper month for new original content on Disney+ around the world with many new Star Originals from Searchlight, 20th Century Studios, ABC and more. Some of the big new releases include new films such as “Boston Strangler” and also some brand new shows like “UnPrisoned” and much more. Here […]
Last year, Disney made an agreement with Lionsgate in 2022 following a legal battle throughout Latin America over a dispute over the Starz brand following the launch of Star+ throughout the region. The agreement included offering a bundle which included Disney+, Star+ and StarzPlay, which launched last summer, but required three separate apps. Star+ is […]
Susan Walker (Natalie Wood) is a very intelligent, sensible little girl who has been brought up by her mother Doris (Maureen O’Hara) to not believe silly fairy stories or get lost in her imagination. And that includes not believing in Santa Claus. But when her mother needs a last minute replacement Santa for the Macy’s […]
A revealing story of American greed and religion used as power, God Forbid recounts how the couple that led the nation’s largest evangelical Christian university initiated a secret sexual relationship with a Miami pool boy—and whose years-long hypocrisy led to their downfall. It’s also seedy and controversial, partly because its backdrop is the U.S. election […]
When U.S. ambassador Robert Thorn (Gregory Peck) and his wife, Katherine (Lee Remick) tragically lose their son shortly after birth, Robert is convinced to take home and secretly adopt another infant instead. Things seem to be going well for a while, even as bizarre occurrences take place around little Damien (Harvey Stephens). However, when Father […]
In this animated anthology special, Leroy (Justin Roiland), Reggie (Zach Hadel) and Cheruce (Pamela Adlon) Paloni are excited to host their Halloween special for Hulu but frustrated by a non-existent budget. They try to figure things out as they go, introducing numerous short films to the audience in the process. Of course, this is Halloween, […]
Recently, a number of Star Originals have been removed from Star+ in Latin America and on Disney+ around the world, including “Insânia”, “Não foi Minha Culpa: México” (It Was Not My Fault), “Não foi Minha Culpa: Colômbia” and “O Galã: A TV Mudou, ele não” (aka The Heartthrob: TV Changed, He Didn’t). The good news […]
In this psychological horror film, Asha Chaudrey (Sara Wolfkind) and her brother Kamran (Callan Farris) are living perfectly normal teenage lives. However, when a particularly troubling “internet challenge” begins making the rounds, her parents Amir (Usman Ally) and Leah (Shannyn Sossamon) begin to get swept up in the understandable concern that builds in their sleepy […]
We learn more about Mike Tyson’s personal demons, his violent tendencies as he continues his boxing career and challenges Lennox Lewis, and how he finally learned to be at peace with himself in the finale of the Hulu and Star Original Series, “Mike.” Tyson, or at least his character in this series, obviously hates himself. […]
Mike Tyson is out of prison and back to boxing in the latest episode of the Disney+ Star and Hulu Original Series “Mike.” This episode tackles how he captured more titles after his three years in prison before losing only the second fight of his professional career to Evander Holyfield. That, of course, leads to […]
In this action horror sequel to the 2002 classic, Don (Robert Carlyle) is a survivor of the original infection of London that nearly brought the entire UK to its knees. Racked with guilt after fleeing an attack and leaving his wife Alice (Catherine McCormack) to die, he has finally begun to piece his life back […]