Like most people who have sat down to watch an episode of The Simpsons, I have enjoyed the character of Apu, the friendly owner of the Kwik-E-Mart who has been around on the series almost since its beginning. He’s lovable. He’s … Continue reading Should We Be Ashamed of Ourselves for Liking Apu?
If you need a gift for your grandpa who claims that those pansies at the NFL have become “too political,” or for your aunt who became a Jackie Evancho fan only since last January, or for your nephew who for … Continue reading Trumpy Bear is Here to Solve All of Your Christmas Shopping Problems
You probably all now know that Kevin Spacey will no longer be in All the Money in the World, news that made it a rare upcoming movie in December that people began regularly talking about without “Last” or “Jedi” in the … Continue reading There’s No Kevin Spacey in the New All the Money in the World Trailer
Much like when Rosa Parks ended racism when she refused to stand on a bus, Disney has put a stop to all future whitewashing controversy in Hollywood by casting an Asian actress to play Mulan in their upcoming live-action remake … Continue reading Disney Ends Whitewashing Forever by Casting an Asian as Mulan
Though we heard earlier reports that The Last Jedi would reveal almost nothing about new franchise big bad Supreme Leader Snoke (besides the fact that he’s apparently Gollum’s long-lost great uncle), Empire magazine is now implying that he might play a … Continue reading Supreme Leader Snoke is “not a Sith” in The Last Jedi
So, stop me if you’ve heard this one, but Treasure Planet wasn’t exactly a box office hit when it opened on this day 15 years ago. There may be no other Disney animated movie–with the possible exception of The Black Cauldron–that has … Continue reading Treasure Planet’s Box Office Failure Only Made its Fandom Grow Stronger
Aladdin might be a movie in need of no introduction. You’ve all seen it, you all probably own it, and you’ve all probably seen it more times than you can count. In fact, it might be hard to overstate its … Continue reading Aladdin Took Modern Comedy and Made it Timeless
When Anastasia opened on this day twenty years ago, it made headlines for two reasons. The first–and perhaps more tired to read about at the time–was that it was taking a prominent figure from history and making her the subject of … Continue reading Non-Disney Animated Features Were Never the Same After Anastasia
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