Fan-made Recess film coming soon
For those of us who grew up watching cartoons on ABC’s One Saturday Morning, the show Recess will likely sound familiar. Featuring a ...
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Reviews
Review: The Lion King
When I reviewed Disney’s live-action remake of The Jungle Book I proclaimed that it was a revolution in digital animation. The uncanny valley had ...
Disney’s Mulan teaser trailer looks like a really good war drama
I don’t know if this is a popular sentiment, but I haven’t been the biggest fan of the live-action remake crusade that Disney ...
Halle Bailey (not Berry) to become the inferior little mermaid, and that’s not fair
I think I may have finally figured out why every live-action Disney reboot has a been a disappointment. Despite some strong efforts, genuinely ...
Melissa McCarthy might scheme as Ursula for live-action Little Mermaid film
With Disney churning out live-action adaptations of their beloved animated films like it’s nobody’s business, The Little Mermaid is the next cartoon classic ...
No way Ansel Elgort and his Converse compete with the original West Side Story
Flixist readers, you are in for an absolute treat (re: tragedy) because today I get to write a little history lesson. The first ...
Features
Five reasons why you should never see Dark Phoenix
[Editor’s note: this piece contains spoilers relating to Dark Phoenix] Marvel/Disney is pushing Dark Phoenix hard. It’s not their film in that they ...
First look at Will Smith performing ‘Prince Ali’
Well, Disney fans here we go with another sneak peek at the upcoming remake of Aladdin due out later this month. This time ...
Reviews
Review: The Hustle
My recommendation for seeing The Hustle? Just rent the original, which is a remake itself. The Hustle, despite its name change and gender ...
Live-action Lion King gets its official trailer
I’ve gotta say, for as much as I think studios need to be held accountable for unnecessary sequels, revivals, resurrections, blood sacrifices, reboots, ...
Review: Pet Sematary
We are smack-dab in the middle of the cinematic second coming of Stephen King. The man’s work already hit its heyday decades ago ...
Reviews
Review: Dumbo
The idea of remaking the original Dumbo is a stupid idea for many reasons. Disney has been gung-ho on regurgitating its animated classics ...