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Sometimes, Disney underwhelms me, what with the lackluster Alice in Wonderland live-action Tim Burton movie (which gave us the eye-searing sequence of Johnny Depp’s Mad Hatter break dancing for no DOGGONE reason). Then there are times when Disney will surprise me. First, it was with their announcement of animated film Moana. Now it’s with their announcement that…

Ain’t no way you can argue that Wiggins and Ratcliffe aren’t the poster children for queer-coding in Hollywood.

Disney is making historic ground once again with their Princess line of merchandise and programming. Ground that should have been covered eons ago. But in any event, let’s congratulate Disney on introducing the first Latina princess to its roster. Hooray!

For better or worse, I am a huge fan of Disney’s original 1950s animated classic, Cinderella. It’s a masterpiece of simple, effective animation, natural humor, and a lack of time-specific fashion (this story is set sometime in the 1800s, I assume, yet Cinderella and other characters have silhouettes and hairstyles specific to the ’50s).

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Directed by: Brandon Espy Written by: Carl Reid and Brandon Espy Starring: Elvis Nolasco, Jerrika Hinton, Alex Akpobome, and Ayden Gavin Synopsis (IMDb): A mother embarks on a perilous quest to rescue her son from a demonic children’s show host who is kidnapping kids. Julian’ review: Thanks to Hulu film Mr. Crocket, it feels like…

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Natasha Rothwell in How to Die Alone (Photo credit: Hulu/Onyx Collective/Disney Created by: Natasha Rothwell Directed by: Shahrzad Davani, Renuka Jeyapalan, Tiffany Johnson, Jude Weng Written by: Natasha Rothwell, Jahna Ferron-Smith, Mamoudou N’Diaye, Kevin Yee, Kristen Bartlett, Jen Regan, Marquita Robinson, Vera Santamaria, Halsted Sullivan, Mara Vargas Jackson Starring: Natasha Rothwell, Conrad Ricamora, KeiLyn Durrel…

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