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THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE Review: This Is The Bad Place

Introduction When asked what I thought of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie after the movie ended, I nodded my head at a five-year-old girl exiting...

THEY WILL KILL YOU Review: A House of Horrors That Never Lets You Breathe

Introduction Sometimes you walk out of a movie, and your first thought is simple and immediate: What the hell was that?!? That was exactly my...

Scholars Spotlight: The Sherman Brothers – Part I

Introduction If the Golden Age of Hollywood musicals gave rise to titans, then mid-century Disney was where legends were forged, and sprinkled with a spoonful...

The Past and Future of Hollywood’s CINERAMA DOME

Introduction In April 2021, Pacific Theaters and ArcLight Cinemas announced that they were ceasing all operations. Thus, effectively closing all of their approximately three hundred...

Scholars’ Spotlight: Brad Pitt

Introduction Forever labeled as the world's "best-looking" actor, and one of the "sexiest" men alive, William Bradley Pitt has spent the last four decades in...

Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983) – A 40th Anniversary Review

Introduction Mickey's Christmas Carol is the Academy Award-nominated, animated classic from 1983. Directed and produced by Burny Mattinson, it is, of course, the adaptation of...

THE BOYS IN THE BOAT Review: A Harmless 90s Sports-Movie Throwback

Introduction Disney had a solid run of harmless always-on-cable sports movies in the 90s and early 2000s. They followed a formula and delivered some entertainment. George...

“I’ll Ask Around” – A Tenth Anniversary Review Of IDA

Introduction In the bottom left corner of the screen, three nuns try to erect a statue of Jesus as snow falls, with the convent standing...