When it comes to animated movies, there are few studios that do it like Disney. And part of Disney’s success comes from its winning formulas, as the company capitalizes on similar story structures and archetypes frequently throughout its catalog. This can work to its advantage; its classic princess movies excel despite their similarities, and its […]
For more than 30 years, the Toy Story franchise has been beloved, and impressively, these movies are still going strong. Toy Story kicked off in 1995 and introduced the world to the toys Woody and Buzz Lightyear, and although so much has changed in the time since, these characters haven’t become any less iconic. In […]
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Disney was at the top of the children’s animated movie game. Disney films that were released in that era, from The Little Mermaid and The Lion King to Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin, continue to be seen as timeless classics, and they set the bar high for […]
Much to the disappointment of the House of Mouse’s fans, Disney has become somewhat known for its live-action remakes and, unfortunately, specifically known for executing several of them poorly. While the phrase ‘Disney movies’ once immediately brought vibrant, unique animated films to mind, these days, the association of disappointing remakes is almost as strong. Thus […]
Although Disney is hardly closely associated with the world of horror in 2026, the entertainment giant’s last real hit in the genre arrived 36 years ago today and left an entire generation with a crippling fear of spiders. While Disney’s underrated dark fantasy The Black Cauldron may have terrified a generation of viewers who should […]
Disney has released dozens of animated movies over the years, but two of the most traumatizing movies to have come out of the company were both released in the same year, eight decades ago. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was Disney’s first-ever feature-length animated film, and after its massive success, these features became a […]
Disney live-action remakes have been going through a weird phase, meaning that they aren’t the surefire box office successes that they used to be. While many of the live-action remakes have been critically panned since the very beginning, they were mostly all box office hits throughout the 2010s, whether they were beat-for-beat remakes like The […]
While fans are officially losing their minds over Katherine Hahn as Mother Gothel in the upcoming Tangled live-action film, and rightly so, it seems that that’s about all that’s keeping fan goodwill afloat right now, especially on the heels of the poorly received live-action Moana. And as more comes out about the film, fans of […]
If you tuned into Disney Entertainment’s D23 presentation, it’s clear that sequels of popular franchises are very much still a major factor in Disney’s plans. Sequels like The Incredibles 3, Frozen 3, Coco 2, Lilo & Stitch 2, and Zootopia 3 are all part of Disney’s upcoming slate, while Toy Story 5, Moana 2, and […]
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