Beauty and the Beast is one of those stories that refuses to fade quietly into the background. It lingers, reshapes itself, and reappears in new forms every few decades, as if daring each generation to try and improve on it. Cinema, naturally, has taken that challenge personally, producing a long line of adaptations that range…
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Beauty and the Beast (1991) – Review
There’s a special category of movie that makes you feel slightly embarrassed for every other film that tried and failed to be timeless. Disney’s Beauty and the Beast sits there, arms crossed, quietly judging them. It’s polished, heartfelt, and annoyingly close to perfect for something about a guy who gets turned into a very angry…
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) – Review
Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame is perhaps the most ambitious animated film the studio ever attempted during its Renaissance era. Based on Victor Hugo’s dark and tragic novel, the film dares to tackle mature themes such as religious hypocrisy, persecution, lust, and genocide, all within the constraints of a Disney musical. Yeah, that was…
Herbie the Love Bug (1968-1980) – Review
Men’s love affair with cars dates back to Karl Benz’s three-wheeled motor car in 1886, and it’s only gotten worse over time. This unabashed love affair has been highlighted quite often in the world of cinema, creating a genre unto itself. Yet if one were to be perfectly honest, we’d have to admit that this…
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) – Review
When Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released back in 1937 it wasn’t just another movie, it was a groundbreaking moment in cinematic history. Disney’s first-ever full-length animated feature film marked the beginning of an empire that would go on to shape the childhoods of generations.