Whenever you return to a piece of art after some time away, it's never easy to know what your reaction might be. If enough time has passed, you have likely evolved and so too have your opinions. Recently, however, I rewatched one of my favorite childhood Disney movies, Robin Hood, and I must say, I…Read more On Disney’s Robin Hood: A Triumph of Details Over Structure
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We Can’t Stop: On Cyrus, Spears, Aguilera and the Forgetful Nature of Our Cultural Consciousness
When one compares Miley Cyrus with those who've come before her, or places her in the context of modern-day pop-music, then the national revulsion following her performance at the VMA's (or any of her recent behavior for that matter) suddenly becomes difficult to understand. The collective outcry has been so vociferous, so incredulous, that you…Read more We Can’t Stop: On Cyrus, Spears, Aguilera and the Forgetful Nature of Our Cultural Consciousness
Film Review: The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
The Walt Disney Corporation went through hell in the immediate years leading up to the Disney Renaissance, which lasted from 1989′s The Little Mermaid to 1999′s Tarzan. When the release of The Black Cauldron in 1985 proved to be critically and commercially traumatic, the studio took a hard look at itself and its future with animated…Read more Film Review: The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
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