The Walt Disney version of Swiss Family Robinson (1960) is a light-hearted adventure romp through a crazy island with a wild variety of animals. There is plenty of fun to be had as Disney stalwarts Tommy Kirk and Kevin Corcoran play their characters with relish and zeal. Janet Munro does…

When Disney decided to leverage its parks intellectual property to make movies, the Haunted Mansion attraction was near the top of the list. It made sense for the resorts to make this move; after all, movies had been providing the parks with attractions since it was founded. Why not return…

If you haven’t seen Emma Stone’s “Cruella,” do yourself a favor and watch it now. It is a visually stunning, wonderfully told story that you shouldn’t have spoiled… Which means you may not want to read any further. Bookmark this page and come back when you’ve seen this fabulous film. Why I Waited to See ‘Cruella’ …

As a freelancer, I am often looking for work. Someone offered me a job that would have paid me $5 an hour. Of course, it was framed as something like: edit these 15 pages for $25. I asked my Facebook friends and family if I should take the job, and…

There is a certain subset of critics and pundits that like to bash the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars, and Disney’s production of content related to them. These people tend to be “professional” film critics who write from the perspective of potential box office and the value of Disney stock…

“Once Upon a Time” on Disney+ does a good job of reimagining Disney characters and other stories. The complicated and surprising relationships are part of the fun. The writers have a truly difficult task of creating new back stories for beloved and iconic characters. These stories need to remain true…

Themes and Observations from Season 1 — Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen Disney’s “Once Upon a Time” and plan to, I urge you to bookmark this page and come back after you watch the first season. It’s easy to binge watch as a television show that melds fantasy and reality into a coherent, if complicated, story. The Evil Queen’s Curse …

What Would You Do? — We have a starving tom cat outside of our building on this rainy day. His coat is still healthy, but we can see his hip bones and spine stick out of his fur while his sides near his back legs are sunken. He came running up to us as we…

With Black Lives Matter and all the changes happening in the country, calls for changing Splash Mountain shouldn’t come as a surprise. While die-hard Disney fans will point out that Walt fought to get James Baskett an Oscar and that “Song of the South” was supposed to help preserve southern…