Peter Pan & Wendy is among the latest movies to be a live-action remake of a previous Disney film. Unlike The Little Mermaid, this one went straight to Disney+. Which is usually more of a bad omen than a good sign. But to be fair, it’s not a straight up remake. There are a few…
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Things I Hate: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017 Film)
While many like stories like Star Wars, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and many more, but long before almost every work of English-based fiction, there was the story of King Arthur. I was a big fan of the TV mini-series (often confused as a movie) Merlin with Sam Neill and I also liked the TV…
Things I Like: Cold Mountain (2003 Film)
I somewhat remember when Cold Mountain came out in 2003. I knew it was about the Civil War, but not much else. Now over a decade later, I decided to see it. I heard it did quite well critically, and Jude Law got an Oscar nomination for Best Actor and Renee Zellweger won an Oscar…
Things I Hate: Anna Karenina (2012 Film)
As I love history, Anna Karenina caught my eye though I was wondering if Anna Karenina was real or fictional. Turns out the movie is based on a novel of the same name set about 40 years before the fall of the Russian Empire. The author of the book was Leo Tolstoy, the same man…
Things I Like: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022 Film)
My wife and I saw this the other night as we needed a date night and I’ve been wanting to see the movie before someone spoils it for me. It’s been a good number of years as this franchise has been a magnet for controversy. JK Rowling’s fanbase has rebelled against her for transphobic comments,…