30 March
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MOON KNIGHT Creator: Jeremy SlaterStarring: Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, May Calamawy, F. Murray Abraham, Fernanda Andrade Marvel has had a string of hit series based on beloved characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Their latest series, Moon Knight, introduces audiences to a brand-new character whose played by Oscar Isaac. When we first meet Oscar Isaac’s character, Steven Grant, he’s a socially awkward guy who works at the gift shop of a museum dedicated to Egyptian history. At night, he’s forced to strap himself to his bed and tape his door shut due to his debilitating nightmares. His reality and nightmares begin to merge together, andRead More →

07 March
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TURNING RED Director: Domee ShiStarring: Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Ava Morse, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Hyein Park, Finneas We’re getting double the Pixar joy this year with Lightyear coming this summer, but first is the highly energetic Turning Red. It’s is a coming-of-age story for Meilin Lee, voiced by Rosalie Chiang. She’s a spunky 13-year-old who narrates the film introducing us to her family and group of girlfriends Miriam, Priya, and Abby. For an overachieving 8th grader, there’s no time to mess around. That all changes after an incredibly emotional night, and she wakes up and finds herself turned into a giant red panda. It’s quite anRead More →

20 August
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WHAT IF…? Director: Bryan AndrewsStarring: Jeffrey Wright, Haley Atwell, Samuel L. Jackson, Chadwick Boseman, Michael Rooker, Josh Brolin, Stanley Tucci, Dominic Cooper Marvel has ventured into animation with their latest Disney+ series, What If…? The story continues to play into the idea of a multiverse that’s posed in Loki and teased in future Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. There’s a celestial being known as The Watcher that poses as the series narrator. He introduces the audience to alternate realities to some of our favorite MCU movies in a “What If” style fashion. The first episode poses a question as to what would have happened if PeggyRead More →

08 June
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LOKI Director: Kate HerronStarring: Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sophia Di Martino, Wunmi Mosaku, Richard E. Grant. Loki has been a Marvel fan-favorite villain since he made his appearance in Thor in 2011. Ten years later he’s starring in his own television series aptly named Loki. Tom Hiddleston returns as Loki and the series picks up after the events of Avengers Endgame. We saw him grabbing the Tesseract in the time shift during Endgame and he’s transported to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. There he’s taken into custody by the Time Variance Authority for screwing up the timeline we’ve grown familiar with in theRead More →

26 May
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CRUELLA Director: Craig GillespieStarring: Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser, John McCrea, Mark Strong I’m not typically drawn to origin stories of villains, but there’s always an exception to the rule and Cruella proved me wrong. Even as a young girl, Estella always came with a feisty side she named Cruella. Part of this was due to the teasing she received as she was born with half black hair and half white hair. She was always one to challenge the status quo fighting back at the world that has done her wrong. She became orphaned after watching her mother fall to herRead More →

18 March
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THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER Director: Kari SkoglandStarring: Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Daniel Bruhl, Emily VanCamp, Adepero Ouye, Wyatt Russell Marvel wowed audience with WandaVision, their first foray into streaming television series. Up next is The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, which starts its six-episode run on Disney+ March 19. We first met our titles heroes, played respectively by Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan back in The Captain America movies. They’ve been a staple in the Avengers franchise since then, but we haven’t really gotten to known them on a deeper level until now. The Falcon and The Winter Soldier picks up following theRead More →

18 December
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Pete Docter Interview – Creating Pixar’s “Soul” Pete Docter is the heart and soul of why I love Pixar movies. He wrote and directed their latest film Soul with Kemp Powers. The film takes us deep within ourselves to find out what makes us special and unique. I sat down with Docter to share a personal story, we talk about the casting of Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ surprising score, and inspirational teachers. Soul will be streaming on Disney+ on December 25. **click SUBSCRIBE on my YouTube Channel for more reviews and interviews**Read More →

14 October
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“CLOUDS” CAST INTERVIEWS – THE LEGACY OF ZACH SOBIECH The life of Zach Sobiech has moved millions of people who followed his story. His life is now the basis of the new movie Clouds streaming on Disney+. I sat down with Fin Argus, Neve Campbell, Madison Iseman, Sabrina Carpenter, and director Justin Baldoni about this very special movie. It was a true honor talking with this cast and director Justin Baldoni, and I hope audiences are inspired by Zach’s story. Clouds will be streaming on Disney+ October 16, 2020. Head to my YouTube channel click SUBSCRIBE for more reviews and interviews Here are my interviewsRead More →

03 September
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MULAN Director: Niki CaroStarring: Yifei Liu, Donnie Yen, Li Gong, Jason Scott Lee, Tzi Ma, Yoson An The latest Disney animated classic getting the live action reboot is Mulan. As a young girl Mulan was always a rambunctious child whose eye for adventure knew no boundaries. She was not the girly girl that her mother wanted her to be under traditional Chinese culture. Now as a young woman, played by Yifei Liu, she finds her calling when her kingdom comes under attack. The Emperor of China, played by Jet Li, calls upon one man of every household to fight in the army. With her father in failingRead More →

01 July
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HAMILTON Director: Thomas KailStarring: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Phillipa Soo, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Jonathan Groff, Daveed Diggs, Anthony Ramos Despite Broadway being shuttered until January 2021 and national tours on hold for the foreseeable future, you can have a bit of Broadway history in your very own home as Hamilton will be streaming on Disney+ July 3. Hamilton on Disney+ is being referred to as the Hamilton movie, which isn’t quite accurate as it’s not a traditional movie musical. This is filmed version of the stage production featuring the Original Broadway Cast. This isn’t a reunion special or anything like thatRead More →