• Unconventional: Why WALL-E Will Always Be Pixar’s Crowning Glory

    Disney Pixar has brought various magical fantasies into our homes for over twenty years, inventing enchanting creations such as Toy Story, Up and Finding Nemo, yet I am thoroughly convinced WALL-E is their finest work. No other motion picture reaches its majestic level of powerful depth, ambition and most...
  • Homosexuality in Disney: Beauty and the Beast

    2017 heralds the arrival of the latest live-action adaptation of the Disney classic starring Emma Watson as Belle, however, the latest announcement from director Bill Condon tells us that there is going to be a bit of a diversion from the original animated version which will give visibility to the...
  • Trailer Watch – Beauty and the Beast

    It’s finally here; the long-anticipated addition to the new set of accumulating Disney live action remakes, which includes the hugely popular Maleficent (2014) and Cinderella (2015). The official trailer for the magical Beauty and the Beast (2017) does not disappoint. From the outset of the trailer, where the soft...
  • Film Review – The Jungle Book

    Back in 1960s, Disney’s animations seemed to be able to do no wrong. Fresh off Disney’s 50s golden age, the company entered a new decade strong, with timeless features, including 101 Dalmatians, Sword in the Stone and last but certainly not least The Jungle Book. The last Disney film...
  • Trailer Watch – Finding Dory

    After 13 years of waiting for a sequel to Finding Nemo (2003), we are finally getting another look at Finding Dory, which will be released in June. Whilst Finding Nemo focussed on Nemo and his adventures, Finding Dory appears to focus on the amnesiac character of Dory suddenly recalling...
  • Trailer Watch – Super Bowl 50

    On the 7th February 2015, The Broncos and The Panthers came together for the Super Bowl 50. Though the clash was exciting for many, just as exciting was the halftime show, in particular the whole host of clips and teasers we were shown for the films of 2016.  Impact Film...
  • 2016: Hot Or Not – Alice Through The Looking Glass

    After the financial (if not critical) success of Disney and Tim Burton’s 2010 Alice in Wonderland, the film that spawned the success of the studio’s live-action remakes such as last year’s Cinderella, it comes as no surprise that 2016 brings the film adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s much-loved sequel: Alice...