In Episode # 4, James and Imo realise how far they’ve gone as they approach the last of the Disney Princesses in the Revival period: ‘BRAVE’ (2012), ‘FROZEN’ (2013) and ‘MOANA’ (2016).
REVIEW // ★★★☆☆
King’s propulsive period thriller doesn’t give enough power to its central historical figures.
Episode # 3 has James and Imo confront the fact that they -and Disney Studios- were growing up in the late/post Disney Renaissance: ‘MULAN’ (1998), ‘THE PRINCESS & THE FROG’ (2009) and ‘TANGLED’ (2010).
Episode # 2 has Imo and James enter the ‘Whole New World’ of the 1990’s- Disney’s Renaissance- but find it’s not as wholesome as you might remember: ‘THE LITTLE MERMAID’ (1989), ‘BEAUTY & THE BEAST’ (1991), ‘ALADDIN’ (1992) and ‘POCAHONTAS’ (1995).
Episode # 1 of the retrospective series has James and Imo enter the hell-scape of Classic Disney: ‘SNOW WHITE’ (1937), ‘CINDERELLA’ (1950) and ‘SLEEPING BEAUTY’ (1959).
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Final reviews for 2020: ‘MONSOON’; ‘I AM GRETA’; ‘PIXIE’ and ‘FALLING’.
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Fitting films for the bleak end of 2020: ‘LES MISERABLES’; ‘MOFFIE’; ‘KAJILLIONAIRE’; and ‘THE PAINTED BIRD’.
REVIEW // ★★☆☆☆
A bold concept drives backwards over any meaningful complexity or characterisation in Nolan’s detached, confounding blockbuster.
