Disney: Why the Live Action Remakes Don’t Work

Hey! Hallie here! Disney has been relentless with their live action remakes. It seems like every animated classic is, at this point, destined for a needless remake. And most of them are indeed needless. Why remake an already beloved movie if there isn’t much to add to the story? Not many Disney fans can answerContinue reading “Disney: Why the Live Action Remakes Don’t Work”

Disney: Adventuring Women

Hi! It’s Annie! Some of my favorite types of movies have always been adventure films. Especially the ones with a vintage feel to them. There’s a comfortably nostalgic feeling about them to me. And some of my favorite parts of these movies is that many of them were the start of the focus on femaleContinue reading “Disney: Adventuring Women”

Twins in Media: The Tweedles vs Thing 1 and Thing 2

Hi! It’s Annie! I know this is early, but as I am planning a different post for Tuesday, I thought it would be best to be a little early. This week for twins in media, we’re going to take a look at the twins from classic literature that, if you’ve read our previous posts aboutContinue reading “Twins in Media: The Tweedles vs Thing 1 and Thing 2”

Twins in Media: Tweedledee and Tweedledum

Hi! It’s Annie! This week for twins in media, we’re really going for the classics. These are the twin portrayals that paved the way for many other twins in media, and also popularized harmful stereotypes. It’s really difficult to talk about twins in media without a mention of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and Tweedledum and Tweedledee.Continue reading “Twins in Media: Tweedledee and Tweedledum”