In 1998, Walt Disney Feature Animation released its 36th film, its first and only retelling of a Chinese legend: Mulan, the story of a daughter who dons her father’s armor and pretends to be his son to fight the invading Huns. … Continue reading MULAN
One’s a masterpiece, the other, not so much. Let’s kick things off on the good foot: Released at the tail end of the last century, Beau travail was filmmaker Claire Denis’ fifth film: the one that launched her onto the world stage … Continue reading This week in Film — BEAU TRAVAIL and MULAN
Michael J. Cinema 