MOANA 2
Comfortable in her role as a wayfinder, Moana has taken it upon herself to explore the seas that connect us to see if there is anyone out there to connect with. She knows there is, not because of an encounter … Continue reading MOANA 2
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JUNGLE CRUISE
They needn’t have bothered. Jungle Cruise, Disney’s latest live-action cinematic adaptation of a theme park ride, was already a classic Hollywood adventure before it became a pun-laden excursion down African and Asian rivers. That movie was 1951’s The African Queen, the key … Continue reading JUNGLE CRUISE
FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw is bananas. Not that you’d expect anything less from a title sporting two ampersands and one colon. Depending on how you look at it, Hobbs & Shaw is either the eight-and-a-half installment in … Continue reading FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW
BAYWATCH
When Baywatch debuted on NBC in 1989, it was already antiquated. Constructed around a group of lifeguards saving swimmers from drowning while occasionally tracking down serial killers was thin at best. But with a gaggle of good-looking actors who took themselves too … Continue reading BAYWATCH
David Derrick and Hyrum Osmond on MOANA
If someone asks you to name a mermaid, any mermaid, what’s the first name that comes to mind? Lorelei? Madison? Ariel? Probably the latter, right? You probably even conjured the image of the red-haired Disney princess. Just like when you … Continue reading David Derrick and Hyrum Osmond on MOANA
PAIN & GAIN
If I think I deserve it, the universe will serve it,” Daniel Lugo tells himself and anyone who will listen. Is he trying to convince them, or is he trying to convince himself? “If I think I deserve it, the … Continue reading PAIN & GAIN
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