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PILOT REVIEW: Is the world ready for “Girl Meets World”?

Nostalgia is a powerful thing. People of all ages look back on their childhoods fondly and often hold the toys, games, and media of their youth in high regard. It’s sometimes a bad idea to revisit these childhood favourites—these things are rarely as incredible as we once believed them to be. But every once in […]

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Visions Rarely What They Seem: Maleficent

Everyone knows the story of Sleeping Beauty and for many that story brings to mind one of Disney’s most iconic of villains, Maleficent. But what if there was more to the story than “innocent baby, evil fairy, sad curse, and true love’s kiss”? That is exactly the question Disney seeks to answer with their film […]

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How to Train Your Dragon 2

10 Movies That Have a Chance to Sizzle This Summer

Even though mid-June is when the summer season truly starts, the summer movie season begins as soon as school lets out in the late spring. Film executives are generally playing the probability game: if less people have time consuming commitments throughout the week, that means more people are looking for ways to kill time. Of […]

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Chris Evans as Captain America

Captain of Commerce: Lessons Learned From Disney’s Box Office Triumph

Even with their overwhelming popularity and consistent box office dominance, there is still plenty of skepticism toward comic book movies. The fact that they are still primarily referred to as “comic book movies” is proof in and of itself that these films are considered to be more of a subset of the Action genre (much […]

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A Hudsucker Halloween Playlist

Ghouls and goblins, lend me your ears! Whether you need a party soundtrack for your bewitching bash or some menacing music to get you in a sinister spirit this Thursday night, The Hudsucker‘s haunting Halloween playlist conjures up just the right amounts of excitement and evil. With thirteen spooky songs, there’s something for everyone to […]

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A Little Bit of Pixie Dust, and a Pair of Running Shoes

A little less than a month ago, a pair of Mickey Mouse ears and a tiara were packed into my suitcase. The reason? I was traveling to the Disney Half Marathon Princess Weekend to compete with 15 runners that I coach for a unique racing opportunity like none other. The race took place on February 22-24 […]

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‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Earns High Score with Clever Script and Gaming Nostalgia

Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph can easily be described as video games galore. The film’s opening – complete with an 8-bit title card – is a prime example. We’re taken inside the world of a popular arcade game called Fix-It Felix Jr., an 8-bit throwback to Nintendo’s 1981 classic, Donkey Kong. Here, we meet Wreck-It Ralph (John […]

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Movie Review: “Brave” Strikes a Bullseye!

Hear ye, hear ye! Disney and Pixar’s latest animated feature film hits right on target! From the dream team that brought us classics such as Toy Story, Up, and Monsters, Inc. comesBrave, a tale set in a medieval Scottish kingdom with Princess Merida of the Dunbroch clan at the helm of all the action. Merida is an unconventional princess […]

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