The Prequels Turn Twenty-Five–Star Wars’ Sleeper Hit Kyle A. McLaughlin, Elizabethtown College The Phantom Menace turns 25 this year, but how did the public perception of the prequels take a massive about-face in the last decade?… May 4, 2024
The Life and Process of R.L. Stine Hamad Naroze, Hunter College What best-selling children's horror author R.L. Stine can teach up-and-coming writers through his professional process.… April 22, 2024
The Story Behind Bluey’s Most Hated Character: Muffin Cerasela Hanseter, University of California, Berkeley It's Muffin! Why arguably the most-hated character on Bluey plays such a valuable role. … April 5, 2024
Throwback Disney Channel Original Movies From The Early 2000s Cady Cohen, University of Central Florida Motion picture movies produced today can’t compete with the quality of the DCOMs from the 2000s.… September 14, 2017
A Complete Rundown of Disney’s D23 Convention Eric McInnis, Arcadia University The entertainment expo offered trailers and teasers galore, but, as usual, the biggest news was what Disney barely mentioned.… July 26, 2017
Everything We Know (and Don’t Know) About ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Dakota Buhler, George Fox University Will the sequel be just as magical as the first one? Anything can happen, if you let it.… June 15, 2017
Can We Agree That Live-Action Is Getting Boring? Eric McInnis, Arcadia University Disney Studios is trying to "top pigs with pigs" with their new live-action movies, and while it's working in the box office, it's not working for some animation fans.… March 8, 2017
Disney’s Polynesian ‘Moana’ Makes Waves for the Right Reasons Josephine Werni, University of Minnesota Twin Cities In an acknowledgment of their past mistakes, Disney put incredible efforts into accurate cultural representation, and it shows.… December 2, 2016
The ‘Mulan’ Petition and What It Reveals About Hollywood Terry Nguyen, University of Southern California It seems obvious for Disney to cast an Asian American as Mulan in the live remake, but Hollywood has whitewashed authentic characters in the past.… October 3, 2016