There are two things that always unite my family: game night and old school Muppet movies. When I was growing up, Muppet Christmas Carol was one of the Christmas movies we watched every year. The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper were also favorites to pop in once in …
Author Gail Carson Levine is best known for her 1997 novel Ella Enchanted, which won a Newbery Honor in 1998. Even today, critics praise this book for the way it retells the Cinderella story. It has also cemented Levine’s legacy as a fairy tale author for audiences of all ages. …
So…I have Shrek fever. Since the movie’s release in 2001, Shrek has become something of a cultural phenomenon. Loosely based on the book of the same name by William Steig, it takes place in a fairy tale world and satirizes tropes we’ve come to know from Disney movies. And in …
About a year ago, Marvel Studios released Avengers: Endgame, which would become the highest grossing film to date. In anticipation of this film’s release, many YouTube film critics made videos dissecting their favorite scenes in the MCU and what made them so effective. These videos (brought together by the phrase …
If you’ve seen Broadway’s take on The Lion King (or you clicked on the video above), you might be familiar with a song called “Shadowland.” It appears in the second act, when the Pride Lands have turned into a desolate wasteland and Nala leaves home to look for anything that …
Last time, we observed Mother’s Day by taking a gander at 12 underrated fictional mothers. And since this is the month of Father’s Day, it only seems fair that we give 12 underrated fictional fathers the same treatment. Let’s not waste any time and dive right in. #12: Grandpa Joe …
When you think of great fictional mothers, who comes to mind? Marge Simpson from The Simpsons? Mrs. Weasley from Harry Potter? Mrs. March from Little Women? Well, this blog post isn’t about them. Instead, we’re celebrating Mother’s Day by looking at twelve mother figures that we don’t talk about for …
Spoilers! When most people think of jury drama, they think of Reginald Rose’s play 12 Angry Men. And when some people think of the play 12 Angry Men, they think of the 1957 movie of the same name directed by Sidney Lumet. High school English teachers pop this movie in …
In the fall of 2015, cartoon lovers and critics saw the debut of the French cartoon Miraculous Ladybug. Not only has it involved a team of international creators (made in Korea, takes place in France, redubbed in various languages), but it’s also been renewed for a 2nd and 3rd season. …
Hello, I’m Leah G. Alfonso. I write so that I may speak. I think it’s safe to say that there’s a little bit of OCD in all of us. We want everything to be perfect on the first try without having to change anything. As a result, the human race …
