Tag: Disney+
This tag gathers reviews of films from Disney and the Disney+ catalog — the animated canon, Pixar, and the studio’s recent streaming-era output. The reviews approach each as storytelling, weighing the classics against what the studio makes now. The collection grows as more titles are reviewed.
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A Reviewer’s Journey — The Complete Marvel Cinematic Universe
A complete reviewer's journey through 30+ MCU films from Iron Man to Thunderbolts. Phase-by-phase trajectory of peak through collapse. With ratings. -
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) — Review
The Russo brothers' 1970s political thriller in superhero clothing. Robert Redford, Chris Evans, and the MCU's peak film. Winter Soldier at 8.5/10. -
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) — Review
Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber's underrated Sabretooth, and the Deadpool handling that damaged the property for years. Split rating 9 / 0. -
The Avengers (2012) — Review
Joss Whedon's ensemble breakthrough, Tom Hiddleston's Loki, and the film that proved interconnected superhero cinema could function at scale. At 8.5/10. -
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) — Review
Funny but stupid. Taika Waititi's tonal pivot that broke the Thor character and signaled the MCU's slide into decorative comedy. Thor: Ragnarok at 6/10. -
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) — Review
Rick Moranis at his peak, practical effects that put CGI to shame, and Disney back when it made original family adventures. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids reviewed at 9/10. -
Films That Needed Someone to Say No
Twenty films damaged not by studio interference but by its absence — from The Phantom Menace's unchecked Lucas to The Hobbit's nine hours of one children's book. The right No at the right moment is as valuable as any creative freedom. The directors on this list didn't have one. -
Films That Ruined the Book
Twenty adaptations that lost what made the source worth adapting — from I Am Legend's inverted ending to The Hobbit's inflated scale to The Golden Compass's defanged argument. What went wrong in each case, and the one question every adapter must answer before they begin. -
When the Message Overrode Common Sense
Fifteen films where ideology, agenda, or message drove creative decisions that damaged the work — organized into three honest categories: Historical Fraud, Agenda Over Narrative, and Complicated Cases. Queen Cleopatra and The Little Mermaid are not the same kind of problem. This article explains why.