When You Wish upon an Empty Star

Wish presents a fundamentally materialist Marxist world.

1993 Film Favorites, Part 5: Finding Contentment in The Nightmare Before Christmas

While boredom may be a first-world problem, disillusionment at being off track with one’s identity is universally human.

Disney’s Encanto Follows in Studio Ghibli’s Footsteps

Its lack of a clear villain places Encanto closer to Studio Ghibli films than to classic Disney ones.

The Book of Boba Fett ‌‌Recap:‌ Who’s the Boss? ‌(Episode‌s 1 & 2)‌ ‌

Maybe this boss in a galaxy far, far away will actually get it right where others got it wrong.

Hawkeye ‌‌Recap:‌ I Could Do This All Day! ‌(Episode‌s 1 & 2)‌ ‌

Now that Ronin is “out there” again, Clint can’t let the wrath reserved for Ronin fall on someone else, let alone a kid who needs his help. 

The Mysterious Benedict Society Recap: Unity, Not Uniformity (Episode 5)

The Mysterious Benedict Society insists that true unity proceeds through difference, not in spite or in opposition to difference.

Loki Recap: Variants! (Episode 5)

The Variant Lokis embody the literal thousands of branches the God of Mischief’s life could have taken.

Loki Recap: The Walking Wounded (Episode 3)

At the very least, even if you learn that much of what you loved was an illusion or enchantment, your pain is the grief of something real.

Seeing and Believing 294 | Enrico Casarosa’s “Luca”

Wade and Kevin enter the sun-baked Mediterranean world of Pixar’s latest film in in their review of Enrico Casarosa’s “Luca.”

Loki Recap: Out of Time (Episode 2)

With the introduction of the Multiverse, this is the sort of plot device that will bring about resurrections and connect all sorts of stories that weren’t supposed to be connected.

Loki Recap: Glorious Purpose (Episode 1)

And while Loki can’t articulate why he wants to rule, he is certainly attracted to power.

Seeing and Believing 292 | Craig Gillespie’s “Cruella”

Disney tries to drum up some sympathy for the devil with their latest live-action film to delve into the background of Cruella de Vil.

Cinderella, Strong Women, and the Courage to Be Kind

As the months of the pandemic translated into far more hours spent inside and online than outside and in person, I have seen more ugliness—more meanness—in this world than ever before.

Seeing and Believing 283 | Carlos Lopez Estrada and Don Hall’s Raya and the Last Dragon

Wade and Kevin visit a land where magical dragons hold the key to saving humanity from outside evil in Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon.

WandaVision Recap: Wanda All Along (Episode 9)

Agatha asked Wanda, “Do you think maybe this is what you deserve?” That’s the question that poisons all our hearts.

Disney’s Soul Is So Good Because It’s So Black

Soul can help Christians remember that how we share the gospel message can be just as important as sharing it.