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The Lion King (2019) Review: Can I Feel the Love Tonight? Not really, but I Can Feel the *Like* Tonight

Can I feel the love tonight? Not really. But the 2019 remake of The Lion King makes me feel the *like* tonight.

Remember a while back when I wrote about how I was vehemently against the “live action“ Lion King remake? And remember how I was against the live action Christopher Robin movie? Well, for the latter, I was proven wrong, as Christopher Robin ended up being one of my favorite movies last year. As for the former? Well, I didn’t hate Disney’s remake of my favorite movie of all time, but I also didn’t love it. At the moment, I’d say that I liked it well enough, but if I had a choice to watch this new one or the 1994 classic, there’s no contest: The Lion King (1994) is the one true king.

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Kubo and the Two Strings Review: Music to my Eyes and Ears

Logo for Kubo and the Two Strings. Copyright Laika Entertainment LLC and Focus Features.
Logo for Kubo and the Two Strings. Copyright Laika Entertainment LLC and Focus Features.

Too often a film is hailed as a masterpiece, whether it’s a classic piece of cinema like The Godfather or a catchy-song-filled animated adventure like Frozen; that kind of acclaim can raise one’s expectations for a film too high, resulting in backlash when a movie is not as good as one would have thought. And while the story of Kubo and the Two Strings may feel familiar at times, its animation style, sound design, characters, and the world it creates more than make up for a somewhat typical story. In short, Kubo and the Two Strings is nearly a masterpiece, and a delight to watch. Continue reading “Kubo and the Two Strings Review: Music to my Eyes and Ears”