in case you need some prodding to see ‘Moana’…
A few of the signature songs in their entirety.
A few of the signature songs in their entirety.

A wonderful mythology of demons and demigods. A heroine who embodies the bold spirit of her people. Another sweet, funny, exciting triumph from Disney.

It’s a prequel and a sequel! It’s got girl powerrr and lady-hating! It’s a mashup of Lord of the Rings and Frozen! It’s all these things, and less.

Cornball disaster-porn melodrama… in 3D! Dumb, insulting, and bloodless. It’s Hollywood’s subconscious death wish brought to life, in more ways than one.

Grading on the Ratner Curve, this is a positive triumph. The cheesy clichés are at least passingly entertaining. You could do worse.
Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…
Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…

Poor Paul Walker has only Luke Evans’ villain to turn to for someone who looks most like him…

You get the G.I. Joes for Christmas. Hooray! You make them cross the demilitarized zone between the china cabinet and the DVDs near the TV to rescue Barbie. *pawft pawft pawft pawft* — enemy fire.
I suspect that this is “inspired by true events” in much the same way that Dorothy’s dream of Oz was…