Raya and the Last Dragon is the 59th Walt Disney Animated feature film to be released, and the first animated film to be released in 2021; the film’s release was simultaneously on Disney+ with their Premier Access and will become free to subscribers on June 4. In the mystical world of Kumandra the lands are
Taking place after the events of Avengers Endgame, WandaVision follows Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany), who appear to be living the ideal suburban life in the town of Westview, trying to conceal their powers. (This despite the fact that Vision was killed by Thanos in Infinity War.) But as they enter new
Directed by Doug Liman and based on the book series of the same name, Chaos Walking takes place in the not-too-distant future, where a young man named Todd Hewitt (Tom Holland) lives on an alien planet that was colonized by humanity, and he soon discovers Viola (Daisy Ridley), a mysterious girl who crash lands on
“Welcome to the Hooflands, ” said Pansy. “We’re happy to have you, even if you being here means something’s coming.” Seanan McGuire is up to Book 6 in Wayward Children, the series where children stumble across one of an infinite number of doors, each one opening to a different magical realm. This installment features the
Directed by Tim Story, Tom & Jerry follows the “legendary rivals” as they take their slapstick shenanigans to New York City. Jerry moves into New York City’s finest hotel, the Royal Gate Hotel, on the eve of the wedding of the century, which forces the desperate event planner (Michael Pena) to hire Tom to get
The Chicago Review of Books website this month published a fantastic resource, 28 Stories You Can Read Online For Black History Month. The items on the list cover a whole range of genres, and include links both to the story and to the collections they come from. This week I decided to take a look
Directed by Ryan Coogler, Black Panther follows T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) who returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful place as king, after the death of his father (John Kani). T’Challa’s mettle as king and as Black Panther is tested when a face from his father’s past suddenly appears and draws
I was looking for something new to read for Black History Month, and one name that kept coming up was Colson Whitehead, award-winning author of several novels including The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys. Since I haven’t had a chance to read any of Whitehead’s books up until now, I decided to start with
“I don’t have a plan. But now I have a goal. The plan I just have to make up as I go along.” Loretta signed and leaned back, rolling her eyes so hard I thought she might detach her retinas. “Of course. Why did I even get my hopes up? Imagine a star pilot being