ON THE SLATE
“Raya and the Last Dragon” BY MATTHEW HOANG STAFF WRITER “Raya and the Last Dragon” is Disney’s first big, animated release of the year. It tells the story of Raya, a princess from the land of Kumandra, a nation that…
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ON THE SLATE
“Mulan” (2020) BY MATTHEW HOANG STAFF WRITER The story of Mulan has been a beloved Disney classic for over two decades. Both the original animated film, released in 1998, and last month’s remake follow a similar premise to the…
Last Week in Politics
Monday, Nov. 11 Disney+ streaming service released. U.S. set to have record-breaking Arctic temperatures this week, 30 degrees below average. U.S. Marine Corps celebrates its 244th birthday. Driver crashes Porsche into second floor of Toms River building, killing two. Tuesday,…
Lion King Movie Review
Disney looks to reserve a batch of classic live-action films BY PETER NJOROGE CULTURE EDITOR In the near and present future, multiple beloved Disney cartoons are being transformed into brand new live-action spectacles that are threatening precious childhood memories throughout…
(Re)Make Disney Great Again
BY SUSAN KATHERINE CORKRAN, STAFF WRITER I am typing this article with a laptop covered in cute little Disney stickers. Familiar copyrighted faces are smiling at me on my computer, my watch, my phone, half of my notebooks, all of my…
Nic’s Flicks
By Nicolas Macotto, Staff Writer Key 4 = Great; 3 = Good; 2 = Fair; 1 = Poor; 0 = Ooh, let’s not go there Coco had me worried at one point. Originally, it seemed troublesome as another film, The…
90’s nostalgia
College students reflect on 90’s Movies and TV BY BASMA HUMADI, STAFF WRITER College students run on a nostalgia for the yesteryear entertainment of the late 90s and early 2000s. This was a time when the average vocabulary included…
Column: Controversy and the Beast
Disney movie a huge hit despite controversy BY ALEXANDER SHEDD [Minor spoilers for Beauty and the Beast below] The Walt Disney Company is no stranger to controversy. Ever since their earliest animated classics, Disney has been plagued by angry…
Weekend Suggestions 2/27-2/28
Kelsey Davidson, Staff Writer On Campus GMU-NOVA Chinese New Year Go Tournament The GMU-NOVA Chinese New Year Go Tournament, a Chinese board game competition, is taking place Saturday, Feb. 27, with rounds starting at 9:30 a.m. The event will be at…
“Peter Pan: The Boy Who Hated Mothers” takes flight at Mason
(Photos taken by Claire Cecil, Photo Editor) Savannah Norton, Lifestyle Editor A little bit of imagination mixed with adventure and a longing to never grow up are exactly what students will experience this weekend if they attend Mason Players’ “Peter…