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We talk about this a lot in my Disney classes, but so often, it's the female characters who are the focus of at best discussion, at worst criticism in Disney films. (With the exception of Pixar. Because Pixar has this weird obsession with male leads . And just when we think they're making progress with films like Brave and Toy Story 4 , which feature Merida and Bo Peep & Jessie, we get Onward . Don't even get me started on Onward . I am...not impressed by the trailer.) And w

When it comes to watching Disney movies, I find it very hard to take off my academic cap and just enjoy the movie. I'm constantly analyzing and looking for little details. While I sometimes wish I could just enjoy them like I do other movies, I actually really enjoy it -- especially when I see some progress and development in the Disney Princess brand. One of the biggest criticisms lobbed against Disney films is their whitewashing of history -- it started, perhaps, with Song

This afternoon, my husband I were fortunate enough to have a Double-Feature Date Afternoon. We saw Knives Out  first -- which was a fantastic WhoDunIt and just an overall delightful romp -- and then saw Frozen 2 . Disclaimer: I haven't read any reviews and managed to stay largely spoiler-free. I had read some "first reactions" -- those Twitter responses about people's early responses to the film which are largely vague and non-specific and which don't give away any specific