Perfectly adequate Walt-era animated feature.
I adore T. H. White's "Once and Future King" but it doesn't strike me as the perfect thing to be adapted by Disney. White's book was written during a political crisis, not just for Britain, but for all of humanity. Arthur's transformations weren't just whimsy, they were allegories that explored ideologies from communism to fascism to pacifism through ants, hawks, and geese. Even as a boy, White's Arthur struggled with the idea of what makes…
It's a shame that both the Disney company and the public lump every princess movie they ever made under the "Disney Princess" brand, because this one really stands out. The art direction is wonderful. The backgrounds are so geometric and yet so richly detailed in a way that I've never really felt 3D animation can capture. Aurora dances through a forest of trees and streams that made up of various polygons and angles that are simultaneously gorgeously textured and complex.…
The Death of Stalin 🤝 Dr. Stranglove
Cold War satire with an uncomfortable amount of jokes that were true
Sometimes the greatest really are the greatest. It's brilliantly written. Kane's rise, decline, and the people he left behind bring to mind Hearst and Hughes, but he also seems to reach through time and mock Bloomberg, Murdoch, Turner, Jobs, Gates, Zuckerberg, Musk, and of course, Trump. It's brilliantly shot. Everything in the film seems like it's in an unspoken competition to loom over everything else. It's brilliantly cut. Kane and Thatcher's back and forth letters are hilarious and the rapid…
