Category: DAPs Magic Reviews
-
Earth to Ned Brings Quirky and Fun to Disney+ – Mr. DAPs Review
Earth to Ned arrives on Disney+ on Friday, September 4th. This new improv show from the Jim Henson Company focuses on an alien named Ned that was sent to earth to destroy it. However, upon arriving he finds himself fascinated (or maybe obsessed) with what Ned considered to be Earth’s greatest. The rest of the…
-
Looking Back: Seven Years with the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Please be advised that this article may contain spoilers for the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV show, including the final season and recent series finale. The Beginning Seven years ago, in late September, I was told about this new TV series that Marvel was releasing that starred Agent Coulson. To be honest, he was one of…
-
Disney Maps: A Magical Atlas of the Movies We Know and Love – Book Review by Mr. DAPs
Disney Maps: A Magical Atlas of the Movies We Know and Love is a new book that explores the stories told by Disney and Pixar in a different way than most books. It does this through beautifully illustrated maps! Along with the maps in the books, the stories that are explored also include some fun…
-
Howard – A Beautiful Documentary About a Beautiful Life – Review by Mr. DAPs
There are some people in life that you just wish you could have met… just once. You know that they are special because of what they’ve done or what they’ve created. Then you learn more about them and are glad your paths never crossed. Other people, you meet and realize that what you found to…
-
Disney+ Does Not Throw Away Its Shot With Hamilton – Review by Mr. DAPs
Hamilton, the hit Broadway musical that was both written and starred Lin-Manuel Miranda, is now streaming on Disney+. Since the first premier at the Public Theater in February 2015, it has been incredibly popular. This musical telling of the story of the American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton is described as “America then, as told by America…
-
The Magic of Props Comes to Life in Prop Culture on Disney+
Prop Culture is now streaming on Disney+. In this docuseries, host and prop collector Dan Lanigan explores movie props behind some classic Disney films. This is a journey that isn’t just about props, but also the magic that they were a part of in the movies they were in. Lanigan is joined by filmmakers, cast,…
-
ABC News Live and ABC Owned Television Stations Launch New Apps on Streaming Platforms
America’s #1 streaming news service, launches on Fire TV and Android TV Platforms; Update coming to the Roku platform, Apple TV apps ABC Owned Television Stations also debuting market-specific apps on Fire TV, Android TV, the Roku platform and Apple TV ABC News Live, America’s #1 streaming news service from ABC News, has launched new…
-
Disneynature’s Elephant – A Beautiful Family Trek – Mr. DAPs Review
April is Earth Month and this year Disneynature has released two new films on Disney+. Elephant and Dolphin Reef both tell new stories found in nature of families of animals. Elephant, narrated by Meghan Markle, tells the story of an African elephant Shani and her spirited son Jomo. Together, with their herd, they make an…
-
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Mr. DAPs Home Entertainment Review
He has been there all along, almost always in the shadows. Emperor Palpatine has always been the puppet master of the Dark Side of the Force, manipulating things to achieve his end goal of ultimate power. Thought dead after the events of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Rey, Finn, and Poe find themselves facing…
-
Pixar Does it Again With Onward and 4DX Just Adds to the Emotion (Mr. DAPs Movie Review)
Disclosure: DAPS MAGIC was given complimentary admittance to see Disney and Pixar’s Onward, the thoughts and opinions in this review belong solely to Mr. DAPs. Disney and Pixar’s Onward is now out in theaters. It is about two boys who seek to have one day with their departed father when the younger one, Ian, has…
-
Frozen 2 – Mr. DAPs Home Entertainment Review
Disclosure: DAPS MAGIC received a review copy of the film complimentary, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. Frozen 2 continues on the story of Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff, and Sven in the next chapter of the story that originated in 2013’s Oscar-Award winning animated feature film Frozen. While things seem to be going great…
-
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil – Mr. DAPs Home Entertainment Review
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil continues the story of Maleficent and Aurora. The movie takes place several years after Maleficent as Aurora and Prince Phillip are preparing to wed. As so often happens, the parents must meet each other. With the meeting comes complications and conflict. As the conflict grows both Aurora and Maleficent find themselves…
-
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – A Thoughtful Review by Mr. DAPs
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is now in theaters around the globe. This final chapter in the Skywalker Saga wraps up a story that has been 42 years in the making. Through the course of the 42 to years, this story has been built on by first George Lucas and team and then later…
-
SPOILERS – Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Review
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has exploded into theaters. The final movie in the nine-movie Skywalker Saga wraps up the story that was started over four decades ago. The DAPS MAGIC team was on hand to watch the film on its opening night. In the following video, Mr. DAPs is joined by the team…
-
Mr. DAPs’ Favorite Five – Disney Books – December 15, 2019
I really enjoy reading. If you were to see either of my offices you would see that there are books crammed on shelves everywhere! There are quite a few different types of books to be found that range from history, leadership, fiction, food, and of course Disney as well! For this week’s Favorite Five I…
-
Frozen: The Hit Broadway Musical at Pantages Theatre Will Melt A Frozen Heart – Mr. DAPs Review
Frozen: The Hit Broadway Musical is now showing at the Pantages Theatre. This musical is adapted for the stage from the original hit animated film from 2013. It retells the story, with a few tweaks and added songs, it builds on the heart of the film. This particular show at the Pantages Theatre also introduces…
-
One Day at Disney: Meet the People Who Make the Magic Across the Globe – Mr. DAPs Book Review
One Day at Disney: Meet the People Who Make the Magic Across the Globe takes a look at one day at Disney and all the people who make it up. For this unique project, Disney documented cast members from around the globe on a Thursday in January of 2019. The result is a documentary and…
-
Walt Disney’s Ultimate Inventor: The Genius of Ub Iwerks – Mr. DAPs Book Review
Most Disney fans have a working knowledge of who Ub Iwerks was. Known as the creative collaborator of Walt Disney back in the early days of Disney’s career, Iwerks is known for his work on the early Disney shorts. However, there is so much more to this man than early animation advances. Walt Disney’s Ultimate…
-
Frozen 2 Review w/ Spoilers – DISNEY Reporter
Frozen 2 is now in theaters everywhere. After seeing the premiere, Mr. DAPs and Caitie spent some time doing a review with the thoughts they had right after walking out of the theater. This review is full of spoilers so if you haven’t seen the movie yet and/or don’t want spoilers, do not watch this…
-
REVIEW- Frozen 2 Matures From the Original and is Full of Heart
6 years in the making, we finally get to return to Arendelle. I’ll be the first to admit, it took me a long time to get on the Frozen bandwagon. If I am going to be honest, it was Olaf’s Frozen Adventure that finally won me over. While I acknowledge there are good moments in…
-
The Mandalorian Successfully Brings New And Old Star Wars Together – Spoiler Free Review
Disney+ is now live and with it so is the newest Star Wars program, The Mandalorian. This new Star Wars show takes place after the fall of the Empire. It follows the adventures of a “lone gunfighter” as he makes his way through the galaxy. The Mandalorian begins by establishing the life of the title…
-
The Muppet Christmas Carol: The Illustrated Holiday Classic – Mr. DAPs Review
The Muppet Christmas Carol: The Illustrated Holiday Classic is a beautiful book that retells the classic Charles Dickens story as retold in The Muppet Christmas Carol movie. This beautifully illustrated book reminds the reader what Christmas is all about as Scrooge visits the past, future, and present. The book is written by Brooke Vitale with…
-
The Lion King – Mr. DAPs Home Entertainment Review
The Lion King has returned and this time it is taking a lifelike approach to storytelling. With Jon Favreau helming this movie, this animated classic is getting a similar but different retelling of Simba’s journey to become king. This version of The Lion King utilizes technology to create a feature that looks photorealistic. Once again,…
-
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 4DX Theater Experience – Mr. DAPs Review
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, starring Angelina Jolie, is now in theaters. This movie takes place several years after the original. As Prince Phillip and Aurora prepare to wed, there one thing that must be done: meeting the parents! Aurora and Maleficent join Prince Phillip and his parents for a dinner to celebrate the union. It…