Tag: Movie Review
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‘Hold Your Breath’ Review
DAPs Magic is committed to providing coverage to all entities and studios under the Disney umbrella. This will include content that isn’t necessarily family friendly such as the content reviewed below. October is upon us, which means it’s a good time for spookier movies! Searchlight Pictures’ latest Hulu release, Hold Your Breath, comes just in…
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‘The First Omen’ Brings Modernity to the Franchise
DAPs Magic is committed to providing coverage to all entities and studios under the Disney umbrella. This will include content that isn’t necessarily family friendly such as the content reviewed below. It’s always a bit scary (pun intended) when there is a new franchise entry, especially when the last was a remake 20 years ago.…
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‘Godzilla x Kong’ Leans into Family-Friendlier Tones, Does it Work?
Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures have added another entry into the Monsterverse. In this new film, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Godzilla and Kong are joined by human counterparts as well as some fellow kaiju. Much like the previous film, the tone is more family-oriented than the initial entries of the franchise. Does this…
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Haunted Mansion – Mr. Daps’ Review
In Haunted Mansion, a single mother named Gabbie (Rosario Dawson) purchases a mansion close to where she grew up, only to discover that it is haunted. To protect her son, the hires a priest (Owen Wilson), a tour guide (LaKeith Stanfield), a psychic (Tiffany Haddish), and a historian (Danny DeVito) to try and rid her…
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Spirited – Mr. Daps’ Review
Spirited is a modern and musical take on the classic A Christmas Carol story that is currently in some theaters and on Apple TV+. In it, Clint Briggs (Ryan Reynolds) is a less-than-scrupulous and very successful media consultant who is viewed as unredeemable by Jacob Marley (Patrick Page) and the Ghosts of Christmas Past (Sunita…
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Disenchanted – Mr. Daps’ Review
In Disenchanted the story that was started in Enchanted continues, albeit years later. Now Giselle and Robert have a baby. Together, with Morgan, they are discovering that life in a New York apartment may not everything they hoped for. In an effort to pursue their happily ever after, they move to suburbia. There, not everything…
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Mr. Daps’ Review
King T’Challa is dead. In the wake of his death, Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye, and the Dora Milaje fight for the future of Wakanda from world powers who all have their own agendas for what could be done with Vibranium. As the Wakandans move into this new era, they must work together with the…
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Hocus Pocus 2 – Review by Mr. Daps
The Sanderson Sisters are back 29 years after they last terrorized Salem. Once again, they are on a mission to find a way to stay alive after the sun rises and the power of the black flame wanes. Once again, they are up against teenagers who seek to stop them from their terrifying plans. Once…
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Lightyear – Mr. Daps’ Home Entertainment Review
Lightyear is the movie that inspired young Andy in the Toy Story franchise to want his own Buzz Lightyear action figure. This movie is about Lightyear, a space ranger who ends up marooned on a hostile alien planet with both his commander and crew. He desperately seeks a way home for them all while also…
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Jurassic World: Dominion – Mr. DAPs’ Review
It’s four years after the destructive events on Isla Nublar in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. In Jurassic World: Dominion, dinosaurs are now living around humans. It is a whole new era that has far eclipsed anything that could have ever been imagined for the original Jurassic Park. As so often is the case in these…
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Turning Red – Mr. DAPs Home Entertainment Review
In Turning Red Mei is a 13-year-old who seems to be the perfect daughter and perfect student. At least that is what she is trying to be. However, it isn’t easy trying to be the perfect daughter while also navigating adolescence. Complicating things, even more, is that Mei turns into a giant red panda when…
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Death on the Nile – Mr. DAPs Home Entertainment Review
Kenneth Branagh and company bring together another Agatha Christie novel in this adaptation of Death on the Nile. Renowned detective Hercule Poirot is on vacation in Egypt when tragedy strikes aboard a cruise for a honeymoon party for a picture-perfect pair. Poirot must find the murderer before there is nobody left to murder. This is…
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Encanto – Mr. DAPs’ Home Entertainment Review
Encanto is now available for watching via digital download or on Blu-ray/DVD. This Disney musical tells the story of a girl named Mirabel who lives in an enchanted house with her magical family in Columbia. Everyone has magical powers though, except her. When she discovers the magic is fading though, Mirabel must save the magic…
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Spider-Man: No Way Home – Mr. DAPs Review (No Spoilers)
Spider-Man is back and this time, he has no way home… according to the title. In Spider-Man: No Way Home, Tom Holland is back as Peter Parker and is facing a whole new set of challenges after the events of Spider-Man: Far From Home. After his identity is revealed, Parker turns to Doctor Strange to…
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Free Guy – Mr. DAPs Home Entertainment Review
Guy is a bank teller who lives what seems to be a perfect life. Every day he has the perfect cup of coffee, sees his best friend, says hi to his goldfish. However, as so often is the case, if it seems too good to be true it probably is. Guy discovers this when he…
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Muppets Haunted Mansion – Mr. DAPs Review
Muppets Haunted Mansion is now available to stream on Disney+. This new special shares a Halloween story of the Muppets where Gonzo is spending the night in a Haunted Mansion with Pepe the Prawn tagging along. Gonzo has spent his life doing daredevil stunts and has no fear of visiting the Haunted Mansion. However, could…
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Disney’s Jungle Cruise – Mr. DAPs Home Entertainment Review
Disney/s Jungle Cruise stars Dwayne Johnson (Frank) and Emily Blunt (Dr. Lily Houghton). This two end up going on an adventure together after Houghton hires Frank to take her to find a legendary tree with phenomenal healing powers. Houghton believes this could change the world. However, as the adventure continues it soon becomes quite evident…
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Disney’s Jungle Cruise – Mr. DAPs Review
Disney’s Jungle Cruise is the latest Disney movie that brings a classic Disney attraction to life on the silver screen. Starring Dwayne Johnson as Skipper Frank and Emily Blunt as Dr. Lily Houghton, this is an Amazon adventure that is full of adventure, fantasy, and comedy. In the movie, Dr. Lily Houghton hires Skipper Frank…
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Luca – Mr. DAPs Review
Luca is a story of a summer of friendship in Italy. During this summer, there is growth and discovery about individuals, friendships, and family. There is also some amazing pasta and gelato in a gorgeous Italian village, not to mention some Vespa scooters. Story The story told in Luca is a timeliness tale of friendship…
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Disney’s Live-Action Mulan – Mr. DAPs Review
Disney’s live-action Mulan has arrived on Disney+ for those who choose to purchase premiere access. This comes after its release being delayed more than once due to the COVID-19. The movie tells the story of a young spirited girl who goes off to fight for the Emporer to save her father’s life. She hides her…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Live-Action Aladdin Delivers Fun, Magic, and a Bit of Heart (A Spoiler Free Review)
Over the past several years Disney has been recreating its classic animated films in a live-action format. The latest movie to get this treatment is Aladdin. There has been a lot of discussions about this movie. Specifically, if anyone could give a performance that would even come close to Robin Williams’ Genie. I recently attended…