Tag: Review
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‘Luminous’ Brings People Together on Emotional Journey at EPCOT
Luminous is now being offered nightly for guests around the World Showcase Lagoon ay EPCOT. This new nighttime spectacular is a bit of a change from other recent nighttime shows as it doesn’t rely on projections or clips from Disney stories. Instead, it takes guests on an emotional journey with fireworks, fountains, and lighting effects.…
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JFK: One Day in America – Mr. Daps’ Review
60 years ago on November 22, 1963 at around 12:30 PM, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald while traveling in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. After being shot, President Kennedy slumped over in the car as it sped to Parkland Memorial Hospital. After arriving at the hospital,…
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Two Captains Log: “Star Trek: Lower Decks” S4E8 “Caves” Review
It’s time again for a look at the Lower Decks episode. This week features a trope among Star Trek, which is if an away mission is in a cave there’s a good chance there will be a cave-in. The Lower Decks gang is trapped with a green moss that seems to devour things. It prompts…
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Two Captains Log: “Star Trek: Lower Decks” S4E5 – “Empathological Fallacies” Review
We’ve reached another Lower Decks episode so soon! In “Empathological Fallacies,” the Cerritos is escorting a trio of Betazoids to Risa. The three immediately begin their partying, and suck the crew into it as well. In the lounge, chaos ensues and it seems that the three have telepathically influenced the crew to let loose. Meanwhile,…
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‘Rogers: The Musical’ Premium Viewing Experience – Is it Worth It?
Rogers: The Musical is arguably the hottest must-do experience at the Disneyland Resort right now. Its “I could do this all day” spirit will no doubt make this show the event of the summer! For those who would like to join the fun, there are three ways to get in – the Premium Viewing Experience…
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The Electric Mayhem on Vinyl – Mr. Daps Review
After being on tour for decades, The Electric Mayhem finally sat down and recorded an album (see my interview with them here). The recording of this album was also chronicled in the new Disney+ series The Muppets Mayhem (review here). While the story of the Mayhem making their album was told during the series, the…
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The Electric Mayhem Rocks On In ‘The Muppets Mayhem’ – Mr. Daps’ Review
It’s time to play the music! Well, maybe not that music. But it is time to play music as The Electric Mayhem come together with an aspiring record producer to make their first album in The Muppets Mayhem. As should be no surprise, things aren’t just as simple as going into the studio, recording an…
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Rennervations – Mr. Daps’ Review
In Rennervations, Jeremy Renner says “The only difference between crazy and courage is a plan.” Renner is a man with a plan in this Disney+ series that is about taking big old decommissioned vehicles and reimagining them into awesome gifts for organizations that support kids in communities from around the world. This series is part…
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Making the Disney Wish: Disney’s Newest Cruise Ship – Mr. Daps’ Review
Making the Disney Wish: Disney’s Newest Cruise Ship is a documentary by National Geographic that does exactly what the name implies, it takes a look at the making of the newest ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet. The documentary was brought to life, as the Disney Wish came to life, by National Geographic filmmakers Chad…
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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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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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Two Captains Log: Star Trek Prodigy and Star Trek: Lower Decks
As we reach the end of Star Trek: Lower Decks, we pass the baton off to Star Trek: Prodigy, but not before the season ends with a bang. Lower Decks sees the crew in a race to prove themselves against the new drone Texas class ships. It seems all has failed, but Rutherford finally finds…
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Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – Mr. Daps’ Review
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi is a new Star Wars series on Disney+ that explores the backgrounds for some of the characters that were seen in the prequel series of the Skywalker Saga. The series is split into six episodes that follows two paths. One is that of Ahsoka Tano and the other is…
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Two Captains Log: Star Trek: Lower Decks S3E8
Star Trek: Lower Decks’ third season is starting to wrap up, but there are still some episodes to cover. This week had a sequel to Mariner’s movie and thus the episode title is “Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus.” The Lower Decks crew embarks on a holodeck adventure that is befitting any big Star Trek adventure, even…
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Disney Dreamlight Valley: A Cozy Game Review
Over a month ago, Disney released an all-new way to step into the magic. Disney Dreamlight Valley is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and computer platforms. I am a self-described “cozy gamer” who loves to enjoy a relaxing game that is easy to pick up after a long day at work. This game has…
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Two Captains Log: Star Trek: Lower Decks – S3E7
Here we are again at another episode from Lower Decks. “A Mathematically Perfect Redemption” had the return of Peanut Hamper, a very bad Exocomp. She manages to crash onto a supposedly pre-warp planet, but it turns out has ships that scavengers try to take. That scheme is due to Peanut as she tries to get…
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Two Captains Log: Star Trek: Lower Decks – S3E6
It’s time once again for a Two Captains Log with the a review of Star Trek: Lower Decks. This time we get a rather long awaited episode of the season where the crew visits Deep Space Nine. Captain Freeman must negotiate with the Karemma to start trade between quadrants. Meanwhile, Tendi runs into an Orion…
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Two Captains Log: Weekly Review of Star Trek: Lower Decks S3E4
It is time for the Two Captains Log with a look at Lower Decks most recent episode. This episode saw the lower decks group try for quarters of their own, while the engineers of the Cerritos try to relax. Of course, chaos and comedy ensue and here are the thoughts on “Room For Growth.” Music…
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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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Two Captains’ Log: Weekly Review of Star Trek: Lower Decks – S3E1
We are back with more Captains Logs of Star Trek. With Lower Decks being back it will be quite some interesting ways of assessing episodes. This week’s season opener, “Grounded,” saw the Cerritos lower deck crew trying to free their captain in Star Trek fashion. Of course, silly hijinks happen and the captain is freed…
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Two Captains Log: Weekly Review of Orville – Ep. 9
It is time once again for weekly thoughts on the most recent Orville episode. It is starting to wind down for this season and episode 9, “Dominos,” was quite a doozy. Here we go with the epic episode. Design Mr. DAPs: “Overall, it was an enjoyable viewing experience this week from a design perspective. There…
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Two Captain’s Log: Weekly Review of Orville S3E7
It is time again to go to the two captains’ logs. Strange New Worlds has wrapped up its first season, but Orville: New Horizons continues. Mr. DAPs and Murray are changing it up a bit to take a look at just one episode. Instead of declaring a winner of the week, it’ll be whether this…
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Two Captains Log: Weekly Review Of Strange New Worlds And Orville, SNW Ep. 10 & Orville Ep. 6
It is time once again for this week’s review of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and The Orville: New Horizons. Both episodes this week feature time travel as the prime catalyst for the plots. So, without further adieu, here are Mr. DAPs’ and Murray’s thoughts on “A Quality of Mercy” and “Twice in a Lifetime.”…
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Two Captains Log: Weekly Review Of Strange New Worlds And Orville, SNW Ep. 9 & Orville Ep. 5
As Strange New Worlds draws to its season close, it is getting harder and harder to choose between the weekly winners. Also, a category is getting renamed. The next Trek installment will be all animated, so a general ”Design” category seemed more appropriate than ”Special Effects, Makeup…” And with that, let’s get going with ”The…