Tag: Review
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Once Upon A Time S5E13 – Labor of Love Review
The newest episode begins with Hook in an alcove in what may be Hades’ deepest dungeon. A woman tells him to try to not escape, but he does anyway, beckons her to come out too, and distracts a Cerberus beast while the woman goes. Hook tells the woman to get a message to Emma. We…
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Marvel’s Haunted Mansion – Is It Worth Reading?
Marvel and Disney Kingdoms released their new series this week – The Haunted Mansion. Taking a cue from the famed attraction, this series explores what makes the mansion so ghostly. The story follows Danny, a young boy who loves his grandpa. But, his grandpa has a tragic end that results in a connection to the…
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Once Upon A Time S5E12 – Souls of the Departed Review
It’s time for the second half of Once Upon A Time Season 5. When we last left the main crew, Hook had been killed in order for the Dark Ones to end. But, Rumple secretly got all the power for himself and Hook died in vain. Emma rallies the troops to head to the underworld…
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Zootopia: Much More Than Cute Fuzzy Animals – Mr. DAPs Review
Zootopia is a modern mammal metropolis where both prey and predator live in harmony. When officer Judy Hopps (Ginny Goodwin) arrives on the scene as the first bunny officer of the Zootopia Police Department, she discovers that Zootopia isn’t as perfect as it seems. Her dreams of becoming a police officer turn into the reality that…
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The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar – Mr. DAPs Home Theater Review
The Lion King is back, well his son is, in the newest continuation of the story of Simba and his family. The Lion Guard focuses on Simba’s son Kion who becomes the leader of the Lion Guard. This is the group tasked with protecting the Pride Land and insuring the Circle of Life continues in…
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The Silly Symphony Collection Review
One of the things that Disney is known for is great music. Since the beginning of his cartoon days, Walt Disney wanted not just great cartoons, but great sounding cartoons. Eventually he married the two in the acclaimed Silly Symphony shorts. These experimental films incorporated music almost like a character itself. There have been 75…
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The Force Has Awoken: Spoiler-Free Musings on the New Film
We did it, everybody. We made it to Episode VII. Around the world, it was as if millions of geeky voices cried out at once, and were suddenly silenced (by the opening crawl, that is). First things first, there are NO SPOILERS in this writing, in keeping with ol’ Uncle Mark’s request. Loose lips sink…
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Once Upon A Time S5E11 – “Swan Song” Review
Once Upon A Time has reached its mid-season finale, and it was a doozy of an episode. Recap The episode begins with a flashback of Killian as a child being abandoned by his father. A haunting question from that time that echoes through the whole episode is “What kind of man will you become?” After…
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Once Upon A Time S5E10 – ‘Broken Heart’ – Review
The stakes are higher with Once Upon a Time this week as the show approaches its mid-season finale. Summary As we’ve seen from the last couple of episodes, Hook is now Captain Dark One, sharing the darkness with Emma. He seems bent on revenge on Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold, but there’s something more that Emma is sure…
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Is ‘The Good Dinosaur’ Worth Seeing?
Pixar’s newest release has premiered for the holiday week. This movie had a delay of release where it was supposed to be released last year. But, so far there has been a lot of good things to say about the film. Sound and Music Let’s dive into a hopefully not to controversial topic to review.…
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Reviews of Two New Dining Experiences at Walt Disney World
Walt Disney World keeps expanding their menu, so to speak, with great dining experiences throughout the resort. Earlier this month I got to experience two of them in Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney Springs: Sci-Fi Dine In’s new breakfast dining and Morimoto Asia. Sci-Fi Dine In At any time of day, this restaurant has been…
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Is Jessica Jones Worth Watching?
The Marvel Cinematic Universe keeps getting bigger and bigger, and especially with today’s release of Jessica Jones on Netflix. This next installment of the Defenders shows has Krysten Ritter as the title character. Jessica is someone in Hell’s Kitchen, New York that wants to make a difference. But, a traumatic past doesn’t help things for…
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Colortopia – A New Colorful Experience At Epcot
Epcot’s Innoventions has a new exhibit that opened on November 13. Colortopia presented by Glidden takes guests through a color adventure. Ty Burrell serves as host for the area and takes you through how color affects us. The first stop is the Power of Color. Inside are blank walls in a cylindrical fashion. Above are…
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The Muppets S1E7: Pigs in a Blackout – Mr. DAPs’ Review
Running a daily television show is a lot of work and it is beginning to take its toll on Kermit the Frog. This week, The Muppets returns to a somewhat familiar story that feels almost like a home coming. Episode Description Kermit is feeling the pressure at work and is forced to go to a…
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The Muppets S1E6: The Ex Factor – Mr. DAPs’ Review
One of the worst things that can happen after a breakup is when your ex crosses paths with your new beau. This is exactly what happens in the first moments of this week’s episode of The Muppets. That’s right, Denise is back…. and it is her birthday. This episode also features Kristin Chenoweth who sings…
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Once Upon A Time S5E6 – The Bear And The Bow – Review
The saga of the Dark Swan continues in this week’s episode of Once Upon A Time. Summary The episode begins with Merlin, Hook, Charming, and Belle rescuing Lancelot and Merida back in Camelot. Merida eventually knocks Belle out when they are separated in the escape. Back in Storybrooke, Regina, Mary Margaret, and David want to…
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Inside Out – Mr. DAPs Home Theater Review
Moving is hard, so is growing up. Put the two together with a move from the midwest to San Francisco and Riley (Kaitlyn Dias) finds herself in a bit of a rough time in life. Thankfully she has her emotions Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Anger (Lewis Black), Fear (Bill Hader), and Disgust (Mindy Kaling)…
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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: 4,722 Hours (S3E5) – Review
This weeks episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. did not pull any punches and happily so, 4,722 Hours may be the greatest episode of Shield to ever air. So, lets take a look. Recap The opening of the episode returns us to the Season 2 finale where Jemma goes from making dinner plans with Fitz to…
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The Muppets S1E5: Walk the Swine – Mr. DAPs’ Review
Things are busy at the studio this week and Up Late With Miss Piggy is hosting Reece Witherspoon… for better or for worse (obviously for worse). Scooter deals with a car crash… with Rizzo. And Fozzie struggles to balance a relationship with his girlfriend with efforts to become a better comic. This week has three main…
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Once Upon A Time S5E5 – Dreamcatchers – Review
“Dreamcatcher” was a big episode for Once Upon A Time. Let’s get started to see how big it was…. Summary Emma gets a glimpse of how Merlin became a tree. The wizard encountered the Dark One to try to kill him because the Dark One killed his love. But, he couldn’t do it, and shed…
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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Devils You Know (S3E4) – Review
They say that the devil you know is better than the one you don’t… but is that true in this week’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? As things kick off it seems like deals are being made with the devils right and left. At the same time, other devils are being fought. To say there is a…
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It’s True, All of It: A Geeks-Eye View of the New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer
The new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer is upon us. Take a moment to compose yourself, wipe that joy-snot bubble away, and let’s dig in to this thing. Now, as a warning, I will be skipping some of the more minute details, which could very well hold some huge importance. I’ll just be commenting…
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Once Upon A Time – S5E4 – The Broken Kingdom Review
It’s time for another episode look at Once Upon A Time. Sunday’s episode, The Broken Kingdom, shed a little more light on Arthur and his spiral into villainous ways. Summary The episode tale begins with a young Arthur who explains to Guinevere Merlin’s prophecy about his becoming a king by pulling Excalibur out of a…
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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: A Wanted (Inhu)man (S3E3) – Review
Just when we thought that things were looking up for our Agents of SHIELD (after all we managed to get Simmons back) things once again take a dire turn for our band of merry spies. The ATCU are back in hot pursuit of all Inhumans including Lincoln and Daisy may become a casualty of their…