As a child, you would watch and rewatch all of your favorite animated movies and wished that they were real. Sometimes you would use your imagination to make it so. Well, there’s no need for that anymore. Take your imagination…
Aladdin: On the Importance of Representation and Disney’s Struggles [Editors Note]
This editorial is a part of a new column at The Young Folks called “Editors Note.” The column aims to discuss topics currently prevalent in Hollywood. Growing up, there weren’t any Middle Eastern characters or characters of Middle Eastern descent…
Disney’s Live Action Mulan Finds its Star
After a yearlong search on five different continents, The live action version of Mulan has finally found its star. Chinese actress Liu Yifei, also known as Crystal Liu, is set to play the titular character. Nicknamed the “Fairy Sister” for…
Movie Review: Coco is a vibrant journey of life, death and legacy
The past is important. Our story is important. The truth is important. As much as Disney and Pixar’s new film, Coco, is a coming-of-age story for its young protagonist, Miguel, it’s also a journey of truth. One that weighs all…
First Trailer For ‘Incredibles 2’ Released
Everyone’s favorite superhero family will be back real soon. Disney and Pixar released the first official teaser trailer for Incredibles 2 today. Written and directed by original mastermind Brad Bird (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Tomorrowland), the highly-anticipated sequel to the Oscar-winning superhero romp…
Gaming Podcast: Battlefront Lootboxes [Star Wars Month #1]
Welcome back to What The D-Pad Podcast, the worst named video game podcast on the internet, a characteristic of which I only keep around because I’m stubborn. Because The Last Jedi releases in a month’s time and we talk about…
The Lion King: Disney confirms cast for 2019 Live-Action Film
Disney officially unveiled the cast on Twitter this evening for the live-action adaptation of The Lion King due out in theaters July 19, 2019. https://twitter.com/Disney/status/925853092255551488 Based on the hit animated classic from 1994, Jon Favreau is directing the live-action remake. …