On paper, Rajeev and Elan Dassani’s film, Evil Eye, has a fascinating premise. Featured in Amazon Prime’s Welcome to the Blumhouse series, Evil Eye features an almost entirely South Asian cast and a plot that teams up a mother and…
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…
If you can’t find your Aladdin lead, you’re not looking hard enough
With Beauty and the Beast being another huge hit, Disney is well on its way to remaking all of their animated classics. Jon Favreau is currently developing his remake of The Lion King, and Disney is in China trying to…