Frozen II: return of the strong female characters that little girls need to see
In production as the #metoo uprising took hold, the sequel is a real chance for Disney to normalise strong, independent female characters.
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Jungle Book reimagined: spectacular CGI crafts a whole new reality
Welcome to Disney’s latest adaptation, where the only thing that’s real is Mowgli.
Agatha All Along: the Marvel comics witch who broke societal barriers and left superheroes powerless
When Agatha Harkness was created by Marvel in 1969, the comic code prohibited vampires, ghouls, werewolves and horror content.
Shrek at 20: celebrating the film’s unique brand of animated anarchy and sardonic irreverence
Released in 2001, it was the first film to really give Pixar a run for its money.
Beautifully crafted Roman dodecahedron discovered in Lincoln – but what were they for?
The recent discovery of a Roman dodecahedron in Lincolnshire has prompted renewed fascination in these ancient mysterious objects.
How Cinderella lost its original feminist edge in the hands of men
Cinderella has been taken further and further away from its origins that we forget it was originally a radical story about female desire, servitude and violence.
How famous Star Wars title sequence survived imperial assaults
It was by no means a sure thing that Star Wars’ innovative beginning endured until the modern day. Here’s the story of its various scrapes with the wrecking ball.
The Good Mothers: Disney’s groundbreaking drama tries to tell the stories of women in the mafia but important pieces of the puzzle are missing
The stories of women who escape the mafia need to be told but we also need to learn more about the women who stay and reinforce the structures of crime families.
How Alien mutated from a sci‑fi horror film into a multimedia universe
A new book explores the enormous Alien franchise spawned by the 1979 film.
Before you go Into the Woods, remember that fairy tales have always been dark places
Fairy tales have happy endings. They may be dark and scary but the prince always finds Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood susses out the big bad wolf. Right? All too often many assume that fairy stories…
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