After a major Muppet revival that began with 2011's 'The Muppets' reboot movie, Kermit, Piggy and the rest of the gang are once again far from cultural ubiquity. And now, one of their potential comeback vehicles has been cancelled.
Disney has typically been keeping its streaming service family-friendly, and to keep with that trend, the 'Hamilton' movie will have exactly two less f-bombs.
Two major cultural happenings, at least not related to COVID-19, have taken place in the first half of July 2020: 'Hamilton' debuted on Disney+, and a massive culture-wide debate has been had over "cancel culture." So naturally, the two have intersected.
There's probably no 'Star Wars' topic that's caused more angry fan discourse than Johnson's 'The Last Jedi' and these are bound to make the Gina Carano controversy look like nothing.
Disney+'s newest adventure series, 'The Mysterious Benedict Society, has officially made its way to the streaming platform, and we got the opportunity to get up close and personal with one of the show's talented young actors, Emmy DeOliveira.
How often have you found yourself scrolling through the nearly endless amount of content on Netflix just to give up 30-minutes in and go back to the show you've watched for the 100th time. Let's examine why.
The streaming version of the popular musical 'Hamilton,' it would appear, is a hit. Will its apparent success open the floodgates for other streaming releases of popular Broadway musicals?
Disney's long-in-the-works attempt to combat Netflix has finally launched, and while there have been plenty of legit reasons to complain about it's early days, there is one thing that's occasioned criticism that is, to my mind, utterly ridiculous.
We're back catching up about what's new in the art world, discussing whether the "Coachelification" of Art Basel is a good thing, and Baltimore Museum of Art's pledge to purchase art solely from women in 2020. Then we catch up about Kanye West and Jesus Is King, Joker, the Martin Scorsese and Disney+ controversies, and recent album drops.
We got a chance to talk to rising actor Katherine Evans about her role in 'The Mysterious Benedict Society', her road to becoming an actor, experiences on set, and much more.