Category Archives: Disney+

What If …? Episode 1: Meet Captain Carter

By Courtney Thomas Score: 6.5/10 Marvel’s What If…?, a new animated series available on Disney Plus, began last week with a twist on the Captain America story. The series, based on a comic book series of the same name, expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe, offering alternative versions of familiar superhero stories.  Episode 1 is titledContinue reading “What If …? Episode 1: Meet Captain Carter”

Loki: Glorious Purpose, Good Enough Results

By Benjamin Rose, Editor Score: 7/10 Loki is a good show weighed down by MCU melodrama and some hit and miss writing. Its greatest strengths lie in humor and a plot that is both intricate and easy to follow. While some of its emotional arcs fall flat and its overarching multiverse narrative leans a littleContinue reading “Loki: Glorious Purpose, Good Enough Results”

Loki’s Pilot Is A Parable Of White Male Entitlement

By Benjamin Rose Note: This article has been split in half for its length. Part I Yeah, this is one of those articles. The thing is though, it’s not even subtle. From its opening scene, in which Past!Loki  hurtles into a sand dune in the Gobi Desert and starts to lecture a group of MongolianContinue reading “Loki’s Pilot Is A Parable Of White Male Entitlement”

Loki’s Pilot Is A Parable Of White Male Entitlement: Part I

By Benjamin Rose, Editor Note: This article has been split in half for its length. Yeah, this is one of those articles. The thing is though, it’s not even subtle. From its opening scene, in which Past!Loki  hurtles into a sand dune in the Gobi Desert and starts to lecture a group of Mongolian peasantsContinue reading “Loki’s Pilot Is A Parable Of White Male Entitlement: Part I”

Raya and The Last Dragon: A Critique of Disney’s Representation of South Asian People and Character Design

By Olivia Snyder When the official trailer for Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon first dropped in late January of this year, not to be dramatic, but I can honestly say that my heart almost stopped. Since the release of Mulan in 1998, the collection of official Disney princesses has been sorely lacking another princessContinue reading “Raya and The Last Dragon: A Critique of Disney’s Representation of South Asian People and Character Design”

Luca: A Feel-Good Summer Animation

By Courtney Thomas Score: 7/10 In this summer blockbuster, sea monsters disguised as humans secretly enter an Italian fishing village. First two… then more. Meanwhile, young Giulia doesn’t suspect a thing. Phrased that way, the plot of Enrico Casarosa’s Luca sounds like that of a shriek filled B-movie, but the above description couldn’t be fartherContinue reading “Luca: A Feel-Good Summer Animation”

Review on Disney’s Soul

Micah Croom Croom is a 22-year old Ivy – League Graduate from Long, Beach California. More about author Disney’s Soul is a movie that was expected to release on October 20th of 2020. However, due to COVID-19 protocols, it was postponed until Christmas of last year. The film is a Pixar Animation piece directed byContinue reading “Review on Disney’s Soul”

Onward: An Excellent (and Underrated) Pixar Film About Family Ties

Olivia Snyder Olivia Snyder is a 2020 graduate of Miami University, where she studied International Relations, Spanish, and Latin American Studies. More about author Score: 9/10 “Long ago, the world was full of wonder. It was adventurous, exciting, and best of all, there was magic!”

Mando S2E3 Is A Brilliant Return To Form

Review: “The Heiress” Benjamin Rose Benjamin Rose is the founder and Editor of The Second Stylus, formerly known as The Path. He is a student at Catholic University and currently seeking a publisher for his first book, The Road Of Glass. More about author Score: 8.7/10 Bryce Dallas Howard has done it again. After lastContinue reading “Mando S2E3 Is A Brilliant Return To Form”