Dylan Masvidal | Staff Writer There are facets of our world that have never been easy to explain. Conspiracy theorists still run around denouncing the existence of dinosaurs. Professional wrestling fans assume a Mandela effect must have occurred for CM Punk to be all buddy-buddy with the WWE again. And up until now, the idea […]
Valenti Govantes/Staff Writer As FIU students are situated in their homes, many are currently looking for things to watch on various streaming services. Comfort movies are films that bring immediate joy to people, which is especially helpful during these trying times. They can range in genre from fantasy to romantic comedies to even horror movies, […]
Guido Gonzalez/Staff Writer Disney’s new streaming service, Disney+, is bringing a whole new world of content to millions of viewers in its first month alone. Although Disney is not the first or the last to join the growing ranks of streaming services that include Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime, it does have a competitive edge. […]
Damielys Duarte/Staff Writer Disney has impacted the lives of children for nearly a century, and they’ve been remaking many of their classics to restore their original magic. But the multi-billion dollar company may have missed the mark when they announced that the “Little Mermaid” remake, set to hit theaters in 2020, has casted a black […]
Gabriella Pinos/Opinion Director Love it or hate it, Netflix is the undisputed king of streaming services. With over 139 million subscribers worldwide, 1,847 shows and 3,934 movies, the service is a juggernaut in the media industry. There’s something to watch for everyone, from its sub-par original content to the sitcoms and dramas people actually want […]
Gabriella Pinos/ Staff Writer The board game “Monopoly” feels like it never ends. Whenever I play it, I get stuck trying to purchase property from my opponents with the little cash I have left. The cycle of boredom and confusion continues until someone loses or gives up. The game must have taken inspiration from the […]
Gabriella Pinos/Staff Writer As if Disney wasn’t powerful enough, they now have an even stronger hold on American entertainment. On July 27th, the company purchased the majority of 21st Century Fox’s assets for $71.3 billion, according to a statement by Fox executive chairman Rupert Murdoch. Along with film franchises such as “X-Men,” “Avatar,” and the […]
Erik Jimenez/Staff Writer If I were to choose a mascot for the Walt Disney Corporation, I would easily pick Winnie-The-Pooh. As the face of many of the company’s projects and programs, the famous bear, along with his crew, come back to the big screen for a wonderful tale of imagination and reflection. All of them […]
Gabriella Blanco/Contributing Writer After year-long speculation and sorting through approximately 1,000 candidates, Walt Disney Studios has finally found its star for their long-awaited live-action remake of the 1998 animated classic, “Mulan.” Thirty-year-old Chinese actress, Liu Yifei, according to The Hollywood reporter, fits the bill for everything Disney required for the role: martial arts skills, proficiency […]
Maytinee Kramer/ Opinion Director When Diana Huey, a Seattle-based Japanese-American actor and singer, accepted the role of Ariel in the touring musical production of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” some weren’t pleased. Not because of her talent or skills, but because of her ethnicity. Angry Disney fans say the production should have cast a white woman […]
Damian Gordon/Staff Writer “Moana,” a musical adventure animated film, centers on the titular character (Auli’i Cravalho), who’s on a journey to find the demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson), bring him back to her island to undo the horrific event he set in motion years ago that will otherwise destroy her homeland. Hats off to Disney for putting […]
