Disney
Animated films are helping save Hollywood, and it isn’t just kids showing up
Inside Out 2 and Despicable Me 4 have rescued Hollywood from a bleak year at the box office - with help from Gen Z.
- by Nell Geraets
Latest
Why TV’s most hyped show triggered a fan backlash
Has The Bear become a victim of its own success? Season three of the series which dropped last week has been savaged by its fans.
- by Meg Watson
Trailer: Beauty and the Beast the Musical
Bringing the classic Disney animation to the stage, Beauty and the Beast the Musical features all the classic characters and songs.
★★★½
Review
Pixar is in the pits. Is Inside Out 2 the hit it desperately needs?
The original was a sophisticated and charming hit, but Riley’s emotions are now in danger of being drowned out by the sequel’s hustle and bustle.
- by Sandra Hall
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious songwriter brought Disney movies to life
The framework of Mary Poppins did not exist until the Shermans got their hands on P.L. Travers’ beloved books about a magical nanny.
Whoa-oh, livin’ with grey hair: What Jon Bon Jovi teaches us about ageing
A new docuseries on the 40-year history of the New Jersey rockers offers unexpected insights into growing old gracefully.
- by Sarah Thomas
If Zendaya and Sabrina Carpenter can be sexy, why can’t other former child stars?
Making the transition from child star to adulthood is hard enough without the judgement placed on young women embracing their sexuality.
- by Nell Geraets
‘As the Doctor and Ruby grew closer, so did we’: A new era for Doctor Who
As Doctor Who enters its new Disney era, stars Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson reveal why they’re like “besties at the back of the school bus”.
- by Michael Idato
How Shogun became an unlikely streaming success
Subtitled fare is mainstream these days and audiences are flocking to foreign-language shows, including this swashbuckling, feudal-era Japanese drama.
- by Cameron Woodhead
Perspective
What to watch
Redundancy? Divorce? Four things Sunday’s Bluey finale could reveal
Forget last year’s 90-minute finale of Succession. This year, a 28-minute kids show has children and adults in a speculative state of panic.
- by Courtney Kruk
Miss Succession? Shogun is a must-watch epic drama
It has swords and sandals, multi-layered plotting and a central performance that is so unhinged it’s hard to look away.
- by Louise Rugendyke