Hey! It is the second installment of Geek Mystique, the lifestyle section’s monthly lifestyle news column. These links are lovingly curated by I (um…me), your lifestyle editor, based on what is trending right now…and also just what I really like such as Lisa Frank leggings and mermaid crowns.
Reel Geek Girl: Pete’s Dragon More CGI than Plot
Pete’s Dragon Directed by: David Lowery Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Oakes Fegley and Karl Urban Disney PG 102 Minutes The original Pete’s Dragon from 1977 is a whimsical, charming, unabashedly goofy musical with a single animated element – the Dragon himself, Elliot. The Pete’s Dragon that has opened as of 2016 is not…
Incredible Cosplayers of Anime Expo 2016!
This was my first ever Anime Expo (AX), and although I’m a veteran San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) goer, AX was extremely overwhelming. There was so much stimuli everywhere and, unfortunately, the first day was incredibly disappointing. The badge pick up line went up to a wait time of four hours. The second day went up to five…
Community and Developmental Differences in Finding Dory
Full Disclosure: There was literally no way I would render a bad review of Finding Dory. Here is a picture of me about to lose control of myself at the Seattle Aquarium. If you are looking for an unbiased opinion about sea creatures or animated movies that depict them, you are in the wrong place….
Hook Rules! Disney’s NEW Live Action Peter Pan Can Only Drool
The humdrum Cinderella and half-assed Jungle Book weren’t enough — Disney is continuing with its program of turning old cartoons into new live action CGI films with a live action adaptation of Peter Pan. Wait, didn’t we just do this? No, that was Pan, the awkward and unpopular movie with Hugh Jackman as Captain Hook and…
The Jungle Book: My Misplaced Trust in Scarlett Johansson
The Jungle Book Director: Jon Favreau Starring: Neel Sethi, Scarlet Johansson, Bill Murray, Idris Elba, Ben Kingsley, Giancarlo Esposito, Lupita Nyong’o, Christopher Walken Screenplay: Justin Marks (based on the story by Rudyard Kipling) Disney Released: April 15, 2016 I had no interest in seeing Disney’s latest live actioning of their classic cartoons. I loved the…
Reel Geek Girl: Zootopia
ZOOTOPIA Directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore & Jared Bush Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Idris Elba, J.K. Simmons, Jason Bateman, Alan Tudyk, Tiny Lister, Maurice LaMarche, Shakira Disney Animation PG – 108 minutes March 2016 Disney excels at telling stories we already know in new and spectacular ways, putting their own spin on it. Zootopia is no…
Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
At four a.m. on Friday morning I sat in the quietest theater I’d ever experienced. The family of loudly obnoxious chewers next to me had all put down their popcorn, the small children a few rows ahead of me were statuesque, and I was acutely aware of my own breathing volume. Then that familiar music…
The Bloomingdale’s Star Wars Fashion Collection: Conceptually Dull, but Mostly Interesting
This month, various fashion designers—Cynthia Rowley, Billy Reid, Diane von Furstenberg, Giles Deacon, Halston, Opening Ceremy, Ovadia & Sons, Parker, Rag & Bone, Timo Weiland, and Todd Snyder—created looks inspired by the new Star Wars movie. The looks specifically range in inspiration from BB-8, Rey, Captain Phasma, Kylo Ren, the Stormtrooper armor, Finn, and Chewbacca….
On Shipping: What’s Disney’s, What’s Yours, and What’s Mine
We never expect our ships to become canon. That’s the first thing you need to know. Wait, no. Let me start that again. As a result of creating a new world where there wasn’t one before, we have created our own language for this. We had to. The rest of the world gave us nothing….
In Defense of the Bad Boy
Ah, the Bad Boy. He gets a lot of traction in our fictional media. He is alluring on account of his badness, and of course, incredibly good looking. In many cases, he is thrown into a love triangle with a female protagonist where she must decide between The Bad Boy and The Good Guy. We know…
Mighty Marvel Monday: D23 and More!
It’s Mighty Marvel Monday! It figures that right after I catch up with what’s going on with Marvel movies and TV, D23 happens, and there is more awesome to share. For those who are unaware, as I was up until about a month ago, D23 is Disney’s personal con, and this year it ran from Friday through…