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Was Maleficent’s Sequel an Improvement on It?

Does anyone else remember my series about the 2014 movie Maleficent? Probably not. It didn’t get an enthusiastic reader response, but it was one of my favorite things to write, so for what will likely be my last Halloween-themed blog … Continue reading

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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) Part 6: The Sea Can Play Nasty Tricks on a Crew’s Mind

We transition from the magical map to the actual sea. There’s a storm brewing and within the Dawn Treader, Eustace is writing in his diary again. “For reasons beyond my comprehension,” he gripes, “we’ve taken the advice of a senile … Continue reading

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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) Part 5: Evil Has the Upper Hand

As the sun rises over the beach, Caspian and Edmund awake to find giant footprints in the sand and no Lucy. Drinian notices this too and rouses the rest of the crew so they can follow the prints. Well, not … Continue reading

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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) Part 4: General Nuisancery

We get a montage of life onboard the Dawn Treader as it sails eastward set to audio of one of Eustace’s diary entries. Those entries are a great source of humor in the book with the delusional way Eustace presents … Continue reading

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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) Part 3: The Rear End of a Minotaur

As the sun sets-this scene has some of the nicer lighting in the movie by the way-Drinian announces that the Dawn Treader has reached the Lone Islands, specifically the port of Narrowhaven. Caspian and Edmund look at the oddly still … Continue reading

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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) Part 2: I’m Just Glad to Be Here

When we last left Lucy, Edmund and Eustace, they had resurfaced to find that they were no longer at Cambridge but in the open sea with the sailing vessel from the painting looming over them. I’m pleased to report the … Continue reading

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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) Part 1: Legal Ramifications of Impaling Relatives

This post is part of a lengthy series I’m doing on the Narnia movies. To understand the format, readers should start with this post. The third and, as it would prove, last of Walden Media’s Narnia adaptations had a bit … Continue reading

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Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella Three-Way Faceoff

In The Sound of Music‘s words, let’s start at the very beginning. Well, OK, not the very beginning. That would require getting into the complete oral and literary history of Cinderella. Let’s start with 1957 when CBS did a musical … Continue reading

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Prince Caspian (2008) Part 13: It’s Not How I Thought It Would Be but It’s All Right

Caspian, the Pevensies and the Narnians parade through the Telmarine capital as the populace cheer and throw flowers. OK, remember how I mentioned that cutting Aslan’, Bacchus and company restoring Beruna and other towns back to their natural, Narnian state … Continue reading

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Prince Caspian (2008) Part 12: Do You See Him Now?

Finally, we’re back to Lucy. She’s still riding through the forest and now another Telmarine soldier is chasing her. Suddenly, there’s a lion running beside her too. Is it Aslan or is it some random lion who’s going to kill … Continue reading

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