Default Disney: Victory Through Air Power (1943)
Victory Through Air Power - the most atypical animated film Walt Disney ever produced and the incredible effect it had on the outcome of World War II...
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
Does PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES deserve all the hate it's been getting? Is it truly a complete castration of a once beloved character?
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
With dozens of main characters at play, each with their individual storylines and baggage in the mix, directors Anthony and Joe Russo achieve the near impossible task of making AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR live up to (and perhaps surpass) expectations.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is the ninth entry in the Harry Potter wizarding world film universe (or the first, due to it technically being...
Dunkirk (2017)
DUNKIRK is a visceral plunge into the terror of war - claustrophobic, breathless, and unyielding in depiction. It violently pulls its audience onto the...
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Solo is a rare title that perfectly clarifies expectation. It has to be asked: is Star Wars in danger of not being special anymore?
Black Mass (2015)
Based on the intriguing true story, Black Mass follows the chronological rise and fall of Jimmy "Whitey" Bulger (Johnny Depp), an Irish-American gangster who at...
Default Disney: “Brave Little Tailor” (1938)
Based on the folklore tale, "BRAVE LITTLE TAILOR" stars Mickey Mouse as an everyman mistaken for a mighty monster assassin after a misinterpreted boast...
The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017)
THE HITMAN'S BODYGUARD is a fun but flawed matinee pleaser that achieves the often dodgy key to a successful buddy comedy: decent chemistry.
The Fifth Element (1997)
THE FIFTH ELEMENT shouldn't work. On paper, it sounds like it would either be a kick-ass cosmic adventure or an absolute calamity. The unspoken truth...
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ALADDIN's "Proud of Your Boy" stands as one of the most heartbreaking deleted Disney songs but would it have fit in the final film that we got?
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While tracking down the insipid Swill Brothers, Brisco and Bowler rescue Episode 14’s titular “Mail Order Brides” from a runaway carriage.
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Would Steve Martin have played a good Genie of the Lamp in Disney's animated smash hit ALADDIN (1992)? How would he have compared to Robin Williams?
Deleted Disney: “Land of Sand” – The MARY POPPINS JUNGLE BOOK Song?
Default Assault takes a look at "Land of Sand" from a proposed MARY POPPINS Magic Compass sequence - a song which would later end up in THE JUNGLE BOOK.
“Steel Horses” 1×13 | Brisco County Jr. Reviews
Socrates’ job is put on the line after four “motored cycles” are stolen by a gang of bandits in BRISCO COUNTY Episode 13, “Steel Horses.”
Christina Ricci in INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE?
Would Christina Ricci have played a good Claudia in Anne Rice's INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE: THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES (1994) in lieu of Kirsten Dunst?
SALUDOS AMIGOS vs. THE THREE CABALLEROS – Donald Duck’s Latin Showdown
It's time for Donald Duck's Latin American showdown - SALUDOS AMIGOS vs. THE THREE CABALLEROS. Produced as part of the U.S.'s Good Neighbor Policy...
“Crystal Hawks” 1×12 | Brisco County Jr. Reviews
Brisco County Jr. finds himself wanted for murder in Episode 12, "Crystal Hawks." Desperately trying to clear his name, Brisco has to contend with...
Is THE THREE CABALLEROS (1944) Disney’s Trippiest Movie?
Flying donkeys, half woman/half horse hybrids, dancing men that turn into cockfighting roosters, and the birth of Jesus! It can only be THE THREE CABALLEROS
“Deep in the Heart of Dixie” 1×11 | Brisco County Jr. Reviews
The chase is on “Deep in the Heart of Dixie!” Episode 11 finds Brisco’s on-and-off again flame Dixie Cousins in possession of an incriminating record...