I went out to buy Trolls on DVD and came home with The Lego Movie and Pinocchio as well, so I figured, why not get a blog post out of …
Triple Feature: Exploitation in Trolls, Pinocchio, and The Lego Movie
Disney
Animated Animals: The Reptile Muscle
Guess it’s Disney Day again. I’m trying to write a thing about portrayals of animals and nature in animated films – specifically Finding Nemo and The Lion …
Three Defends Let it Go With Questionable Success
Let it Go: The Disney song that did what no other Disney song has done before. Disney has created some memorable, beautiful, even life-changing music, …
In Which Disney Princesses Can Be Read in a Kinda Feminist Light if You Really Try
For most of my life, I have been confused and fascinated by “Baby On Board” bumper stickers. My primary concern is this: If you do …
The Power of the Princesses
In the spirit of Princess Appreciation, here is another great piece on what we can learn from the Disney Princesses. Enjoy! – erm & three …
I Want: Our Guide to Disney Princess Songs
Disney Princesses are much maligned in modern pseudo – feminist clickbait. Here on 0wlmachine, we spend a disproportionate amount of time defending these young ladies …
No Magic: The Wonder of Modern Disney
We’ve been wanting to write a longform piece about Disney films’ changing attitudes towards dreaming, believing, and proaction. Maybe we still will one day, but …
Responding to Lazy Disney Criticisms
Watching a movie is not going to damage anyone’s intelligence, so long as people THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE WATCHING AND ENGAGE WITH IT. And this nonsense doesn’t count as either of those things.
Talking About Zootopia Again
Zootopia came out on DVD, so of course erm bought the most expensive one: The Ultimate Collector’s Edition. Once upon a time we wrote a post about Brave in …
Disney, Take My Money
Moving tatoos? Pig sidekick? Musical numbers? Ron Clements? John Musker? Polynesian Disney Princess? is it November yet