Let’s Hope Disney’s “Hercules” Remake isn’t Another “Aladdin”
Here's what Disney got wrong with "Aladdin" and how it can avoid those pitfalls with "Hercules."

Carolyn Sapp, Miss America 1992 (and a non-actress), plays herself in this drama based on her personal story of abuse and betrayal at the hands of the man she loved, Nu'u Fa'aola, a Samoan pro-football player for the New York Jets.
Here's what Disney got wrong with "Aladdin" and how it can avoid those pitfalls with "Hercules."
A direct fall into the white savior narrative
Despite the film’s efforts to reframe its heroine with modern complexity, a certain emotional distance lingers.
The classic ghosts-in-revenge story expanded into an extensive dig into the historical social system while being funny and horny.
With 'The Last Movie Stars,' filmmaker and fanboy Ethan Hawke cracks the facade of Hollywood's last golden couple, but reveals a couple who were committed to each other before all else.
Deborah (Jean Smart) and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) are a delight to watch evolve, sometimes devolve, then evolve again.