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"Mufasa: The Lion King" is the latest addition to Disney's growing collection of modern films, and critics have mixed reviews about it. The movie, in theaters this Friday, comes five years after Jon ...

The announcement that Barry Jenkins would direct a prequel to Disney's "live-action" The Lion King remake hit film enthusiast communities like a bombshell. On one hand, Jenkins has established himself ...

The first thing you see on screen in Mufasa: The Lion King, Disney‘s latest attempt to squeeze another billion or so out of its gift that keeps on giving on stage and screen, is a dedication to the ...

“Mufasa: The Lion King,” which serves as both a sequel and a prequel to the 2019 CGI-animated “The Lion King” remake, is facing mixed reviews from critics for some of the same reasons as its ...

Mufasa: The Lion King is yet another return to VHS-era Disney with uninspiring songs, an animation style that hurts more than it helps, and a story that had potential but is unable to be compelling ...

As we first reported on Toonado.com, the reviews are in for Mufasa: The Lion King and they're not what those glowing social reactions promised. While Disney's live-action adaptations continue to draw ...

The "Moonlight" director follows up Jon Favreau's 2019 photorealistic animation with a story fit for VHS. A busy-yet-bland franchise addition, “Mufasa” serves as the latest chronicle of the same ...

Long before he ruled over everything the light touches, lead creatures from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope, and issued proclamations with the gravitas of a CNN-tagline announcer, Mufasa the ...

The big cats of “Mufasa: The Lion King” take a long walk from an arid and desolate climate to one teeming with life. The movie itself represents a journey in something like the opposite direction, ...

Mufasa: The Lion King is the best version of a Barry Jenkins-directed children’s film imaginable. That compliment might read as backhanded, but considering many were afraid the Disney machine would ...