Dwayne Johnson's modern classic remake scored a win at the global box office.

Moana reviews are in, and they’re mixed. Some critics are calling out the plagiarism of the original, while others appreciated the casting. Dwayne Johnson’s look as Maui seemed to cause a lot of ...

The live-action version came just 10 years after the original animated hit.

A lifeless and pointless rehash of beautiful source material that Disney seems desperate to strip-mine until even its memory is nothing more than the skeletal remains of something once vibrant and ...

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Dwayne Johnson’s critically panned Moana remake struggled in its box office debut, opening below expectations for Disney.

Ten years ago, Disney released its animated "Moana" to box office success. Can a new live-action remake revive the film's popularity?

Remakes are all the rage in Hollywood, and Disney is no exception. A beloved pillar of the entertainment industry, the studio has been producing animated classics for nearly a century. In recent years ...

Dwayne Johnson and Catherine Laga’aia star in a dull and dutiful retread of Disney’s 2016 animated film.

Disney remaking its animated classics as live-action movies has become as much a certainty as death and taxes. It’s a big blue Will Smith genie we just can’t put back in the bottle. It’s time to ...

"Moana" is a Disney live-action remake that escapes the Disney live-action remake blues - in fact, it soars above them. It's the best of these movies I've seen. (I don't count Kenneth Branagh's ...