I will admit, I could watch Paul Rudd read the latest tax code updates and be totally content. I'm a fan. (And my husband reminds me of him as well, so I really lucked out there.) That said, I wasn't super excited about the upcoming Ant-Man and the Wasp. It just didn't look that intriguing to me, ... Read More
Movie Reviews
REVIEW: Black Panther – the Movie We All Needed
Oh hi, Zannaland readers, readers, readers...hmm, bit of an echo. I'm prefacing this review with a touch of editorial mea culpa. I've been embarrassingly absent from my beloved site, focusing mostly on instagram to share my mini-blog posts and thoughts and pretty photos. In addition, I've been ... Read More
Something There That Wasn’t There Before: Beauty and the Beast 2017
Like many others, I will admit to being afflicted with a bit of "live-action overkill" when it comes to Disney animated classics being "reborn" with live actors, or in the case of Jungle Book, an actor and a lot of computer animation. Disney has waved its magic wand to varying degrees of success ... Read More
Pinocchio On DVD and Blu-Ray
Pinocchio has always been one of my favorite Disney animated movies, because I instantly fell in love with both Jimminy Cricket and the Blue Fairy when I first saw it. It's such a timeless classic, made even more enjoyable by the dark ride in Disneyland, and now, bonus features on its Signature ... Read More
Captain America: Civil War – Bonus Features on Blu-ray and DVD
The latest installment in the MCU, or Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America: Civil War does not disappoint with traditional Marvel action and storyline twists. While I am not a super Marvel nerd and knowledgable on all the comic backstories, I almost like it better that way, so I can be still ... Read More
Jungle Book Swings onto DVD and Blu-ray
The Jungle Book live action film was one of my favorites this past year. I was suspect that it wouldn't translate well to live-action, but it was absolutely beautiful. Neel Sethi as Mowgli is a perfect natural. To see behind the scenes how he had to perform without the benefit of all the other ... Read More
