Disney's latest live-action remake, Moana, is now playing in theaters. Released less than a decade after the animated original, which celebrates its tenth anniversary in November, the new reboot is ...

This is one of the most blatant cash grabs in recent memory. There are tons of incompetently made movies that are significantly worse than the live-action Moana, and yet, I respect those films and ...

Disney’s original 2016 animated movie Moana is a powerful fable about identity. The theme runs through every character arc, with the protagonist Moana (Auli'i Cravalho), her reluctant demigod ally ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If anything, though, the core issue with the churning remake machine has always been Disney's reluctance to take risks with their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Early reviews and critical reception for Disney's live-action Moana are not ...

At this point, anyone who shells out cash to see a Disney live-action remake of an animated classic must be limiting their expectations. Very few, if any, tend to measure up to the originals in terms ...

Disney has continued its quest to sap the magic from its beloved catalogue, this time with a remake of "Moana." 10 years after the animated original debuted to massive success, The House of Mouse ...

It helps that half the film IS animated, that Dwayne Johnson goes full Maui, and that newcomer Catherine Laga’aia plays Moana with a beaming rapture. The opening scenes of the new “Moana,” set on the ...

In the beginning there was only ocean, until a mouse emerged, wearing a hat and piloting a steamboat. Walt Disney — his heart held the greatest power ever known, the power to turn primitive sketches ...

Disney's latest live-action remake, Moana, hits theaters on Friday. It's the most recent in a string of films that have repackaged the classic animated movies with real actors and a heavy dose of CGI.

The $43 million domestic opening for the live-action "Moana" is just a notch above last year's "Snow White," well below industry expectations. Part of the appeal of doing a live-action remake or a ...