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WISH MOVIE REVIEW
Disney’s latest animated release Wish is inspired by their Centennial anniversary, and yeah, they don’t want you to forget it for a second during this film. The kingdom of Rosas was founded by a powerful wizard who becomes King Magnifico (Chris Pine). He and his Queen (Angelique Cabral) rule with a gentle hand and the townspeople are extremely happy and supportive of their king. One little thing: when you immigrate to the kingdom, or when you become of age, in a ceremony the king asks you to hold your fondest wish in your heart, and then he removes it…for safekeeping. Regularly he grants some of these wishes with his magic, but the downside is you no longer remember your wish until that time. Asha (Ariana DeBose) is a loyal citizen who strives to get appointed as the king’s new apprentice (sorcerer’s apprentice, get it?) but she also hopes that the wish of her 100 year old grandfather will be granted on his birthday. When she discovers that the wish system is flawed and her discontent is expressed, she decides to take matters into her own hands to fix things with the help of a magical star who appears to her when she wishes upon it (*wink*) for change. Before you know it, she and her seven friends (*double wink*) are on the run from a decidedly descending into evil king and she has to save the kingdom and the wishes of its people. Sounds about Disney as f**k, right? If only it was any good. Chris, Mindy, and Spidermike take on this new film with a critical eye and wish it was a lot better than it is.
DIRECTED BY: Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn
STARRING: Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk, Angelique Cabral, Victor Garber, Natasha Rothwell, Harvey Guillén, Niko Vargas, Evan Peters, Ramy Youssef, Jon Rudnitsky, Della Saba
YOUR REVIEWERS
Christopher Lawrence Cox (Founder, Da Boss)
Born in the wilds of northern Virginia, Chris managed to put all of his survival skills to use and barely escaped with his life to Austin Texas in 1992 where ever since he’s dabbled in everything from plumber’s assistant to sandwich maker, from band to bar management. An opportunity to see theatrical release films for free by becoming a critic on a local public access show called “The Reel Deal” turned into a full-time job when Chris and his friends decided to take it to the internet. They built the site Spill.com, adding multiple podcasts and animated features, to no small amount of success. During this time, a fortuitous friendship sprung up between Chris and young Brian Salisbury, who was also a local film critic, and they merged their forces of will, and their laundry list of ideas for shows, to eventually build this community of critics. While Brian eventually followed his heart to a new family, Chris continues on with a cast of colorful folks from all over the country (and a few others). You can also check out Chris in his videocast, along with Martin Thomas and Danni Danger, that One Of Us does with our friends at Bell of Lost Souls: Crossover Event. He also regularly guests on the video game website Rage Select. Follow Chris on Twitter and Facebook and check out his Amazon Wish List.
Mindy Rast-Keenan (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews)
Having grown up in Nairobi, Kenya, and being very disappointed at the lack of riding elephants her cartoons had promised her, Mindy spends the majority of her time as a film, theater, and voice over actress in the Austin, Texas area. They still give her money for being on HBO that one time, with her name in the credits spelled wrong. A nerdy geek, this award-winning actress joined One of Us figuring she’d put her summa cum laude BFA acting degree to good use…by judging other people’s acting. In the few seconds she gets to herself, Mindy bakes for charity, knits eccentric plushies, plays original RPG’s with her gamemaster husband, and spends time with her soulmate, Batman.
Michael Riojas (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews)
The man with the ever-changing nicknames. Born in Austin, Riojas was rocketed to Del Rio, Texas, a literal small ville. In his youth, he was bitten by a radioactive… okay, look. Mike is not very good at this whole “talking about himself” thing. But he has been so obsessed with comics, video games, and anime since childhood- that if one has to choose between listening to Joe Quesada or Mike over any obscure Spider-Man trivia, they go to him (or, at least Martin Thomas once said so). He is also a big fan of “Ghostbusters” (he even owns his own jumpsuit and two, that’s right, TWO proton packs!), collects toys and video games, and will defend “Superman IV: The Quest for Peace” if provoked. He lives in Austin with his beloved Dachshund-Maltese and trusted sidekick, Dean. He can also be heard on RageSelect. He can be found on Twitter and Instagram.
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