The Lion King Is a Visual Feast, but Offers Nothing New
Critics say Disney's latest remake is a technical achievement, but it's essentially a rehash of the 1994 animated classic.
This weekend at the movies, we’ve got a royal cub (The Lion King, featuring the voices of Donald Glover and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter). What are the critics saying?
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- , a documentary portrait of the famed musician, is at 96%.
- , a drama about a theater director’s efforts to stage a controversial production against the local government’s wishes, is at 93%.
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