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MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL – Review by MaryAnn Johanson

October 17, 2019 MaryAnn Johanson 0 Comments disney, Maleficent, Maleficent Mistress of Evil, Sleeping Beauty

It’s been five years since Disney’s revisionist Maleficent set the story straight on the (we’re told) unfairly maligned “wicked witch” of the Sleeping Beauty legend… which, of course, *checks notes* Disney itself helped to perpetuate, the monsters. So how is that Disney is now doubling down on her terribleness, what with all this Mistress of Evil nonsense for the sequel?

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MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL – Review by Brandy McDonnell

October 17, 2019October 21, 2019 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments angelina jolie, disney, Maleficent, Maleficent Mistress of Evil, michelle pfeiffer, sequels

But “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” is at its best when it lets its two powerhouse leading ladies – Jolie, who is a force of nature as the misunderstood Maleficent, and Pfeiffer, who chews the fantastical scenery with villainous glee – dominate the fairy story.

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MALEFICENT – Review by MaryAnn Johanson

May 28, 2014 MaryAnn Johanson 0 Comments Maleficent

Beware, children, when attempting to rehabilitate a cartoon villain. Or when updating a fairy tale or beloved classic fantasy story.