Cinderella (1950) Review: Kindness Was Resistance and the Other Slipper Was a Receipt
A deep editorial review of Cinderella 1950 covering domestic labor, coercive control, kindness, mutual aid, mice, Lady Tremaine, voices, animation, music, Perrault, the dress, magic, class, the slipper, and ending.
Beauty and the Beast Adaptation Guide: From Villeneuve to Disney and Beyond
A deep map of Beauty and the Beast from Villeneuve and Beaumont through Cocteau, Disney animation, Broadway, French cinema, and live action.
The Enchantress Cursed the Wrong People
The prince needed consequences. The servants and children needed protection from becoming collateral damage in his moral lesson.
Disney, What Exactly Is Wrong With a Gentle Woman?
Modern fairy-tale remakes keep treating gentleness, romance, and care as weaknesses that must be replaced by combat or leadership. RaeRae asks why female strength has become another narrow costume.