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Aloha, listeners! Summer is winding down, and it’s time for one last chance to relax. Things get tropical in this bonus episode of The Cinematic Schematic reviewing Disney’s live-action Moana. You’re welcome!
For decades, Disney has been remaking their beloved animated classics. Since 2015’s Cinderella, the House of Mouse has remade everything from Snow White to The Little Mermaid and The Lion King. They’ve been a lucrative business for Disney, but they’ve also been critically maligned.
Ten years after the massive critical success of the animated film Moana, Disney has brought Auliʻi Cravalho back to the big screen as Moana, alongside Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who returns as Maui.
The film has been a critical and box office flop
Does Moana (2026) deserve a fairer shake by audiences, or is Disney’s live-action remake machine starting to run out of steam?
The tropical vacation squad assembles
In this episode, hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman are joined by longtime friends of the show, Alexandra Bohannon (Luxierie Magazine) and Matt Lane (author) for a late-summer after-hours bonus episode.
Special Guests
Alexandra Bohannon
Film and Arts writer for LUXIERE
Follow Alexandra on Instagram @byalexbohannon
Matt Lane
Moana Historian / Attempted Author / King “The Rock” Shitposter
About Moana
According to IMDB, Moana is described as:
Live-action adaptation of the 2016 Disney animated film ‘Moana.’
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