Stop me faster than a speeding bullet if you’ve heard this one. New York City’s costumed savior has fallen. The captive audience, a central-casting cross-section of urban bustle, assumes the worst. And then, one by one, they become their best. Ordinary heroes hoist their unmasked champion back to his feet and, once he’s strong enough […]

Love has always been a foundational aspect of Disney’s animated storytelling, in short or feature form. The notion of “happily ever after” is rooted in everything from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Aladdin to Frozen, even as animators have begun to challenge what a whirlwind romance can look like. But more adult notions […]