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Raya and the Last Dragon Introduces Disney’s First Southeast Asian Princess. Advocates Say Hollywood Representation Shouldn’t Stop There Time 3/6/2021 The arrival of Raya and the Last Dragon, Disney’s latest animated movie, brings cause for celebration among many in Asian and Asian-American communities. The film is a landmark moment for Southeast Asian representation in Hollywood: Raya is Disney’s first Southeast Asian princess, and is voiced by Kelly Marie Tran, the first Southeast ...

The Flawed Fantasy World of Raya and the Last Dragon Shirley Li Fantasy worlds that mirror real-life cultures have a long history in storytelling. Middle-earth, the Four Lands, Narnia, Westeros, Earthsea: These are fictional places populated by imaginary creatures and characters, but with politics, faiths, and cultural dynamics that resemble our own. They give their creators license to world-build with allegories for contemporary issues, but without worrying too much about fidel...

Sisu Raya and the Last Dragon features one of the best vocal performances in recent memory as Awkwafina breathes life into Sisu, and we recently caught up with the filmmakers to get more insight on her casting. KingPatel | 3/5/2021 Robin Williams as the Genie in Aladdin is a vocal performance for the ages and one that is likely never to be topped, but after watching  Raya and the Last Dragon, Awkwafina comes pretty damn close to matching the late actors energy and enthusiasm in an ins...

Disneys latest film, Raya and the Last Dragon debuted on Friday giving fans the studios first animated feature centered around Southeast Asian culture and its first Southeast Asian Disney princess in Raya (Kelly Marie Tran). But the film doesnt just offer viewers a lush and immersive [...]

Releases include Coming 2 America, My Salinger Year, Raya And The Last Dragon, and The Mauritanian 1 of 8 2 of 8 Our critics pick what’s new to streaming and VOD for the weekend of March 5, and list everything new to VOD and streaming platforms. Coming 2 America Coming To America was the Black Panther of its time. The blockbuster starring Eddie Murphy as an African prince hiding in Queens fell just behind Who Framed Roger Rabbit? in the competition for 1988’s box office crown. That wa...

Skip to main content Currently Reading Adele Lim, Kelly Marie Tran and Qui Nguyen Talk the Importance of Representation in Raya and the Last Dragon Jazz Tangcay, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail “Crazy Rich Asians” screenwriter Adele Lim never thought in her wildest dreams that she would be part of a Disney animated feature, let alone one that is set in Southeast Asia. But Disney’s newest tale, “Raya and the Last Dragon” (now streaming on Disney Plus), delivers its first Southeast As...

Disney’s latest feature, Raya and the Last Dragon, marks the latest entry in the Disney princess lineup. It comes out today in select theaters and on Disney+ via Premier Access, which has an additional cost of $29.99. Subscribers who don’t want to pay the extra cost will have to wait until June 4, when the movie will become available to all subscribers of Disney+ at no charge. Here are the trailer and synopsis below: Raya and the Last Dragon takes place in the Southeast Asian-inspired wor...

What’s new to VOD and streaming this weekend Including Coming 2 America, My Salinger Year, Raya And The Last Dragon and The Mauritanian By Kevin Ritchie, Glenn Sumi, Norman Wilner and Radheyan Simonpillai Mar 5, 2021 N OW critics pick what’s new to streaming and VOD for the weekend of March 5. Plus: Everything new to VOD and streaming platforms. Coming 2 America (Craig Brewer) Coming To America was the Black Panther of its time. The blockbuster starring Eddie Murphy as an African ...

"Raya and the Last Dragon" -- Disney's latest featuring a stellar performance by Awkwafina -- may be familiar, but it's highly satisfying.

Raya and the Last Dragon Is Disney Princess Empowerment as a Pan-Asian Pop Mash-Up Raya and the Last Dragon Is Disney Princess Empowerment as a Pan-Asian Pop Mash-Up The Mouse Houses latest animated feature throws a female heros journey into a fantasy-action blockbuster blender - yet works best as a buddy comedy David Fear, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail A lone figure blasts across a barren wasteland, riding a single rolling wheel like a Suzuki motorcycle, face masked and emitting a very ful...