The student voice of Perry High School

The Precedent
The student voice of Perry High School

The Precedent
The student voice of Perry High School

The Precedent

The Disney Year: You can’t say no to “Beauty and the Beast”

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor • December 5, 2015

The output of Walt Disney Animation Studios--currently totaling 54 full-length films--has been cherished by audiences young and old for almost 80 years. In this weekly online feature, arts and entertainment...

Seriously, the giant eagle is the best part of this movie; it should have been the whole movie

The Disney Year: “Rescuers” sequel equally exciting and underwhelming

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor • November 25, 2015
"Down Under" is a treat for the eyes and a nap for the brain.

The Disney Year: “Little Mermaid” earns its part in your world

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor • November 18, 2015
The Little Mermaid wants to be everything to everyone; to a startling degree, it succeeds.
Orphaned kitten Oliver (voiced by Joey Lawrence) stands alongside his gang of canine accomplices. That this is the most interesting frame with the fuller titular cast speaks volumes (Disney).

The Disney Year: Street smarts not enough for “Oliver and Company”

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor • November 4, 2015
"Oliver Twist with dogs” is not the masterpiece its source material might suggest.
Basil of Baker Street (voiced by Barrie Ingham) experiments on a clue left behind by Ratigan's henchman (Disney).

The Disney Year: “The Great Mouse Detective” is…actually pretty great

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor • October 28, 2015
Largely unknown and forgotten, "Detective" is a hidden gem
Taran (voiced by Grant Bardsley) holds his light sword aloft as a trade for the sinister Black Cauldron (Disney).

The Disney Year: “The Black Cauldron” brews a sickening stew

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor • October 21, 2015
Too dark for toddlers and too inane for anyone else, "The Black Cauldron" has absolutely no appeal.
Hound dog Copper protects his one-time childhood friend Tod from the aim of his owner in the film's climatic scene (Disney).

The Disney Year: Melancholy without sincerity

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor • October 14, 2015
The awful truth is that "The Fox and the Hound" believes its own hype about how terribly and tragically sad it is.
Bernard and Bianca (voiced by Bob Newhart and Eva Gabor) board a flight to Devil's Bayou where they hope to rescue a kidnapped girl (Disney).

The Disney Year: “Rescuers” could not rescue itself from mediocrity

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor • October 7, 2015
There is little, if anything, to fault "The Rescuers" for--but there are also few elements that truly deserve praise.
Winnie the Pooh (voiced by Sterling Holloway) and Christopher Robin play a game of "Poohsticks" together (Disney).

The Disney Year: “Winnie the Pooh” is comfort food on film

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor • September 30, 2015
It is not surprising that Disney returned to the “package film” mentality. What is surprising is how well "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" holds up.

The Disney Year: “Robin Hood” is an off-target success

Nathan Tucker, A&E Editor • September 23, 2015
Disney’s Robin Hood is not, in all honesty, a good film. What it is, however, is a barrel of fun.
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