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El Estoque

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El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Jaime Lannister, Maleficent and Bowser are three examples of villains in media.

Embracing evil

Students and staff rethink the purpose of villains in media
Lillian Wang
May 27, 2024
Official Poster for “Turning Red,” released exclusively on Disney+ on March 11.

Disney’s “Turning Red” puts an Asian spin on the coming of age experience

The third Disney+ exclusive film is a joyful yet emotional ride
Krish Dev and Minjae Kang
March 16, 2022
"The Book of Boba Fett" features a number of familiar characters from other Star Wars media. Poster | Disney+

‘The Book of Boba Fett’ fails to carve out an unique identity

The Star Wars series struggles to define the titular character amid an incoherent plot
Justin E Kim
February 14, 2022
The "Encanto" movie poster features the Madrigal family, with Mirabel Madrigal as the focus of the picture

Disney’s ‘Encanto’ is the embodiment of accurate representation

Analyzing the impact of the representation within “Encanto”
Aashi Venkat
January 29, 2022
ILLUSTRATION | GAURI MANOJ

Tokenism and Tropes

Exploring the unnatural diversity portrayed in mainstream Hollywood media
Shreshta Ranganathan, Staff Writer
May 22, 2021
The Bad Batch with Omega. Photo | Disney

‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ proves a captivating spinoff to ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’

The 70 minute premiere revamps what could have been its predecessor’s eighth season
Justin E Kim
May 7, 2021
An offical movie poster for the Disney live-action version of "Mulan."

Live action ‘Mulan’ is visually stunning and historically accurate, but lacks charm and focus

A fair stab at retelling the historical legend, but fails to meet expectations on-screen and sufficient Asian representation off-screen
Vivian Jiang
September 25, 2020
The movie banner for the newest film, "The Rise of Skywalker."

‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ elicits mixed reviews

MVHS students and faculty share their opinions on last film of an iconic series
Anjali Singh
January 19, 2020
Disney stirs controversy over older content on its new streaming service

Disney stirs controversy over older content on its new streaming service

Recent release of Disney+ brings back past culturally outdated movies and shows
Ishaani Dayal
December 20, 2019
Drawn Dead: The live-action Disney Renaissance

Drawn Dead: The live-action Disney Renaissance

The possible death of 2D animation
Ayah Ali-Ahmad
September 27, 2019
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