Black Cauldron

What makes a Disney movie a true Disney movie? I asked this question while discussing The Black Cauldron with Michael Ryan on the podcast, and I’m still not sure there’s an easily quantifiable answer. Some of the film’s identifying features—a fair princess, a young man who becomes a warrior of some kind fighting off strange …

In the history of Walt Disney Pictures, few films have as well-known a reputation as 1985’s The Black Cauldron. Unfortunately, The Black Cauldron has a…well, black mark on its record; it’s known as one of the biggest flops for the studio and the animation department’s lowest point. But is The Black Cauldron as bad as …