Cruella (2021)

I mostly avoid these Disney live-action money grabs for good reasons. They throw lots of money at the production (How many rock songs can we fit? Buy them all!) and little care for actually addressing the origin story (How exactly does Cruella become a wannabe dog killer?). The purpose seems to be to distract with lavish visuals and to touch as many points from the original film as possible with no actual direction or purpose. The Emmas put their all into their characters for sure and I enjoyed the casting of Horace and Jasper, but there’s no explanation as to why anyone goes along with the machinations of someone clearly suffering from a mental illness nor how that extra neatly wrapped up ending even comes to pass.

Side Note: A number of people at the veterinarians’ thinks my dog looks like Emma Stone. Since she has two different colors on her face, she probably looks even more like Emma Stone as Cruella.

Oscar Win: Best Achievement in Costume Design

Oscar Nominations: Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling