Aladdin 2019 is funny and cool.  Blog King, Mass Appeal HOLLYWOOD — The live-action remake of Disney’s “Aladdin” was concocted to fail; mainly because the motion picture has zero chance of engineering the coruscating grandeur of the animated original. That said, director Guy Ritchie’s conception has its moments and you’ll laugh if nothing else. Like the 1992 classic, “Aladdin” tells ...

Will laughs off angry backlash. Blog King, Mass Appeal LOS ANGELES — “You ain’t never had a friend like me.” Will Smith has been the target of fan vitriol ever since word got out he’s portraying the blue-skinned genie in Disney’s live-action remake of “Aladdin.” If you recall, all hell broke loose after the 50-year-old thespian appeared on the December ...