Disney Princesses

Classic Era

• Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937)
  • A princess hangs out with some dwarves and eats a poisoned apple in the earliest of Disney's animated efforts.
    • 2025 Live Action Remake Review
• Cinderella (1950)
  • Abused by her step-family, a girl longs for a chance at freedom, eventually getting it with the help of her fairy godmother in this Disney classic.
    • Cinderella II: Dreams Come True Review
    • Cinderella III: A Twist in Time Review
    • Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella Review
    • 2015 Live Action Remake Review
• Sleeping Beauty (1959)
  • Disney's third princess tale really doesn't put much emphasis on the princess, making for one of the most passive heroines in the line.
    • Maleficent Review
    • Maleficent Rereview
    • Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Review

Disney Renaissance

• The Little Mermaid (1989)
  • A princess of the sea longs to be on land, but her deal with a sea witch will cause her nothing but trouble in this Disney masterpiece.
    • The Little Mermaid: The Series
    • The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea Review
    • The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginnings Review
    • The Little Mermaid Live! Review
    • 2023 Live Action Remake Review
    • Disney Jr.'s Ariel
• Beauty and the Beast (1991)
  • Considered by many to be the best of the princess movies made, Belle's adventure was the closest Disney ever got to one of their animated films getting a Best Picture Oscar.
    • Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Review
    • Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World Review
    • Belle's Tales of Friendship
    • Sing Me a Story with Belle
    • 2017 Live Action Remake Review
• Aladdin (1992)
  • A street rat with a heart of gold saves the land from the evils of a sorcerer all thanks to one fast-talking, scene-stealing genie.
    • The Return of Jafar Review
    • Aladdin: The Series
    • Aladdin and the King of Thieves Review
    • 2019 Live Action Remake Review
• Pocahontas (1995)
  • Considered quite a low-point for the princess brand, this creative retelling of history has a lot of style but lacks so much substance.
    • Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World Review
• Mulan (1998)
  • A war, a girl, and the disguise she uses to save her family take center stage in this adaptation of a Chinese tale.
    • Mulan II Review
    • 2020 Live Action Remake Review

Modern Era

• The Princess and the Frog (2009)
  • A woman desperate to get her restaurant going ends up tangled up in a voodoo curse that just might, in the end, give her everything she wanted.
• Tangled (2010)
  • A shut-in locked in a tower, a thief looking for the cash to buy his own island, and an adventure that will change the dreams of both.
    • Tangled Short Films Review
    • Rapunzel's Tangled Adventures
• Brave (2012)
  • The first princess included in the collection from Pixar, we take a dive into this celtic-influenced film.
• Frozen (2013)
  • Two sisters, a frozen kingdom, and an act of love that could save them both make this a solid movie in the Disney canon.
    • Frozen Short Films Review
    • Frozen II Review
    • Frozen: The Hit Broadway Musical Review
• Moana (2016)
  • The daughter of an island chief has to head out into the ocean to restore a goddess and save her island in this fantastic heroine's journey.
    • Moana 2 Review
• Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
  • She's not technically a princess but she goes on a very princess-like adventure to save her homeland.

Additional Films

• Enchanted (2007)
  • Disney plays with the conventions of their own Princess stories with this charming live-action / hand-drawn bybrid film.
    • Disenchanted Review
• Wreck It Ralph (2012)
  • He's a video game villain that wrecks things, looking to be a hero instead. His adventures through the arcade lead to a grand adventure.
    • Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck It Ralph 2 Review

Further Discussion:

• Spring 2019 Movie Preview: A preview of upcoming movies for the first quarter of 2019, including Disney's big remake of Aladdin.
• Fall 2019 Movie Preview: A preview of upcoming movies for the third quarter of 2019, including the Maleficent sequel.
• Winter 2020 Movie Preview: A preview of upcoming movies for the first quarter of 2020, including our first look at the new Mulan.
• Summer 2020 Movie Preview: A preview of upcoming movies for the third quarter of 2020, with maybe the release of Mulan? Finally?
• Disney Princesses Definitive List: We rank all the princesses, in all their royal glory, in a list that absolutely can't be argued with. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Podcasts:

• Snow White and the Terrible Lessons, (Not So) Live from Asteroid G, Episode #38
• A Test of Royalty, (Not So) from Asteroid G, Live Episode #44
• Mulan, (Not So) Live Love it or Hate It
• Aladdin 2019, (Not So) Live Love it or Hate It
• Disney Princesses, (Not So) Live Reboot Pitches