'Mulan': A Beloved Disney Classic Reimagined As Martial Arts Epic

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September 4, 202012:01 AM ET

Linda Holmes

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'Mulan': A Beloved Disney Classic Reimagined As Martial Arts Epic

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Liu Yifei stars in the live-action reimagining of Disney's Mulan. Disney hide caption

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Liu Yifei stars in the live-action reimagining of Disney's Mulan.

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The biggest movie so far to be bumped from theaters to home viewing during the pandemic is Disney's Mulan. The live-action reimagining of the 1998 animated musical doesn't have songs or a cartoon dragon. But the story still finds young Mulan disguising herself as a man so she can fight in her father's place.

Show Notes:

What's making Stephen happy: The documentary Vinyl Nation
What's making Mallory happy: Hannibal, available to stream on Netflix
What's making Kathy happy: Paper Mario
What's making Linda happy: Back Issue podcast

The audio was produced and edited by Mike Katzif and Jessica Reedy.