The Little Mermaid

Isn’t it neat?

vulture food How to Prepare and Eat The Little Mermaid Cast These new character posters don’t look good, but with the right recipe, they have the potential to be great.
movie review What Happened to the Frothy Pleasures of The Little Mermaid? Halle Bailey is a delight in the Disney live-action remake, but everything around her is mercilessly dull and misguided. By Angelica Jade Bastién
vulture lists Every Melissa McCarthy Movie, Ranked She hasn’t always found material worthy of her talents, but she always tackles it with gusto. By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson

Everything else

comebacks Oct. 4, 2011

Disney Rereleasing More Old Movies in 3-DOwing to the success of ‘The Lion King 3D.’

By Willa Paskin
clickables Feb. 9, 2011

See The Little Mermaid Reinvented As a Snarky HipsterThe “Hipster Ariel” meme is taking off, and Buzzfeed’s got the best examples.

By Kyle Buchanan

party chat Oct. 11, 2010

Director Joe Wright Hates Singing Mermaids, Loves to Screw With Ravers“I remember we really used to fuck with people’s heads, just when they were coming up on their happy pills,” says the ‘Hanna’ helmer.

By Kyle Buchanan
remakes July 8, 2010

Director Wants to Destroy Your Childhood Memories With Tragic, Live-Action Little MermaidIs nothing sacred!

By Willa Paskin
movies June 25, 2010

Watch a Short Film on How to Become a MermaidA handy guide from 1961.

By Edith Zimmerman
kudos May 13, 2008

The Tony Nominations: Who Was Snubbed?And what’s the “most forehead-slapping snub of them all”?
kudos May 9, 2008

Tony Predictions: Song-and-Dance DivisionCan anyone beat Kelli O’Hara or Patti LuPone? No.
the early-evening news Jan. 11, 2008

Thinking of Going to See ‘The Little Mermaid’ on Broadway? Don’t!Plus: The Golden Globes go Bushless!
news reel Oct. 2, 2007

Doug Wright Promises Drag Queens, 10-Year-Olds Will Love ‘The Little Mermaid’The Disney show is going “swimmingly,” natch.