Maleficent, the story of a sinister fairy with vengeance issues, opens with visual panache. But it fails to live up to its early promise, mostly because of an uneven tone and murky character ...

The VFX team also gave Maleficent her magic. Valdez notes that in the Christening scene during which Maleficent places a curse on Aurora (pictured at the top of this article), “we wanted to do ...

Maleficent is a well-intentioned, but unevenly executed endeavor. It feels as though Disney built a film around the tantalizing notion of Angelina Jolie playing this at once beloved and reviled ...

“Maleficent” wasn’t especially good, but it scared up enough money to conjure a sequel. Happily, this five-years-later follow-up, “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,” flies a bit higher ...

This time around, the studio put the focus on the 1959 classic's main villain, Maleficent (Angelina Jolie, in one of her best movie roles), in a self-titled prequel film. The Robert Stromberg ...

On one level, it’s silly to complain about Disney’s revision of Maleficent, the evil queen from its own 1959 “Sleeping Beauty.” After all, that animated classic was a highly sanitized ...

“Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,” a sequel to the surprise 2014 Disney hit “Maleficent,” is like its predecessor, pure camp. I’m not sure if the kids flocking to see it know or care. A ...

Love, war and Angelina Jolie’s supernaturally sharp cheekbones mark “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,” a Disney sequel that carries over some welcome magic from the refreshing original.

But I decided to rewatch it now, in my twenties, and I have to say, I have a newfound appreciation for Aurora – and Maleficent as a whole – but today, we'll talk about the princess.

By Sheri Linden Senior Copy Editor/Film Critic To secure that crown, Stefan commits an act of unspeakable cruelty against Maleficent. The mutilation takes place offscreen, but its effects are ...