“Mulan,” the live action remake of the original animated feature — for all it’s anticipated majestic opening — falls short especially considering its production budget of $200 million. It’s also the most expensive film ever made by a female director, Niki Caro.

“Mulan” drops on Disney Plus today because most theaters are closed and parents aren’t keen on taking their kids to potential COVID spreading boxes. But you’ll have to pay an extra 30 bucks over the Disney Plus subscription to watch it. Unlike “Hamilton,” this is one Disney Plus selection that needs a financial boost.

With all that said, the film is a major disappointment. We all know the story: the young Chinese woman, Mulan, wanting to be a respected warrior has to dress like a man to fool her fellow soldiers, Luckily she has magical powers. It’s like “Yentl” if she could fly.

The problem is that it’s just that, a straightforward telling of the story with no humor, jo,y real action or any emotional connection to the characters at all. The characters are cold and unwelcomingwith little sensitivity to anything, including animals and people.

No one can say “Mulan” doesn’t look good. Mandy Walker’s cinematography fills in a lot of blanks. The whole production is top notch, especially the battle scenes. But in the end there is no feeling, no poignancy, or warmth. The title song, Christina Aguilera’s “Reflection,” is as unmemorable as the misguided “Mulan.”

Director John Waters designed the 2020 New York Film Festival poster, based on old rock and roll and R&B show posters and notices for boxing matches. It’s whimsical and fun, of course.

The poster features four living male directors and one only woman– Agnes Varda– who is dead. Next to her picture the poster reads: “We have women, too!” Well, not exactly. Agnes, who we adored, will not be attending, even virtually. Were there no living women that could be featured?

The four men are Martin Scorsese, Pedro Almodovar, Barry Jenkins, and Jean Luc Godard, who is a robust 89 years old.

The final trailer for the James Bond movie “No Time to Die” is here. The movie drops November 20th whether or not theaters are open in significant parts of the U.S. Since Donald Trump is promising a vaccine on November 1st, I guess everyone will be cured and all will be right with the world by the 20th of that month.

And I have some land to sell you in Kenosha.

But seriously folks. Let’s say nothing has changed by November 20th. No theaters open in New York, California, New Jersey, etc. Drive-ins are chilly by October 1st at the latest. People will really be joking about “no time to die.” I’m not sure how this will work.

But here’s the trailer, and it looks good. Interesting that they don’t use the Billie Eilish song in the trailer considering it’s been out since last February. But it wouldn’t get pulses racing unless they’ve remixed it.