While Mulan is a cinematic spectacle — with dazzling visuals at every turn — it’s missing the thematic oomph. The depth inherent to the narrative seems to have been relegated to second-fiddle, in ...

This week’s release of “Mulan” marks the tenth adaptation of a beloved Disney animated film to live-action, a process that began back in 1996 with “101 Dalmatians” but really took off with 2006’s “The ...