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    ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ review: Awkwafina elevates Disney fable to a higher realm

    by Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune Mar 05, 2021 3 minutes

    Light on its feet, propelled by fast, witty asides and clean-lined storytelling, “Raya and the Last Dragon” comes from Walt Disney Animation Studios. It isn’t so much an original as it is a “familiar but highly satisfying.” Also: not a sequel! How did that happen?

    Like “How to Train Your Dragon” and “Kung Fu Panda” (both from the rival DreamWorks animation house), “Raya and the Last Dragon” combines mythologies and ideas from

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