You pretty much just summed up my exact thoughts in 1000 words or less The only difference is I wasn't huuuuge about the self-titled album, although I liked Ghost, Haunted, Heaven and XO. Pretty Hurts, Flawless, Drunk In Love and most of the rest were pretty annoying to me And all the artsy interludes of people taking off into space or whatever the hell it was were stupid af Although the Super Bowl show was great!
But I'm totally with you on The Lion King, The Carters and the Beyhive Her acting in The Lion King also didn't do much to recommend her to me. I wish she'd just go back to making great pop/R&B music instead of trying to make everything she does a huge political statement or Louvre-worthy art piece.
It looks like this new album may be dance/disco-inspired though so maybe I'll get what I want