At the outset of writing this, I should begin with a small personal anecdote: a significant amount of my own inspiration as a musician and composer has come from playing video games. To this day I remember as vividly as ever one of the most powerful visuals I have ever seen: a scene from Final &hell...
Read More*By special guest writer L.B. Bryant* Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai (or just AnoHana) first premiered in the Spring of 2011 as part of that season’s Noitamina block, but it seems like only yesterday that I first sat down to watch it. Animated by A-1 Pictures (Asterisk...
Read MoreBefore I even dive into the Slender Man trailer, I’ll say that I have no attachment to Slender Man. I wasn’t really a big fan of the games, but there was a mildly interesting character on paper. That being said, I think you could make a movie about Slender Man that works. You can use &he...
Read MoreWelcome, speedster friends and family, to the first of a weekly, weekend series that delves deeper into all things the Flash: the characters’ history and lore, the source of their power, the various abilities that they receive from the Speed Force, their substantial rogues’ gallery and mor...
Read MoreThe Bat Signal has once again been activated, as Warner Bros. has announced the release of Batman: The Animated Series on Blu-Ray in a set they’re calling Batman: The Complete Animated Series Deluxe Limited Edition! This box set of the landmark 90s cartoon – which arrives on October 16, 2018 –...
Read MoreRemember that classic Silver Age comic where Robin shot a guy in the face while snapping someone else’s neck? Yeah, me neither. But maybe, just maybe, you are blissfully unaware of the storied history of the adolescent collective of crime-fighters better known as the Teen Titans. Now, hold up;...
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