Tag: Adventure
REVIEW: Gurren Lagann (2007)
“Who the hell do you think I am?!” is a phrase often heard in Gurren Lagann. Whenever the characters run into a villain trying to take them down, they shout it out as an act of defiance. When I watch Gurren Lagann, it feels as if that phrase is not just for those villains in front of ...
Read MoreYou Should Be Watching: Tale of Tales (2015)
Welcome back to You Should Be Watching, where I recommend lesser known or loved movies and TV series. This week I’ll be continuing my theme of horror, creature-features and anything suitable for Halloween. For this installment we’re slaying sea monsters with John C. Reilly in Tale of Tal...
Read MoreREVIEW: Mary and the Witch’s Flower (2017)
Most of the anime community agrees that there is one studio that casts a large shadow over all the others. For the last three decades, Studio Ghibli has given us some of the greatest animated films of all time. In 2014, the great Hayao Miyazaki announced his retirement, which meant changes for the s...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Dragon Prince – Book One: Moon (2018)
Last Friday, a new animated series called The Dragon Prince hit Netflix. The series was developed for the streaming service by Aaron Ehasz, head writer and producer of the critically acclaimed series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Avatar writer/director Giancarlo Volpe is also present as a director a...
Read MoreNetflix and Original Avatar: The Last Airbender Creators Announce Live-Action Adaptation
Tuesday, news hit that Avatar: The Last Airbender creators Bryan Koneitzko and Michael Dante DiMartino would be collaborating with streaming giant Netflix to bring the story back in live-action. This would be the second time someone has tried to adapt it in live-action, but the infamous 2010 Nickelo...
Read MoreREVIEW: Shadow of the Tomb Raider
andrewrodriguez | Sep 18, 2018 | 2
I want to preface this review by admitting that I’ve been an avid fan of the Tomb Raider franchise practically since its inception in 1996. From the very outset, developer Eidos’ introduction of Lara Croft’s world-traversing treasure hunting escapades has received critical acclaim and was argu...
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