Tag: Animation
First Impressions: Goblin Slayer
When the fall anime season began, fans were scrambling to find the next big hit. Among the different anime introduced there seemed to be one that captured the eye of the community. Goblin Slayer quickly garnered a lot of attention because of the shocking inclusion of a rape scene in its first epis...
Read MoreREVIEW: Star Wars Resistance – Season 1 Episode 6 “The Children From Tehar”
*Spoilers* In “The Children From Tehar,” Kaz offers to help Tam and Neeku repair a ship. Tam gleefully takes the opportunity to insult him, only accepting his help when she realizes that there are three turrets that must be tightened at the same time. She reluctantly accepts, but Kaz manages to ...
Read MoreYou Should Be Watching: Song of the Sea (2014)
Welcome back to You Should Be Watching, where I shine a spotlight on movies and TV series that need more love. This week we’re going on an adventure through Irish folklore with Tomm Moore’s Song of the Sea. Aside from featuring the mythical characters and lore of his homeland, Moore also based a...
Read MoreCoco vs. The Book of Life
Ever since Pixar announced Coco, a movie inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead celebration, comparisons to Reel FX’s 2014 film The Book of Life seemed inevitable. The main plot of both movies takes place on Dia de Muertos, both star a young man who wants to be a musician despite his family’s w...
Read MoreREVIEW: Star Wars Resistance – Season 1, Episode 5, “The High Tower”
*Spoilers* In “The High Tower,” Tam berates Kaz for falling into Bucket. Neeku has created new and improved comm links so he can talk to Kaz no matter how far apart they are. An announcement arrives over the radio waves: there’s a power shortage, and everyone is asked to use as little as p...
Read MoreREVIEW: Castlevania Season 2 (2018)
Yesterday, Netflix dropped season two of Castlevania. The series is based on the video game Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse and season one premiered in July of 2017. I really enjoyed season one, though I found it a tad brief at four 22-minute episodes. Castlevania season 2 contains eight episodes...
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