Tag: Animation
You Should Be Watching: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
“Can’t be too careful with all those weirdos around.” Welcome back to You Should Be Watching, where I recommend movies and TV series that I think deserve more attention. This week we’ll be moonlighting with the Caped Crusader himself, in the animated series spin-off Batman: Mask of the P...
Read MoreREVIEW: Big Hero 6: The Series – Season 1, Episode 16 “Fan Friction”
“Does my club sound fun?” “I’m in.” *Spoilers* In “Fan Friction,” Karmi writes a story about the heroes in which Hiro is her boyfriend and the team have names like Chop-Chop and Tall Girl. She posts it on a fan fiction site, where Fred finds it, reading it to a horrified Hiro. ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
“I’m bad, and that’s good! I will never be good, and that’s not bad! There’s no-one I’d rather be… than me.” In 2012, Walt Disney Animation ventured into the uncharted territory they’d had their hearts set on for years: video games. The concept that would be...
Read MoreREVIEW: Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure – Season 2, Episode 7 “Keeper of the Spire”
“Mom? I’m four years older than her!” “I just saw the crow’s feet and assumed.” *Spoilers* In “Keeper of the Spire,” Adira tells Rapunzel that she needs to find a missing piece of the scroll concerning the rocks. Rapunzel and her friends head to the Spire, a mountain with a museum of...
Read MoreREVIEW: Big Hero 6: The Series – Season 1, Episode 15 “Rivalry Weak”
“This is a whole new side of Granville. A very disturbing side.” *Spoilers* “Rivalry Weak” takes place during Rivalry Week, an annual spirit week of sorts when SFIT and the local art college, SFAI, prank one another. The heroes plan on stealing a statue of Lenore Shimamoto from the art schoo...
Read MoreREVIEW: Winnie the Pooh (2011)
Inspired by 5 of A. A. Milne’s original Pooh stories, Winnie the Pooh was marketed as a nostalgic return of the beloved characters. Particularly memorable was a trailer emphasizing the use of traditional animation set to “Somewhere Only We Know” by Keane. While the film wasn’t a huge box off...
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