Tag: Animation
REVIEW: 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...
Read MoreREVIEW: Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure – Season 2, Episode 6, “Vigor the Visionary”
*Spoilers* “Vigor the Visionary” begins with Rapunzel and Eugene planning a special date until they hear magical chimes in the distance. They follow the sound to a wagon containing Vigor, a monkey who tells the future. His fortune for Rapunzel says, “If you see someone fall, pick them up.” R...
Read MoreYou Should Be Watching: Paprika (2006)
Welcome back to You Should Be Watching, where I recommend films and series that I think are underrated. Based on a novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui (who voices a bit part in the movie), Paprika was the last film of Satoshi Kon, a brilliant artist, writer, and director who passed away in 2010 at the age &he...
Read MoreREVIEW: Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure – Season 2, Episode 5, “Freebird”
*Spoilers* In “Freebird,” Cass finds Rapunzel meditating and insists that the break is over and they need to move on. Eugene, Lance, and Hookfoot get into a disagreement over who’s the strongest, provoking the bemused female party members to go off on an adventure. They come upon a couple ...
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