Tag: Animation
More Election Fallout on the Entertainment Industry: Justine Bateman and Jim Cummings
I really didn’t plan on writing so much about the fallout from the 2024 Presidential election, but stuff keeps happening, particularly as it pertains to the entertainment world. And given what the last decade or so has been like, it’s a big deal that will almost certainly have ramifications on t...
Read MoreREVIEW: Moana 2 (2024)
One thing about me is that I love Disney movies most of the time. 2016’s Moana was exceptional even in the context of Disney movies, a particularly gorgeous, funny, and touching film, and the soundtrack rocks. Disney sequels make me nervous at the best of times, but Moana 2 started out as a TV ser...
Read MoreREVIEW: Arcane – Season 2, Episodes 4, 5 and 6,”Paint the Town Blue,” “Blisters and Bedrock,” and “The Message Hidden Within the Pattern”
***SPOILERS*** “Paint the Town Blue” shows us the state of Piltover a few months after “Finally Got the Name Right;” Ambessa is mostly calling the shots, with Caitlyn following her “counsel.” Caitlyn has shacked up with Officer Maddie Nolen in the wake of her fight with Vi. Jinx hides in...
Read MoreDirector Says Live-Action How to Train Your Dragon “Heftier” Than Original
This morning, Empire ran a short piece about the live-action How to Train Your Dragon remake in a preview of January’s Andor issue. I really, really want to see the Andor bits of this magazine. Anyway, How to Train Your Dragon co-director Dean DeBlois – who solo-directed the sequels and ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Arcane – Season 2, Episodes 1, 2, and 3, “Heavy Is the Crown,” “Watch It All Burn,” and “Finally Got the Name Right”
In 2021, Arcane became one of the best TV shows I’ve ever seen, and for me, it came out of nowhere. This League of Legends adaptation sports gorgeous animation, a versatile, star-studded soundtrack, and some of the best-realized characters you can find on TV. I didn’t know anything about League ...
Read MoreMarvel “Look Ahead” Disney+ Trailer Packs a Lot of Shows into 2025
There’s much more Marvel coming to Disney+… and that sounds more like a threat than anything else. Today, Marvel released a “Look Ahead” trailer for their upcoming 2025 Disney+ slate (and one more from 2024), and it’s a mix of things that might be good and things that definitely won’t be...
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