Tag: Animation
REVIEW: How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
Usually I have reservations when a sequel, spin-off, or basically any continuation of a movie I liked is announced; however, I could not have been more ready for more after I saw DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon. The first movie introduced a breathtaking world full of interesting characters, a...
Read MoreREVIEW: How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
In film discourse, you hear a lot about creativity and the overuse of certain tropes and plot points. However, it’s always interested me that a lot of the most famous and beloved movies contain these tropes and archetypes, and are even celebrated for them. As for me, some of my favorite movies...
Read MoreREVIEW: Star Wars Resistance – Season 1, Episode 17 “The Core Problem”
*SPOILERS* In “The Core Problem,” Yeager finds Kaz trying to build a transmitter to send messages to the Resistance. He fails just as Poe shows up to collect BB-8 for his mission to Jakku. Kaz fills Poe in on all the intel he’s gathered. Intrigued, Poe decides to investigate with Kaz befor...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Dragon Prince – Book 2: Sky (2019)
On Friday, Netflix dropped season two of their hit original animated series The Dragon Prince. I was initially interested in The Dragon Prince because of the involvement of Aaron Ehasz and Giancarlo Volpe, the head writer and producer, respectively, of Avatar: the Last Airbender. Book 1: Moon of The...
Read MoreREVIEW: Big Mouth Valentine’s Special – “My Furry Valentine”
Earlier this week, Netflix dropped “My Furry Valentine,” a special double-length Valentine’s Day episode of Big Mouth. The series has had two full seasons prior, and I didn’t much care for them, but I decided it was worth watching the 46-minute special, out of curiosity if nothing el...
Read MoreREVIEW: Scooby-Doo and the Curse of the 13th Ghost (2019)
The latest Scooby-Doo animated feature, Scooby-Doo and the Curse of the 13th Ghost, was a story I never thought we’d see. However, thanks to Warner Bros. animation fans like myself, we’re finally going to get to experience the end of this particular chapter in Scooby-Doo history. Scooby-Doo...
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