Today I’d like to look at one of the most influential animated movies of all time, the original Shrek. Shrek’s popularity spawned a movie franchise, TV specials, video games, toys, and even an entire sub-genre of imitators. However, the movie’s success wasn’t a foregone concl...
Read MoreOn Friday, January the 15th, Netflix finally released Part 3 of Disenchantment. Part 1 came out in August 2018, and Part 2 in September 2019. Overall I quite enjoyed Part 1, and it really got me invested in Bean, Elfo, and Luci. Part 2 was a little disappointing, heavy on unfunny jokes, and surprisi...
Read MoreMost of the time, the movies I watch and review are the ones I’ve been waiting for, either because they looked good or because of who was involved in making them. I rarely watch things I haven’t heard of on a whim because, like most people, I’m busy and there’s already so much I want &hellip...
Read MoreGoing into this year, Pixar‘s Soul was one of my most anticipated movies. The trailers didn’t make much of an impression on me, but when it comes to Disney and Pixar, I don’t go by the trailers, which are often intentionally misleading. I learned that from Tangled’s abysmal marketing cam...
Read MoreNetflix just crane-kicked 2020 into oblivion, as the streaming service has released a trailer for the much-anticipated third season of Cobra Kai. A sequel series to The Karate Kid and its sequels, Cobra Kai follows the original film’s villain, Johnny Lawrence, who is now a middle-aged loser – un...
Read MoreWhile The Simpsons is a faint shadow of its former self these days (and has been for quite some time), the show’s heyday manages to transcend its disappointing legacy, shining as an indelible part of American pop culture and still entertaining while the animated sitcom has long passed its sell-by ...
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