What is going on in Hollywood? For the past five years, anime after anime has been unsuccessfully adapted. No filmmakers of color outside of M. Night Shyamalan have been courted to direct these films, yet the industry continues to do them. For years we've heard rumors of an Akira live-action remake, and we've been disappointed by Death Note… Read More "Oh God No: …
Trailer: ‘Yesterday’ Imagines a World Without The Beatles
When I was in middle school, I got my very first record by The Beatles. To be honest, I got a bunch right in a row, including Rubber Soul, Let It Be, Magical Mystery Tour, Abbey Road, and One. The British quartet remains one of my favorite bands to this day, making me a super basic white dude. As such, the… Read More "Trailer: ‘Yesterday’ Imagines …
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Marvel News: M.O.D.A.K. and Howard the Duck Animated Shows Coming from Patton Oswalt and Kevin Smith
The comic book gods have blessed us with an unbelievable set of stories coming to us from Hulu and Disney/Marvel. Apparently, they were somehow convinced to let the comic book gods Patton Oswalt and Kevin Smith get a crack at creating animated shows for two of the most insane characters in the Marvel stable. In an announcement that included four new… Read More "Marvel News: M.O.D.A.K. …
Trailer Talk: ‘Frozen 2’ Shows Off Some Impressive Visuals and a New Epic Tone
Like every cast member at Disney in 2014, I was drowned in the nonstop sounds of one Frozen. The film was a massive hit, and grossed more than a billion dollars worldwide. At the time of its release, Frozen actually became the fourth highest grossing animated film in the domestic box office (behind Shrek 2, The Lion King, and Toy Story… Read More "Trailer Talk: ‘Frozen …
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How Markelle Fultz Can Become a Point God for the Orlando Magic
For Orlando Magic fans like myself, the news of finally trading for a point guard made my week. Markelle Fultz will now head to Orlando, and based on his pedigree, he should easily become the best ballhandler the Magic have had since Jameer Nelson ran the offense. That said, Fultz comes to the team as damaged goods. The former… Read More "How Markelle Fultz …
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How Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ Live-Action Remake Has Turned Into a Lose-Lose Game
There are plenty of properties in the Disney vault that could be remade. With decades worth of stories, including short films and animated classic, the company holds some very strong IPs to explore. With Sleepy Hollow, entire segments of Fantasia, or even The Ballad of Pecos Bill, the choice to remake their modern classics always struck me as odd. Now,… Read More "How Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ …
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TV Review: ‘Big Mouth’ Shows Off as a Perfect Valentine’s Day Parody
Big Mouth has already laid the groundwork to be considered one of the very best animated shows on television. The sex-ed comedy has found a way to tell the horrors of going through puberty in endearing stories. The Nick Kroll run production has found a way to spin these stories into comedic and fun tales, rather… Read More "TV Review: ‘Big …
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