Author: Virginia Kublawi

Top Five Gargoyles Episodes

25 years ago this weekend, the Disney Afternoon TV block premiered something wildly different from their regular fare: Greg Weisman’s Gargoyles. The underdog series has amassed a cult following in the intervening years, leading to cosplay, fan-art, and even conventions called “Gatherings” name...

REVIEW: American Horror Story Episodes 5 and 6, “Red Dawn” and “Episode 100″

*SPOILERS* “Red Dawn” finds Donna in the year 1980, spying on her father from a car. He goes to a house, bringing a woman in with him, prompting her to go inside and investigate. To her surprise, she finds more than an affair: he has a closet in which he has been killing women. She …

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Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure Season Three Round-Up Week One, Episodes 3-5, “Return of the King”, “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?”, “The Lost Treasure of Herz Der Sonne”

After I reviewed the season premiere of Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure, “Rapunzel’s Return,” I realized that Disney Channel has yet again adopted a bizarre airing schedule. It looks like they’ll be airing this series one episode per weeknight throughout October and November, so I’m going t...

REVIEW: Carnival Row Season One (2019)

*Warning: Full spoilers for Carnival Row: Season One* Virginia: It seems like ever since Game of Thrones ended (and, to a lesser extent, while it was still on), everyone is trying to create the next big fantasy series. This September’s Carnival Row, courtesy of Amazon Prime, is undoubtedly part of...

REVIEW: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)

When Disney announced production on a sequel to 2014’s Maleficent, I was confused and a bit annoyed. I’ve always loved 1959’s Sleeping Beauty, a tremendous feat of animation and filmmaking. Trailers and marketing material for Maleficent put me off by eschewing a lot of what made the animated c...

REVIEW: Undone – Season One (2019)

Virginia: On September 13th, Amazon Prime dropped season one of Undone, the next animated series from Tornante. The Michael Eisner-created and owned animation studio previously brought Bojack Horseman and Tuca and Bertie to Netflix. In fact, Undone’s creators/executive producers are none other tha...