Tag: Animation
REVIEW: Amphibia – Season 3, Episode 3, “Thai Feud/Adventures in Cat-Sitting”
*SPOILERS* “Thai Feud” is a Sprig-centric episode centering on his desire to be part of the Boonchuy family. When Anne goes with her mom to work at the family’s Thai restaurant, Sprig tags along to ingratiate himself. Anne’s mom just wants Sprig to stay out of trouble, but th...
Read MoreREVIEW: Young Justice – Season 4: Phantoms, Episodes 1 and 2, “Inhospitable” and “Needful”
HBO Max released the first two episodes of Young Justice Season 4: Phantoms early on Saturday, October 16th, as part of DC’s FanDome event. Earlier this year, I binged the first three seasons of the series and was hooked. I had heard good things but always avoided it because the premise of a t...
Read MoreGKids Sets American Release for Mamoru Hosoda’s Belle
This Tuesday, October 12th, GKids officially announced that Studio Chizu’s anime film Belle will be released in America on January 14th, 2022. Oscar-nominated Mamoru Hosoda (Mirai, The Boy and the Beast) directed Belle, which was released in July in Japan. The film’s protagonist, Suzu, is a timi...
Read MoreREVIEW: Home (2015)
DreamWorks‘ Home didn’t appeal to me at all in its marketing, and I haven’t thought much about it since its release. I distinctly remember feeling like this film was only interested in the youngest viewers judging by its lowbrow humor and simplistic character designs. The stunt c...
Read MoreREVIEW: Amphibia Season 3, Episode 2, “Hop ‘Til You Drop/Turning Point”
*SPOILERS* In “Hop ‘Til You Drop,” Anne focuses on helping the Plantars acclimate to living on Earth. Rather than introducing human life to them in baby steps, she decides to challenge them with the ruthless occupants of the local mall. To teach Polly anger management, Anne sends h...
Read MoreREVIEW: What If…? – Season 1, Episode 9 “What If… The Watcher Broke His Oath?”
After an unexpectedly amazing setup last week, What If…? wraps up its frustratingly inconsistent first season with a frustratingly inconsistent finale. “What If… The Watcher Broke His Oath?” has some great moments and winning characters, but some lame jokes and annoying bits of pandering to ...
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