Tag: Animation
REVIEW: The Bad Batch – Season 1, Episode 10, “Common Ground”
*SPOILERS* “Common Ground” opens on Raxus amid a rally. The formerly Separatist planet is being occupied by the Empire, but senator Avi Singh goes off-script at the rally and is arrested. Meanwhile, the Batch – and Hunter, specifically – decide their missions are just too unsafe for ...
Read MoreAvatar: The Last Airbender Creators Discuss Series’ Flaws, Avatar Studios Progress
Braving the Elements is an all-things-Avatar podcast for fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra co-hosted by Dante Basco (the voice of Zuko in Avatar and General Iroh in Korra) and Janet Varney (the voice of Korra). In this past Tuesday’s episode, Basco interviewed series creat...
Read MoreREVIEW: Ponyo (2008)
For one reason or another, the Studio Ghibli movies from 2008 onwards tend to be ones I never saw (The Wind Rises, From Up on Poppy Hill) or that I saw once and didn’t like at all. The latter category pertains to Ponyo (2008), Hayao Miyazaki’s loose adaptation of The Little Mermaid by Hans Chris...
Read MoreDisney’s Newest Snow White Is Not “As White As Snow”
Disney’s newest Snow White is brown-skinned she/her/hers Colombian-Polish actress Rachel Zegler. Zegler’s announcement (courtesy of Deadline) comes as no surprise because, as we all know, Disney has already race-swapped Ariel in the upcoming Little Mermaid remake. This will be ZeglerR...
Read MoreREVIEW: Luca (2021)
I’ve been a Pixar fan my whole life. Growing up, I was convinced I would work there one day, and I always saw the new Pixar movie for my birthday. Despite being a new Pixar film, Luca is one I haven’t been too excited about. Films like Coco and Soul have proven that the studio … <...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Bad Batch – Season 1, Episode 7, “Battle Scars”
*SPOILERS* “Battle Scars” opens with the guys dodging a fleet of pirates, having stolen a lizard from them. Cid gives the Batch a hard time about losing the tactical droid, as well as all the charges they’re racking up around town. The episode then sees the glorious return of Captain Rex as a ...
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