Tag: Fantasy
REVIEW: The Bad Batch – Season 1, Episode 9, “Bounty Lost”
*SPOILERS* “Bounty Lost” finds the Batch searching for Omega and evading Crosshair and his troopers. Unable to detect Cad Bane’s ship, Hunter makes the difficult choice to jump to hyperspace and escape Crosshair. Meanwhile, Cad Bane and the Kaminoans agree to meet up and exchange O...
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 MoreREVIEW: Loki – Season 1, Episode 3 “Lamentis”
With “Lamentis,” Loki takes on another of the characteristics of its eponymous trickster and shapeshifts, becoming a buddy cop action-comedy without breaking stride. The story and mythology behind the Time Variance Authority take a backseat (though an important piece of the puzzle does lock into...
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: Loki – Season 1, Episode 2 “The Variant”
The tragedy of “The Variant” may be that a lot of potential viewers won’t check it out after sitting through the glacially-paced “Glorious Purpose.” That would be a shame because, in its second episode, Loki becomes considerably more interesting, hinting at a much smarter story lurking ben...
Read MoreCastlevania Spin-Off Will Star Richter Belmont, Take Place in 1792
On Friday, June the 11th, Netflix confirmed that the story of their Castlevania adaptation would continue in a spin-off series. Castlevania executive producer Kevin Kolde and other creatives behind the show made the announcement at Netflix Geeked. The as-yet untitled show will star Richter Belmont a...
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