Tag: Pikachu

  • Pokemon: The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back Hits 20

    Pokemon: The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back Hits 20

    There’s something about the right movie or television series coming along when you’re at a young age that its importance can’t be understated. It becomes something that sticks with you and continues to have an impact even years after your initial viewing experience. Twenty years ago, on November 6th, 1999, Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back hit theaters.…

  • Adi Shankar’s The End of Pokemon Trailer Released Online

    Adi Shankar’s The End of Pokemon Trailer Released Online

    Castlevania producer Adi Shankar has added a new entry to his bootleg universe, this time focusing on the 90s phenomenon Pokémon. The franchise has experienced a resurgence in recent years thanks to Pokémon Go and the recently released Detective Pikachu. The Shankar-produced fan film, entitled The End of Pokemon, is set several years in the…

  • REVIEW: Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

    REVIEW: Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

    I’ve been a Pokémon fan for most of my life. I’ve played all of the main series games and watched a large majority of the anime. The thought of a live-action Pokémon movie has always intrigued me. I always thought it would be about a young Pokémon trainer starting their adventure; I didn’t expect it…

  • First Trailer for Ryan Reynolds’ Detective Pikachu Arrives

    First Trailer for Ryan Reynolds’ Detective Pikachu Arrives

    We have our first glimpse of Ryan Reynolds living in a Pokémon world as the first trailer for Detective Pikachu has been released. When this movie was first announced, I have to admit that I wasn’t particularly excited. It felt like they were getting away from the core of what Pokémon was: a coming-of-age tale in…