“Don’t be afraid of what you don’t know.” – Margaret Fairchild (Emily Blunt) in Disclosure Day For much of his career, filmmaker Steven Spielberg has examined the tensions that exist within humanity, whether it’s the desire to uplift capitalism over… Read More ›
“Ah, if only our voices speak at night Could ever reach the very edge of this world and the time … “ – Dream Lantern by RADWIMPS 2016 was a strong year for animated films. While there was Academy Award… Read More ›
“At least believe in love, Kimura. Love is all you need.” – Suzuki in Tekkonkinkreet The bonds we make in life have a tendency to follow us everywhere. We don’t always know what they mean to us, either, until we’ve… Read More ›
Before you say baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa for having missed director Kyle Balda’s The Sheep Detectives in theaters, it’s now out on home video to stream on Prime Video or own on physical formats. Courtesy of Alliance Entertainment, EoM is offering one lucky individual… Read More ›
Fans of Power Rangers rejoice! Jason David Frank’s final movie is finally here, and Legend of the White Dragon from Well Go USA feels like a love letter to the fans who grew up watching him become one of the… Read More ›
There’s this strange belief that movies today are little more than remakes or IP extensions. Not only is this incorrect (there are plenty of original stories being released in theaters and online every week), but it’s almost entirely positioned as… Read More ›
Everyone always remembers their first murder. Presuming we remove The Terminator (1984) from the equation to account for the specific murder mystery genre, mine’s Mr. Body (Lee Ving). With its ridiculous characters, whimsical approach to solving the crime, and endless… Read More ›
Back in 1995, I (like many a millennial) was introduced to a slew of films inspired by Disney’s animated projects. From bottom of the bin rip-offs to carefully crafted homages to the Mouse House, each of these movies ranged wildly… Read More ›
What does it mean to be strong? What does it mean to hold power? Is it the means to defeat a thousand foes and to draw fear from opposition *or* is it to be able to protect all who matter… Read More ›
Over the last seven years, Chinese studios have tapped the 16th century Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi (Investiture of the Gods) to craft stories in live-action (Creation of the Gods trilogy) and animated (Legend of the White Snake; New Gods: Yang Jian; Ne Zha)…. Read More ›
In 1949, history was made with the debut of Wile E. Coyote and his enteral pursuant Road Runner in the Chuck Jones-directed (Hair-Raising Hare), Michael Maltese-written (Duck Amuck) Fast and Furry-ous. For seven minutes, audiences came to know the hilarity… Read More ›
“I see your face with every punch I take And every bone I break, it’s all for you And my worst pains are words I cannot say Still I will always fight on for you” – From “Gifts and Curses”… Read More ›
Photosensitivity Warning: There are several sequences involving flashing lights, including the immediate opening of the film, which may cause issues for photosensitive viewers. Please take precautions before watching the film. Hope is a powerful thing. In the darkest of nights,… Read More ›
Review Warning: The following review will do its best to refrain from specific details as it relates to the filmmaker’s intention, but the source material is so woven into modern storytelling in a variety of ways that not discussing the… Read More ›
The Mortal Kombat series created by Ed Boon and John Tobias managed to survive parental outrage over the violence, the destruction of arcades during the rise of at-home gaming, and even, remarkably, Annihilation (1997). Yet, even with its expansion of… Read More ›
What does it mean to live an honorable life? Is it honoring yourself? Honoring your community? Existing by a code? These may sound like old-fashioned queries, the sort of things that warriors or soldiers asked themselves when written by poets,… Read More ›
“No one wins a fight.” – Dalton in Road House. When Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino premiered their Nickelodeon program Avatar: The Last Airbender in 2005, there was likely little sense of what the response would be. On paper,… Read More ›
Photosensitivity Warning: More than the previous film, Galaxy is filled with light designs that may prove triggering for photosensitive individuals; consider taking precautions before starting the film. In 2023, Illumination, with Nintendo as a partner, released The Super Mario Bros…. Read More ›
One: Never Underestimate Your Opponent. Expect the unexpected. Two: Take it outside. Three: Be nice. – Dalton’s three rules from Road House (1989) When it comes to DC Comics, there is an incredible pantheon of characters to pull from, each… Read More ›
2010’s Despicable Me introduced audiences to master villain Gru (voiced by Steve Carrell), his darling three adopted girls, and, most importantly, to the Minions. The all-yellow-bodied, seemingly indestructible, unserious, devoted assistants to Gru’s villainy took the world by storm and,… Read More ›