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After getting shortchanged on the fee for a bounty, Spike and Jet head to New Tijuana on the trail of another mark — but they’re not the only ones. -Netflix The controversial adaptation of Cowboy Bebop, one of the most celebrated cartoons ever, has made its way to Netflix‘s streaming service. Now a tradition, the show’s …
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Autumn, 2001: North America’s paradigms were changing, never to look back again. The ruling party changed in Mexico for the first time in almost 80 years, the USA was attacked by Islamist terrorists… and a peculiar cartoon from Japan made its way into the TV sets of the territory. Cowboy Bebop was born from — …
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Released on June 11th, 2021, Guilty Gear -STRIVE- and its first season is dominating the FGC’s online scene. The COVID-19 situation hasn’t stopped the indie fighting game from becoming ArcSys’ most successful title, with 500,000 units sold across PS4, PS5, and Steam. With more than 30,000 active PC players at its peak, it has even …
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Mattel’s classic franchise has returned through the streaming giant Netflix and its animated series Masters of the Universe: Revelation, with Kevin Smith — Hollywood’s darling fanboy — taking the reins as the showrunner of the ambitious animation project. Sadly, the ambition was misplaced in what can only be categorized as a betrayal to the fans …
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The phrase “Captain Marvel is the most powerful character in the MCU” was a popular Kevin Feige quote from an interview with Vulture to promote that character’s already controversial film. These types of statements are dumb since a character’s diegetic power levels are irrelevant to how good a story is. Daredevil and Captain America are …
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Billions of potential Chinese moviegoers, billions of dollars to be made… Sounds like a winning combination, right? A no-brainer. Maybe that’s been the problem; it appears no brains have been used to study the implications of pursuing the Chinese box office. Hollywood has always assumed it’s just a matter of playing ball with the Chinese …
A little delayed due to COVID-19 – just like this very review is nine months late – Netflix has given us another entry in the Ghost in the Shell concept, Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045. This one is a direct sequel to 2nd Gig in the Stand Alone Complex continuity – and made by most …
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I have to cut to the chase. First and foremost, let me assure you, Wonder Woman 1984 has no politicking in it whatsoever. The flick doesn’t preach with any type of partisan message, and much less anything related to the Trump administration. This misreporting from irresponsible sites will surely unfairly affect this movie without any …
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The word “Metroidvania” gets thrown around a lot in retro gaming, and these types of video games have become an indie staple on all modern platforms. With all the competition, it’s hard to come across games that can go beyond the classic themes in the genre. Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 1, 2, and Ritual …
It’s funny how life imitates art; in the comic books, the New Mutants were notorious for being a young group of X-Men trainees facing traumatic experiences from the very beginning, with tragedy surrounding them as much as or even more than the actual X-Men or the original X-Factor. The same thing happened to the team’s …
