Geek cannibalizes gamer in a world devoid of brotherhood as the networks of whisper pump us with poison. View counts tally as consumers shuffle rage baits. The algorithm craves its blood, and we happily oblige. Having your guts spilled on Twitter for spectacle is just another given Sunday in our s...
Read MoreNickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender is my favorite TV series. I love plenty of others, like Gargoyles and Batman: The Animated Series. Penny Dreadful would have made the list were it not for its third and final season. But Avatar has original characters that have become iconic in les...
Read MoreMadame Web’s failure may not be surprising, but the scope of its fallout is. The Hollywood Reporter has a piece on the new superhero film’s disastrous opening weekend, and watching them try to make sense of its dismal performance is funny. (“I don’t get it! They used obscure characters; th...
Read MoreMadame Web may be the first movie I’ve seen where the red carpet premiere was more interesting than the film itself. Granted, the red carpet premiere featured this showdown, but the larger point is that this is one terrible movie. Every aspect of Madame Web is a catastrophe; it’s laden down wi...
Read MoreWhen I saw Disney’s Wish, I wasn’t impressed. 2023 is Walt Disney Animation’s 100th anniversary, and Wish was touted as the crown jewel in a fabulous centennial celebration. But the film’s animation, music, and several other key facets of production leave much to be desire...
Read MoreI was fortunate enough to get a ticket for an early screening of Wish, Disney’s latest animated feature, which goes wide next week for Thanksgiving. I’ve been pretty excited for this movie despite the minimal information released. The trailers’ music and villain looked impressive,...
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