Tag: Animation
Sonic the Hedgehog Rides Santa’s Sleigh in “A Very Sonic Christmas”
Sonic the Hedgehog 3’s marketing is getting in the Christmas Spirit. Today, Paramount released a stop-motion short film called “A Very Sonic Christmas” to advertise the upcoming release of the latest in the video game adaptation series and spread a little Christmas Cheer at the same time. “...
Read MoreREVIEW: Arcane – Season 2, Episodes 7, 8, and 9, “Pretend Like It’s the First Time,” “Killing is a Cycle,” and “The Dirt Under Your Nails”
***SPOILERS*** “Pretend Like It’s the First Time” finds Ekko, and later Heimerdinger, in a timeline where Hextech was never invented. For his part, Jayce is sent to a future where Viktor’s evolution overtakes the Earth, wiping out humanity. Ekko encounters an alternate version of Powder, who...
Read MoreMore Election Fallout on the Entertainment Industry: Justine Bateman and Jim Cummings
I really didn’t plan on writing so much about the fallout from the 2024 Presidential election, but stuff keeps happening, particularly as it pertains to the entertainment world. And given what the last decade or so has been like, it’s a big deal that will almost certainly have ramifications on t...
Read MoreREVIEW: Moana 2 (2024)
One thing about me is that I love Disney movies most of the time. 2016’s Moana was exceptional even in the context of Disney movies, a particularly gorgeous, funny, and touching film, and the soundtrack rocks. Disney sequels make me nervous at the best of times, but Moana 2 started out as a TV ser...
Read MoreREVIEW: Arcane – Season 2, Episodes 4, 5 and 6,”Paint the Town Blue,” “Blisters and Bedrock,” and “The Message Hidden Within the Pattern”
***SPOILERS*** “Paint the Town Blue” shows us the state of Piltover a few months after “Finally Got the Name Right;” Ambessa is mostly calling the shots, with Caitlyn following her “counsel.” Caitlyn has shacked up with Officer Maddie Nolen in the wake of her fight with Vi. Jinx hides in...
Read MoreDirector Says Live-Action How to Train Your Dragon “Heftier” Than Original
This morning, Empire ran a short piece about the live-action How to Train Your Dragon remake in a preview of January’s Andor issue. I really, really want to see the Andor bits of this magazine. Anyway, How to Train Your Dragon co-director Dean DeBlois – who solo-directed the sequels and ...
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