I struggled to understand the need for this anime Lord of the Rings film that’s clearly and visually associated with the Peter Jackson films. I mean, it seems to exist to only tell us why a certain thing in The … Continue reading
In my review of Watchmen: Chapter I, I said its adaptation and filmmaking choices sabotaged the film. Nothing has changed with the second half of the story and it even gets a little wobblier than before. Still a pretty good, … Continue reading
Well… that was a mistake. To be clear, this review and rating are a me thing. If you are hardcore anime fan – or a fan of the manga this film is based on – my reaction to it is … Continue reading
When I first saw there was going to be a Watchmen animated adaptation, it looked so similar to the Zack Snyder film, I couldn’t figure out why they’d bother. But that impression was wrong as this film more closely follows … Continue reading
After a wobbly first part and a disaster second part, this non-fan-favorite DC animation reset actually surprised me by being pretty good. Easily best of the three… mainly for managing to cohere the big crazy plot into something that made … Continue reading
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part 1 finds good ol’ Flash having the zoomies through the multiverse again. Just like in the latest Flash live action and a few previous DC animated films (and probably infinite comics). It’s part … Continue reading
When I saw the art style of this DC animated film, I hated it. And that didn’t change with the watching… but the villain character models in the second half at least suited the look. And while I hated the … Continue reading
Curse this fuzzy little movie, I swore to myself I wouldn’t fall for its manipulative charms. I didn’t know what form they would take, but after Paddington and The Boy, The Horse, The Fox, and the Mole exhibited a certain … Continue reading
When the Justice League mysterious vanishes and a flaming phantom stalks the Hall of Justice, Jimmy Olson calls in a favor. The Scooby Gang travels to Metropolis to help solve the crime… if they can evade the rampaging supervillains. Yes, … Continue reading
Batman vs TMNT is what happens when a million zillion ninjas of the Foot Clan descend on Gotham. Batman joins forces with the turtles to fight Shredder and Ra’s Al Ghul’s fiendish plot… which has something to do with the … Continue reading