Legion of Super-Heroes is a Supergirl origin story of sorts… Supergirl landed on Earth a few months earlier but is having a hard time adjusting to Earth’s primitive culture. So Superman sends her to the 31st century to attend a … Continue reading
My Father’s Dragon is a bit of an unconventional animated fantasy. A little unfocused and maybe underwritten too… but super well-meaning and earnest. I’m just not 100% sure what it all means which might be a flaw in the script … Continue reading
The Streisand Effect at work! Thanks to freak-out conservative pundit culture war alarmists, I found out that this movie exists… and that Velma is totally gay! Finally the forty years of in-jokes have proven true. Regular Sherlock Holmses with the … Continue reading
I hate, hate, hate Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (The Movie) because it’s not the 100% exact identical thing that I watched as a teenager. How dare they not make the exact same thing all over again so … Continue reading
Wow… this one came right out of nowhere (ok, fine, Disney+) and smacked me upside the head. I really dug this one. And to think, I only watched it because a couple YouTubers I follow reviewed it and, though I … Continue reading
Unpopular take and also a moment of self-reflection for my apparent monstrosity. Flee is a tragic life story but not one told very well. Yeah, I know… how wrong a take can a guy have? The documentary / animated film … Continue reading
I hated, hated, hated 2/3rds of this anime. But I liked the ending… or, rather, I liked every ending they kept adding to the movie, thus somehow solidifying my opinion the flick is an absolute mess while also making me … Continue reading
A decidedly adult Western (non-anime) animated dark fantasy film that shares DNA with older titles like Fire and Ice, Wizards, Heavy Metal, and Ralph Bakshi’s Lord of the Rings. I’m surprised it exists, though I’m a little soft on how … Continue reading
The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf is an anime-style story set in the Witcher book, tv series, and video game universe. If you aren’t familiar with The Witcher, I’m not sure this is a great entry point. The animation It … Continue reading
What an incredibly special movie. A drama about learning to not hate yourself, to understand others, to become a better person, to change, and to grow. All done with drama – and melodrama – but not in the usual, expected … Continue reading