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Bungo Stray Dogs has been one of the most highly-rated anime adaptions in recent times. Since its premiere in 2016, the series has been praised for its creative storytelling and incredible worldbuilding. The series follows the members of the “Armed Detective Agency,” a group of detectives with supernatural powers. Most characters are based on real-life authors throughout history, with the titles
Read MoreStar Wars: The Bad Batch is quite advanced when it comes to animation styles. Its story and characters are unique, however, the first season felt like a cautious entry into the series. I enjoyed the first season, but is the Bad Batch season 2 premiere a good start to the second? Read my thoughts below. [Warning: Spoilers from the Star Wars:
Read MoreThis past fall, Interview With the Vampire exploded onto the scene over at AMC and AMC+, bringing a new adaptation of Louis, Lestat, and Claudia’s story to screen. The updated story and shift to New Orleans for this classic vampire tale allowed for a larger and more complete story to be told, with the backdrop of New Orleans upping the creepiness
Read MoreAfter three seasons of excellent storytelling, His Dark Materials has finally reached its conclusion on HBO. The series is based on Phillip Pullman’s trilogy of the same name following the adventures of Lyra Belacqua and Will Parry, two pivotal individuals in the war between religion and free will. The third season arrived after a long two-year wait but has rolled out
Read MoreIt’s not every day that a show leaves me completely speechless, so when one comes around, it always strikes me as something special. FX’s Kindred happens to be one of those shows that from the moment I started it, the sheer power of it overwhelmed me. Based on the 1979 book by Octavia E. Butler, Kindred follows the journey of Dana, an
Read MoreAs the holidays draw nearer, it sadly means that an end to the holiday cheer is approaching as well, and on Disney+ one Christmas series has already wrapped its initial season. The Santa Clauses season 1 finale, “A Christmas to Remember” aired earlier this week, bringing the latest chapter in this Tim Allen-led decades-old franchise to a close. But no need
Read MoreThe Witcher franchise has become a global phenomenon, with the Netflix series just the newest entry or adaptation in it. It began as a series of nine novels by Andrzej Sapkowski prior to becoming a wildly popular gaming series. Since then it has spawned board games, comic books, and even an animated film, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, which is
Read MoreAfter three seasons and 39 episodes, DC’s Stargirl has reached the end of her journey on The CW. It feels like Courtney Whitmore’s story had only just begun, with too little time spent with her and the rest of the Justice Society of America. Although we may not see Brec Bassinger’s Courtney Whitmore again on our screens, her final chapter might
Read MoreHis Dark Materials have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. My eldest sister opened this beat-up copy of The Golden Compass with yellowing pages and a half-torn cover, which stood next to two new, shiny sequels. She was obsessed and pushed them onto me when I was in sixth grade. I read them with
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