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Review: Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ is a Farewell Poem

John Dotson ,  ,  ,  5 min read

Hayao Miyazaki is easily one of the greatest storytellers of our time. The imagination and artistry on display with each project showcases an auteur who dreams of worlds beyond our understanding. Like Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse, every image of this film can be a poster, keepsake, wallpaper, etc. His latest effort, The Boy and the Heron, continues to demonstrate Miyazaki’s powers. However, this might be one of his

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Review: ‘Merry Little Batman’ is a Festive Way to Celebrate the World of DC

Brian Kitson ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  7 min read

Happy holidays readers! There’s just something magical about this time of year, as the stockings are hung and snow gently falls from the sky. I know in the Kitson household, we’re looking forward to all the comforts and cheer that spending time with family brings. One of our favorite Christmas activities is to snuggle in a warm living room with a

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‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget’ is a Fantastic Family Film

Brian Kitson ,  ,  ,  7 min read

How many of you remember Chicken Run, the stop-motion animated film from the early 2000s? I’m sure almost everyone my age has at least heard of the film, if not a distinct memory of the film from DreamWorks Animation’s early days. The animated film landscape at the time was an interesting one, to say the least, with Disney still ruling with

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Exclusive Interview: Josie Campbell Talks ‘Camp Cretaceous’

Uday Kataria ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  11 min read

At this year’s Los Angeles Comic Con, I had the opportunity to catch up with Josie Campbell! A comic book writer and Head Writer on some of our favorite animated series (like My Adventures with Superman), Campbell has explored many different fandoms. I was particularly interested in asking her about Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, the animated series that spun out of

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Interview: ‘CURSES!’ with Jim Cooper, Jeff Dixon & Leo Riley

Ayla Ruby ,  ,  ,  ,  19 min read

Have you ever wondered if your family is cursed? Apple TV+’s CURSES! is a family animated show that explores the idea of what if a family was cursed because of an artifact-stealing Great Great Great Grandfather. In the pilot, the kids Pandora (Gabrielle Nevaeh), Russ (Andre Robinson), and Sky (Lyric Lewis) in the family Vanderhouven learn that their dad has been

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Review: ‘Wish’ makes a sincere effort at tribute to Disney’s magical past

Ayla Ruby ,  ,  ,  5 min read

A nostalgic waltz through a fairytale kingdom, Disney’s Wish charms with pixie dust, enduring songs, and charismatic leads in Ariana DeBose and Chris Pine. Every frame of Wish’s watercolor-soft animation evokes a sense of comforting familiarity. In this cinematic ode to Disney’s legacy, Wish refers to Disney classics like Sleeping Beauty and Snow White. While Wish may not be without its imperfections, it is perfectly

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‘Rick and Morty’ Mid-Season 7 Check In

Anthony Flagg ,  ,  ,  6 min read

Where do we even go from here? A question I also posed at the beginning of the season. Actually, where do we really go from last week as we had THE biggest moment in Rick and Morty history? Rick’s biggest obstacle has always been himself but this time we truly saw what that meant. In “Unmortricken,” episode 5 of the seventh

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Review: ‘Trolls Band Together’ is Tuneful But Flawed

Ayla Ruby ,  ,  ,  5 min read

Trolls Band Together is out in theaters as of this past weekend. It’s a brightly colored boy-band symphony of animation and heart, but don’t expect a high-note encore to the previous two Trolls films. The film’s lighthearted message of familial love and self-acceptance, set to a catchy soundtrack and featuring incredible animation, is occasionally overshadowed by moments of questionable humor that raise the

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