Based on the novel by Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese is an unusually fun series with a blend of comedy and kung fu on Disney+. The first season weaves together multiple storylines that result in satisfying payoffs towards the latter half of the eight episode season. The quality of both production and storytelling made it a fitting release on a
Read MoreFor most of us growing up with Disney animated movies, the brand came with a sense of enchantment. The stories were presented in two-dimensional landscapes, but it was nonetheless engrossing. The storytelling, the characters, the immersive animated environments, everything felt like it had a soul. The live-action remakes have attempted to carbon copy these animated movies but instead have felt like
Read MorePeter Pan & Wendy sees another live-action remake from the visionary filmmaker David Lowery. As a director, Lowery brought his sensibilities to the remake of Pete’s Dragon and made it his own. The same is true of Peter Pan & Wendy. The broad strokes of the 1953 animated Peter Pan are in this new take on the fairy tale, but the song feels brand new. Consider the musical
Read MoreDungeons & Dragons has been a part of my life for many years. During the beginning of the pandemic, every Friday my friends and I would gather over Zoom, diving into our characters and forgetting about the problems of the world. While I don’t play nearly as much as I would like anymore, D&D has remained an integral part of my
Read MoreAfter an almost two years wait, Netflix is ready to welcome audiences back to the GrishaVerse with Shadow and Bone season 2. This second round of adventures following Alina (Jessie Mei Li) and Mal (Archie Renaux) picks up not long after the explosive finale of the previous season, with our heroes continuing their mission to destroy the Fold. Shadow and Bone
Read MoreAmazon’s Prime Video announced earlier this month that Critical Role signed a multiyear exclusive deal with them, encompassing both television and films. The streaming service also announced another animated series titled Mighty Nein, focusing on the second campaign from Critical Role. All of this fantastic news came out while season 2 of The Legend of Vox Machina was airing, which was
Read MoreWhile Dungeons & Dragons have been around since the 70s, it seems that there has been a renewed focus and excitement for the Table Top Roleplaying Game, TTRP for short. Media, such as Stranger Things and the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons film, has placed the TTRG at the forefront of people’s minds and the game has gone from nerdy to cool.
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 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
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