The 2026 Emmy nominations have finally arrived, revealing some dominant players, unfortunate snubs, and newly christened favorites among some great seasons of television. A few series clearly dominated the minds of Television Academy voters, with a small number of series (including a major
Minions & Monsters, the latest offshoot of Illumination's Despicable Me franchise and the third of its films following the yellow underlings known as Minions, is here! Once again it's a delightful showcase of our Twinkie-coded henchmen who charm, search for another big villain to follow, kill
All you need to do is watch Minions & Monsters to see that Hollywood doesn't have to have franchise malaise. As a critic and filmmaker, I firmly believe that original stories are necessary for a thriving film industry. They're the lifeblood of the art form, and excessive focus on IP-mining and
In Nick Antosca's Cape Fear, one of cinema's greatest psychotic antagonists is back to terrify our screens. Max Cady, the antagonist of every Cape Fear project and their source novel, is a despicable rapist and murderer who always targets a lawyer for perceived injustice. It's a blank check for
Aleshea Harris' Is God Is gives good reason for one of civilization's biggest sins. There are fewer moral ills in global mythology worse than killing one’s parents. Germanic lore tells of the dwarf Fafnir, who killed his father from greed and was consequently transformed into a dragon. Patricide
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a franchise revival that feels like it understands what made the original games so much fun. The gameplay is fast, frantic, and often delightfully violent, while the game throws a surprisingly large number of systems and mechanics at you. Thankfully, most of them feel
In 1977, a series of disability rights protests took place in the United States to protest the government’s failure to sign legislation that banned discrimination against people with disabilities. This protest, which continues to be the longest sit-in at a government office, was masterminded by
The 2026 reboot of Magic Knight Rayearth shows us that friendship is quite powerful in the magic department in Ep. 4 "Our Battle". It's a lesson from My Little Pony, but it's quite applicable to this anime too. Our trio of heroines will need that power, since this is their bloodiest battle to date.