You know how a while back, Crunchyroll revealed that Colombian music star J Balvin will voice someone in the English and Spanish dubs of Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-? Someone who they were really cagey about revealing at the time. Seriously, they were really hesitant to reveal who
Blue Box Ep. 19 "I've Got Plans" is the day of a cultural festival: a kind of open campus festival typical for Japanese schools, and is thus typical of school-focused slice of life anime in general. As it turns out, this anime is no different from them. However, it does have the advantage of that
Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League doesn't quite sound like a real movie, right? Seriously, just read back the title to yourself. It sounds more like the homemade workings of a middle schooler with dreams of writing and an imagination to match. And yet, it is an actual movie, and from Warner Bros.
Netflix's own animated take on Devil May Cry looks like it's heating up. After all, it is the second animated adaptation of the video game franchise of the same name after the Devil May Cry anime all the way back in 2007. With the success of the franchise (thanks in no small part to the recent
Blue Box Ep. 18 "I Know" has Taiki engage in a badminton battle of the century against Shūji Yusa. All in spite of the fact that it's a practice match and theoretically not as important as an actual match. Theoretically, that is. If you think about it though, it's great prep for those real matches
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Ep. 18 "Don’t Look Down on My Guys" marks a return to the classic story formula for the anime. It's a return so classic that it's a bit of a downgrade from the previous episode. Here, the band of potentially interesting side characters is now reduced
Zenshu Ep. 6 "CHANGE" features Natsuko reacting to the first time she has ever lost, yes. However, that doesn't mean she gives up. On the contrary, it's making her value her new friends even more. Especially since one of her more draconic friends is going to provide some very critical air support.
SAKAMOTO DAYS is getting amazingly popular in spite of how new it is. Honestly, it's a testament to how good the story of this anime is, which itself is based off of the manga of the same name by Yuto Suzuki. Fans of that manga will recall the ridiculous yet awesomely over-the-top action scenes
Remaking Faces of Death is a hell of a move in 2026. Although, this movie doesn't really remake that diabolical film from 1978, it instead takes inspiration from it and it even exists in the universe that this film takes place in. So getting that out of the way so that the horror "diehards" who
Sometimes the best way to access the core of a film is to let it take you over completely. Locked behind metaphorical dialogue and an obtuse artistry, the key to the door is simply letting it all in and fester inside until the understanding comes to light. You can't second-screen a film like this,
Hamlet tales are a dime a dozen. Hell, At TIFF 2025 there were at least 3 inspired or adapted movies screening at the festival. There's no shortage of the melancholic prince spouting off famed monologues and plotting to avenge his father. With this many versions of the same tale occurring so often,