Star Wars: Visions is hopefully the start of a new era for the franchise. I mean, come on. First Star Wars anime ever? At the very least, it should pique your interest, even if you have no love of anime itself.Star Wars: Visions is not only the first official Star Wars anime series, it's also an
After a couple of truly dark episodes of What If...?, we've got one that is... happy? This time around, it's all about Thor. The God of Thunder makes his arrival on Earth in a re-do of his first film, Thor. This time around, it's just him, and a bunch of other cosmic heroes and a Frost Giant Loki.
[Warning: article contains commentary that could be considered very minor spoilers.] One of the greatest things about Star Wars (despite what some gatekeeping trolls would have you believe) is that there is so much of it that one is able to appreciate the franchise as a whole, even if there are
Disney+’s presentation of Pixar Sparkshorts is coming to a close this week with Louis Gonzales’ Nona. This nearly 6-minute movie follows a grandmother, who becomes stuck with her granddaughter while her highly anticipated wrestling program goes live. Pixar’s reputation
It had to happen at some point. The writing and stories told on Marvel Studios' What If...? have all been satisfactory to amazing so far. In episode six, "What If...Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?" we get the first real stinker. There are a couple things that add to this one that don't put it
Pixar SparkShorts continue their roll-out this week on Disney+ after Dug Days, with Twenty Something. Aphton Corbin, a long-time animator at Pixar, has been given a shot at her first short film. And although the use of 2-D animation might seem a bit odd for the studio who are mostly
Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl returned for The Last Drive-In: Joe Bob's Halloween House Party, delivering a double feature built around two very different approaches to Halloween horror. This time, the legendary horror host paired Body Bags (1993) with WNUF Halloween Special (2013),
George Carlin told perhaps the greatest joke on football ever told in his 10/11/1975 SNL monologue, where he contrasted the pastoral nature of baseball with the warlike sport of football. To quote one segment among many, “In football the object is for the quarterback, also known as the field
The term "crowd pleasing" or "crowd pleaser" has found itself layered with some derogatory undertones among critic circles. Broad appeal seems immediately discounted, as if populist filmmaking is somehow lesser than when compared to auteurs and hidden indie gems. I've always maintained that there
