The Tiger's Apprentice has a fascinating production history. Even at the beginning of its production in the late 2000's, it was still going to be the film adaptation of the 2003 action-adventure fantasy novel of the same name by Laurence Yep (Golden Mountain Chronicles, Dragon). However, the
DreamWorks Animation has a storied history behind them, which now includes the upcoming Orion and the Dark for Netflix. Remember, this is the same studio responsible for the Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon franchises alongside many others. So we're like in good hands here as far
Netflix had a major success story on their hands when they premiered Masters of the Universe: Revelation on July 23, 2021. This Netflix animated sequel to He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983-1985) earned critical acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes alone, Part 1 earned 94% from 48 critical
The animated steampunk action-adventure series Arcane was one of Netflix's biggest success stories. When the first season premiered all the way back in November 6, 2021; critics and audiences alike raved about it...in a good way. On Rotten Tomatoes alone, 100% of critics over 29 reviews gave it
What is Robot Dreams, you might ask? Well, for starters: it's a 2007 graphic novel/comic of the same name by Sara Varon. However, as you can tell by the title, this graphic novel/comic will be an animated film from Spanish director Pablo Berger (Torremolinos 73, Blancanieves, Abracadabra). Don't
Lost in the Reel's video review for Scavengers Reign Every so often, an animated series comes along that really redefines the medium as we know it. And when I say every so often, I mean rarely… and it is cause to celebrate when it happens. Shows like Samurai Jack, Avatar: The Last
Even at first glance, Netflix's Blue Eye Samurai looks like an interesting concept for a series. It's essentially a revenge story featuring a mixed-race female samurai in Japan's Edo period. Few action stories like these star a female main character, so this by itself is a rather refreshing take on
If you're a casual Star Trek enthusiast, just like me, get ready for an exciting adventure with the highly anticipated Season 4 of Paramount+ Original Series STAR TREK: LOWER
It's been quite a long time since we've had a Star Wars movie in theaters. In the time between Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and now, we've had a revolution in entertainment in streaming and Star Wars moved from controlling the theater to a fixture in our living rooms with shows like The
Daemons of the Shadow Realm has Yuru and his Daemons turn the table on his pursuers in Ep. 4 "Jin and Yuru". It's pretty clearly a case of the hunters becoming the hunted here, and in a very action-packed way to boot. Now we wait and see if this is a good thing for Yuru, or if he has bitten off
The Sheep Detectives is a towering testament of how powerful animated stories can be when done right. A genuine crowdpleaser, the film is sure to warm and break your heart, wrestling with richly textured explorations of death and grief, lost and found families, and the necessity of memory.
