Lost in the Reel's video review for Goodbye, Don Glees! GKIDS, one of my favorite distributors of international animation, is back with another limited engagement this September, with… Goodbye Don Glees! The studio has had a jam-packed year full of ups-and-downs, with huge hits and major
Cars fans, pack your bags and get ready to hit the road. The new Disney+ original series Cars on the Road follows Lightning McQueen and Mater as they head east from Radiator Springs on a cross-country road trip to meet up with Mater’s sister. Cars on the Road isn’t the first series in the Cars
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE YET TO SEE PANTHEON, THIS IS A NON-SPOILER REVIEW. AMC's Pantheon is the channel's first foray into animation, and also the first primetime drama series ever created in this medium. It's a wonderful sign of where entertainment is going, that a big cable network known for
Lost in the Reel's video review for Lost Ollie Anyone who is close to me or who is subscribed to my channel knows that I am an animation junkie at heart. This year, in particular, has produced some real winners in the medium, like GKids Belle & Inu-Oh, Disney's Chip n' Dale: Rescue
Netflix's new animated family film The Sea Beast from director Chris Williams (Big Hero 6, Moana) comes at a tumultuous time for the streaming giant. Since their quarterly report announced huge subscriber losses... (and it seems like it won't be any better in Q2), Netflix has all but disbanded its
Disney’s Baymax! sees everyone’s favorite inflatable healthcare companion set out to do what he was programmed to do: help others. This new series of shorts spotlights the Big Hero 6 character in a new set of mini adventures. Baymax sets off into the heart of San Fransokyo to help as many
ND Stevenson’s techno-medieval animated feature Nimona has found a new home. The film adapting the bestselling graphic novel originally entered production at Blue Sky Studios. However, after Disney acquired Blue Sky, the Mouse shut down the project. Though Disney itself did not specify a reason
Avatar: The Last Airbender – North and South from Dark Horse Comics give us a pretty good look at a clash of cultures in the Southern Water Tribe. Both metaphorical and literal. The Gaang is back in town! And right where the whole adventure started to boot. Avatar: The Last Airbender – North
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.
Though marital arts action cinema is vast and varied, it is rare for one to elevate the genre and push it forward. There have been few recently - The Raid comes to mind, and while not technically "martial arts" I'd argue John Wick counts - that feel as if something new and special is happening.
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