Tag: animation

GraveOfSaintOranPanel
Comic Con
llyzabeth

SDCC 2022 – Panel for Neil Gaiman and Jim Batt’s “The Grave of Saint Oran”

This year’s San Diego Comic-Con will feature a panel and screening of “The Grave of Saint Oran,” a stopmotion animation directed by Jim Batt, written and narrated by Neil Gaiman. Check out the official press release: Panel + Screening at San Diego Comic Con July 23, 2022Followed by International Multi-Platform Release Two weeks prior to Neil Gaiman’s

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Binary System Podcast
Kathryn Adams

Binary System Podcast #322: Lore Olympus, Peaky Blinders, Stranger Things and more

Welcome to Night Vale is on hiatus this month, so now’s our chance to get caught up on everything else!* *Disclaimer: by “caught up” we mean “a couple episodes” and by “everything else” we mean two shows. Maybe three. First up we’re recapping Lore Olympus episode 201 and 202 (spoiler warnings ahoy, but basically that

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Binary System Podcast
llyzabeth

Binary System Podcast #320: Lore Olympus, Arcane, and Peaky Blinders

We’re back on schedule this week, talking about Lore Olympus episodes 199 (nobody’s buying the crap you’re selling, Zeus) and 200 (for the fast-pass folks only, but wow, “runt of the litter?” Really?) After that we squee about the final episode of Arcane (so pretty and VIOLENT) and the second episode of Peaky Blinders season

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LightyearReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Lightyear

Directed by Angus MacLane, Lightyear is the origin story of Buzz Lightyear (Chris Evans), the hero who inspired the toy, and follows the legendary Space Ranger after he’s marooned on a hostile planet 4.2 million light-years from Earth alongside his commander and their crew. As Buzz tries to find a way back home through space

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PacificRimTheBlackSeason2Review
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Pacific Rim: The Black season 2

Created by Legendary and Netflix, Pacific Rim: The Black season 2 is the second and final season of the spin-off from the world of mechs and monsters. We once again follow the brave siblings Taylor (Calum Worthy) and Hayley (Gideon Adlon) who are still hoping to reach the safety of Sydney aboard Atlas Destroyer, the

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MinionsRiseOfGru
Previews
Sthrngrlsrck

Trailer released for Minions: The Rise of Gru

We’re getting a new Minions movie I’m so excited! Illumination PresentsMinions: The Rise of Gru – In Theaters July 1 Official Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | #Minions #TheRiseofGru This summer, from the biggest global animated franchise in history, comes the origin story of how the world’s greatest supervillain first met his iconic Minions, forged cinema’s most despicable crew and

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FleeReview
Reviews
Guest Writer

Review – Flee

Guest writer Jeff has a review of Flee, nominated for Best Animated Feature, Best Documentary Feature, and Best International Feature. This was cinema. It was no wonder that Flee became the first film to get simultaneously nominated for Best International Feature Film, Best Documentary Feature and Best Animated Feature. The animation employed here was a

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TurningRedReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Turning Red

Directed by Domee Shi, Turning Red centers around Meilin “Mei” Lee (Rosalie Chiang), a 13-year-old girl who is horrified to discover that, whenever she gets too excited or stressed, she turns into a giant Red Panda, but she can turn back if she’s calm. Soon Mei learns of a family curse and a shared history

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Reviews
llyzabeth

Review – The Mitchells vs. The Machines

The Mitchells vs. the Machines has some stunning animation, hilarious writing, relatable characters, and a good message, so I can definitely see why it was nominated for an Oscar. That being said, the film didn’t really reach me. There’s a fine line between “entertainingly madcap” and “annoyingly nutso” and I think the movie crossed into

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