‘Batman: Soul of the Dragon‘ is an animated film directed by Sam Liu and places the Dark Knight in a Kung Fu action movie from the 1970s. A young Bruce Wayne (David Giuntoli) makes his way to the hidden region of Nanda Parbat where he is greeted by O-Sensei (James Hong) and his five students…
‘Arlo The Alligator Boy‘ is the directorial debut of Ryan Crego, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Clay Senechal. It is a Netflix musical adventure that utilizes 2-D animation. Arlo (Michael J. Woodard) is a young boy living in the swamplands who also happens to be part alligator. After he expresses a desire to know…
Basil Rathbone. Jeremy Brett. Robert Downey, Jr. These are some of the names you might associate when it comes to television or film adaptions of Sherlock Holmes. As the record-holder for most adaptions as a fictional character, every Sherlockian knows that the Baker Street Detective did not only join his friend and colleague Dr. Watson…
‘Demon Slayer: Mugen Train‘ known as its full name ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train‘ is an anime spin-off film of the ‘Demon Slayer‘ television series. It is directed by Haruo Sotozaki and produced by Ufotable. The movie set many records including the highest-grossing film of all time in Japan, the highest-grossing…
It is official. Disney has closed Blue Sky Studios, the animation film company behind such titles as Ice Age, The Peanuts Movie, Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who, and Robots. This is truly the end of an era for one studio that was putting out some original content. In this video, I rank their feature…
Fans of the hit anime series ‘The Rising of the Shield Hero‘ got a huge bit of good news when it was announced that season two now has a release date of October 2021. Naofumi, Raphtalia, Filo, and the ever-growing team will continue the extra-dimensional waves that are plaguing the world of the Melromarc Kingdom.…
‘Tom & Jerry‘ is a live-action/animation crossover comedy directed by Tim Story. To create the voices for the classic cartoon characters, they used archival recordings from original voice actors William Hanna, Mel Blanc, June Foray, plus additional work from Frank Welker. It was made by Waner Media and released on HBO Max. Alley cat Tom…
Slice-of-life anime ‘Fruits Basket‘ is preparing to enter its third and final season. The official English Twitter account has confirmed that Funimation will be providing the English dubbing and voice acting as with previous seasons. “Can you believe the last season of Fruits Basket begins in just over a month??” They continued, “Get a refresher…
Written and directed by Ross Venokur, ‘Charming,’ is a CGI animated film produced by Vanguard Animation in 2018 and was released in the United States in 2020 on Netflix. Prince Philippe Charming (Wilmer Valderrama) was cursed as a child with being attractive to every woman he encounters after his father the King (Jim Cummings) breaks-up…
Sonic the Hedgehog is returning to television or streaming, at least. SEGA is partnering with WildBrain Studios, Netflix, and Man of Action Entertainment to bring us “Sonic Prime,” a 3D animated series. “I spent many hours with the blue blur as a kid,” said Netflix Director of Original Animation Dominique Bazay said according to Tails…
‘Fruits Basket‘ was recently announced to be entering its final season along with a poster to stir up excitement. Fans of the popular manga and anime were excited at the announcement, despite their despair that the slice-of-life series is coming to an end. Funimation, the company producing the English dub, shared the image on social…
‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba‘ is an anime television show based on the popular Weekly Shōnen Jump manga series of the same title by written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotōge. The show was made by Ufotable and dubbed into English by Aniplex. This review is based on the dub. Tanjiro Kamado (Zach Aguilar) is a…
‘Lily C.A.T.’ is a 1987 science fiction horror anime written and directed by Hisayuki Toriumi. It was released by Studio Pierrot and translated into an English dub Streamline Pictures before being acquired by Discotek Media. Captain Mike Hamilton (Mike Reynolds), commanding officer of the Saldes, brings himself and the crew out of a twenty-year hibernation.…
‘Fruits Basket‘ concluded its penultimate season in 2020 with a lot of highs, lows, and exposition regarding some of the characters. The show is based on Furūtsu Basuketto manga written and illustrated by Japanese author Natsuki Takaya. The show is produced by the Tokyo-based TMS Entertainment, with Funimation doing the English dubbing. This review will…
‘Soul‘ is brought us to by the 3-D animation group Pixar. Directed by Pete Docter, the CGI feature had its premiere at the London Film Festival before being released widely through the Disney Plus streaming service. Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx) is a middle school teacher who dreams of becoming a Jazz musician, much to his…
My Dad is the special guest in this video. You might be asking, what’re they doing? The answer is simple. My Dad had never sat down and watched an anime. He may have seen one here or there when I was watching TV, but never has he seen one. Gathering trailers for ‘Fruits Basket,’ ‘Attack…
‘Pets United‘ is a European-Chinese animated feature that was released in the United States on Netflix in 2020. The film is written and directed by Reinhard Klooss and edited by Alexander Dittner. Sometime in the future, Robocity is a utopian city where humans live in luxury with their pets and robots cater to their whims.…
‘Over The Moon‘ is a Netflix animated film made in partnership with Pearl Studio. It is directed by Disney alumni Glen Keane and John Kahrs, based on a screenplay by Audrey Wells, Alice Wu, and Jennifer Yee McDevitt. Fei Fei’s (Cathy Ang) late Mom (Ruthie Ann Miles) use to tell her the fairy tale of…
Ah, the early 2000s! During the transition into the twenty-first century, kids everywhere would wake up and watch their favorite Saturday morning cartoons! As previously stated, they would wait to hear their favorite theme songs come on to introduce these shows. From traveling to Townsville to the Watchtower to space and beyond! Here Are My…
‘Star Trek Lower Decks’ is an animated series billed to be a self-parody and comedy of the beloved Star Trek franchise. Instead, it made the whole concept of the science fiction series the subject of mockery, putting a bad taste in everyone’s mouth. In part 2 of my epic rant, I discuss why the series…
Part of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies, ‘Superman: Man of Tomorrow‘ is directed by Chris Palmer. It was released through Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment. A young Clark Kent (Darren Criss) arrives in Metropolis to work as an intern for the Daily Planet, though his parents Jonathan (Neil Flynn) and Martha Kent (Bellamy…
Fans, audiences, Trekkers, and Trekkies have been demanding Star Trek content. So Alex Kurtzman brings us a steaming pile of mess that is ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks.’ Check out the episode below: I have never been shy about my thoughts on the Star Trek animated series. Here is a series of tweets with my running…
‘Animal Crackers‘ is a 2017 animated film directed by Scott Christian Sava and Tony Bancroft. It had its premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France but was not released in America until 2020 via Netflix. Owen Huntington (John Krasinski) grew up watching his Uncle Buffalo Bob (James Arnold Taylor) and Aunt Talia’s…
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender‘ showed Aang and his friends go on amazing adventures. They learned new things, encountered dangerous enemies, and met some new friends. It captured our hearts and minds, defining a whole generation. Nickelodeon brought us some pretty cool heroes and villains in this series. Check out the episode of Comics, Cartoons, and…
‘Kipo And The Age Of The Wonderbeasts‘ is an animated series produced by DreamWorks Animation, Studio Mir, and Netflix. It is based on the 2015 webcomic Kipo from Radford Sechrist, who also served as executive producer for all ten episodes of the show. 200 years after a cataclysmic event. most of humanity lives underground while…
