Brief (non-spoiler) Review – Pluto
It is a great time to be an animation fan! There are multiple challenging mature series that have premiered online in the past month alone! So many new series, in fact, that keeping up with all of them would damn-near be a full time job. There are at least four other animated series I have […]
Best New Series: Scavengers Reign
It’s not the best animated series of the year, it is the best new series of the year – bar none. It is late in the night and so this will be short – but suffice it to say the series creators have pulled off a shocking blast of art – a series that is […]
Animation Series To Watch 2023
We all know – Rick & Morty season 7 premiere Sunday, Oct. 15, at 11 p.m The R&M shenanigans continue with a major voice actor change. Co-creator Justin Roiland is out as the voice of Rick AND Morty after events that can be searched online. Roiland is being replaced by two different voice actors, one […]
Oppenheimer: Portrait of a scientist as a conflicted man.
Much can be said of the movie Oppenheimer and on first viewing stands out as Nolan’s greatest work. The official logline from the official IMDB page covers the story concisely: “The story of American scientist, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.” What it does not convey is the […]
Geoff Darrow’s SHAOLIN COWBOY: Cruel To Be Kin
How cruel are your kin? In the new Shaolin Cowboy graphic novel, Geoff Darrow makes a passionate statement as he says goodbye to longtime friend and collaborator Andrew Vachss. If you are familiar with Geof Darrow and his long running series Shaolin Cowboy, you know what to expect from his latest outing. If you […]
“Pi” The Psychotronic Classic Returns Via IMAX
Pi the psychotronic classic written and directed by Darren Aronofsky returns to theaters via IMAX exclusive. There are almost zero films that compare to the experience of Pi – Darren Aronofsky’s freshman feature. It came like bolt of lightening direct from the NYU film school, blasted into the fests, and quickly made it into indie […]
Hellboy: What Should An R-Rated Reboot Be?
The powers that be are green lighting an R-Rated Hellboy. Can this be true? If so, what should the film be? Here we go again! A new reboot of Hellboy is in the works and Collider had the exclusive. Here is what we know so far – Director: Brian Taylor Starring: TBA, but Taylor says […]
Deadline Exclusive: Michael Giacchino To Re-Make ‘Them!’ At Warner Bros
The Deadline Exclusive: “Oscar-winning Up composer Michael Giacchino will make his big-screen directing debut with a reboot of the 1954 sci-fi man-eating monster movie “Them!” at Warner Brothers.” The headline should have read, “ALIENS “Them!” Remake at WB by Michael Giacchino!” If the reader missed the softball lob written above, “Them!” was already remade by James […]
Copenhagen Cowboy – Nicolas Winding Refn’s Latest Kaleidoscopic Netflix Series
Nicolas Winding Refn’s art is hot and vibrant, colorful, and meticulously paced. He uses actors in a very deliberate way. His films and series cannot be mistaken for anything but a Nicolas Winding Refn effort (hereafter he will be listed as NWR). Some of his projects work better than others. Occasionally as with Drive it […]
Cartoonist Kayfabe [YouTube] Look at OTOMO: AKIRA Layouts & Keyframes
If you are a fan of art books and animation, this write-up is for you. Edgar Award Winning comicbook artist Ed Piskore of Cartoonist Kayfabe fame returned from Japan with an amazing oversized book covering the creation of the classic film AKIRA. The book: Animation AKIRA Storyboards (OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS) The video review of […]