Review: My Life as a Zucchini
There’s this pervasive idea that children are resilient, that they’re able to cope well even in dire circumstances. In stories about forlorn kids, ...
Tag: Animation
Reviews
Review: Your Name
Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name is the highest-grossing anime film of all-time, and it hasn’t even come out in the United States yet. It ...
The New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF) starts Friday 2/24
Now in its 20th year, the New York International Children’s Film Festival is one of NYC’s more reliable film fests. They screen some ...
Adi Shankar releases teaser poster for the Castlevania series on Netflix
Castlevania producer Adi Shankar has been using Facebook as a hype machine. Years ago he teased the potential series on his Facebook page. ...
Trailers
Samurai Jack is back: 5th season has new trailer
Diehard fans and casual observers of Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim will likely be familiar with Samurai Jack. I’m not sure if the show, ...
Netflix is making a Castlevania series written by Warren Ellis
Netflix is making a series based on Castlevania, which will debut later this year. The first season of the series has been written ...
Netflix Castlevania: Producer Adi Shankar says 2 seasons in works, both written by Warren Ellis
The animated Netflix Castlevania series was announced yesterday, although it was buried in a press release. Producer Adi Shankar, who teased the series ...
Reviews
Review: The Lego Batman Movie
The Lego Movie was my favorite animated film of 2014. It felt fresh, had a story and jokes fit for both children and ...
Castlevania showrunner wants to do an R rated Power Rangers cartoon
Adi Shankar, who was recently revealed to be part of an animated Castlevania series on Netflix, is no stranger to weird, violent projects. ...
Mark Hamill reads Donald Trump’s thin-skinned tweet as The Joker, which totally fits
While Donald Trump was running for president, Billy West recorded a number of the candidate’s dumber statements in the voice of Futurama‘s Zap ...
Watch the trailer for Logan recreated with LEGO
The trailer for Logan really impressed me. If Hugh Jackman’s last ride as Wolverine is a post-apocalyptic road movie western, I am all ...
Adventure Time producer hints at possible Castlevania TV series
More than a year ago we mentioned that a super violent Castelvania miniseries was in the works. Producer Adi Shankar made the announcement via ...