Everything is epic in J.C.Staff Studio and Netflix’s anime adaptation of The Way of the Househusband. From the rocking metal intro that juxtaposes Tatsu’s (Tacchan’s) favorite Shiba Inu apron with his irezumi, to the time Tacchan shows up as Santa Claus for his local community center. It’s fun, but unfortunately, these epic scenes were already…
Last Week’s Episode: The Long Spring
Hello, hello! Hope everyone enjoyed last week’s April Fools edition; we had a lot of fun writing the cursed blurbs. Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming.
REVIEW: Invincible Soars, but Can’t Escape its Source Material
I honestly didn’t know what to expect going into the premiere of Amazon’s Invincible series. I had long since soured on the comic (the early issues were a favorite of teenage Zoe, but the quick descent into Robert Kirkman’s stock gore and shock reveals made me abandon ship). Still, the idea of a big-budget Western…
Revenge is the Abyss that Stares Back in Violation (2020)
Content Warning: Discussions of sexual assault and graphic violence.
Last Week’s Episode: Men Moan About Movies
Hey there cinema aficionados! We’ve got some exciting news this week for anime fans, terrible news for true indie comic fans, and more in today’s link round-up.
Supergirl’s Final Tour Begins With “Rebirth”
For the last five years, I’ve been able to see my favorite character soar on the small screen. Melissa Benoist has fully embodied everything I love about the character, and she will forever be the person I see when I think of Supergirl. The show has also been a professional highlight of my career, being…
Last Week’s Episode: That’s How You Get Ants
While I can only approximate where you, dear reader, are, where I am is finally light jacket weather and I am just so excited to be producing vitamin D again.
REVIEW: The #SnyderCut: Better, Different, Fine
The tale behind the Snyder Cut, or Zack Snyder’s Justice League, is long and complicated. There was the tragedy behind Zack Snyder leaving Justice League, the Joss Whedon reshoots, the mustache, the fan campaign to #RestoretheSnyderCut, the fan harassment. The news that Ray Fisher had allegedly been completely sidelined on the set of Justice League…
Last Week’s Episode: Happy Pandemiversary Week With Action-Packed Animation News
Right now everyone is swapping stories about where they were this time last year. Saying goodbye to coworkers and students for the last time in person. The early days now seem almost celebratory. People waving to each other from their windows, posting silly videos of animals, celebrities singing to us from the screens that are…
REVIEW: Pacific Rim: The Black is a Fun Return To Form For the Franchise
Netflix’s Pacific Rim: The Black marks the second (and most successful) time that Legendary Pictures has attempted to recapture the magic of 2011’s Pacific Rim. Three years after the most recent movie (2018’s Pacific Rim: Uprising) and ten years after the franchise began, The Black is a return to form for the kaiju versus mech…
Last Week’s Episode: Don’t Throw Away Your Shot (Please)
Well, it’s basically been a year into the pandemonium and this is still our lives, so I guess here’s some entertainment news for our continued lockdown existence. That being said, I do have hope with the vaccine rollout. If you’re eligible to do so, please go get your vaccine(s)!
Parenting Is a Challenge for Superman & Lois in “Pilot”
Editor’s Note (02/24/2021): A prior version of this review mentioned the character of Ron Troupe, who was named in the screener sent to journalists. In the final aired version, the character went by the name of Whit. Surprising nobody that reads my work, I’m a massive Superman fan. Superman, his family, and his supporting characters…