Tag Archives: animation

One Bite and You’re Hooked: ‘ACROSS THE SPIDERVERSE’ (2023) Movie Review

WARNING: This review contains mild Across the Spiderverse spoilers. Alright. Let’s do this one more time. His name? Miles Morales. Born and raised in Brooklyn, this teen was bit by an interdimensional spider, giving him the amazing abilities of one. After witnessing Peter Parker die trying to stop Wilson Fisk …

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Zach Passero’s Animated, ’80s Throwback Creature Feature, ‘The Weird Kidz’ (2023) – Movie Review

I love animated films. You can create so much with animation—animals, explosions, car chases, and of course, bloody gruesome deaths—without the added expense of traveling, location scouting, permits, lodging… Sure, it might not have the same impact on your audience, especially if they’re the kind of people who think “cartoons …

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Alberto Vazquez’s ‘UNICORN WARS’ Coming Soon to Theaters and Digital

Unicorn Wars

Coming soon to digital platforms and select theaters is a new film from director Alberto Vazquez (Birdboy: The Forgotten Children): Unicorn Wars. The animated film stars the voice talents of Jon Goiri (La crisis Carnivora), Ramon Barea (Stories to Say Awake – TV Series), and Maribel Legarreta (Island of the …

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Award Winning Short Film THE CAT (2021) Premiering December 1 On YouTube

The Cat

The multi-award-winning short film THE CAT (2021) from Mary Apick (Cries Of The Unborn) will make its world premiere on YouTube on December 1, 2021. The film has been cleaning up on the festival circuit, earning multiple “Best Short” awards. Check out the trailer below, then read on for the …

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‘Solar Opposites’ Holiday Special Lands November 22 On Hulu

Solar Opposites is an animated Hulu original series co-created by Justin Roiland and Mike McMahan. There are two seasons streaming currently on Hulu, if you need to get caught up. Next up? An all-new, original holiday special! HO HO HO! The Solars don’t understand the holidays, but that won’t stop …

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Official Trailer Released for Dash Shaw’s ‘Cryptozoo’

An official trailer has been released for Dash Shaw’s (My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea) new animated film, Cryptozoo. The film features the voice work of Lake Bell (No Escape), Michael Cera (Superbad), Emily Davis (Almost Family), and Alex Karpovsky (Girls TV series). It will be available on …

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An In-Depth Discussion With ‘Fairy Tales’ Creator JJ Villard

Adult Swim on Cartoon Network has recently taken a dip into the deep end of horror-centric, irreverent animated entertainment with JJ Villard’s Fairy Tales, and I love it. The series began on May 10th, with new episodes entertaining folks every Sunday night.  JJ has taken the time-honored Brothers Grimm stories …

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PopHorror’s Horror Anime Reviews: AniMay Week 1 – Higurashi/When They Cry

When They Cry

There are very few horror movies that affect me like the ones that come out of Japan. Steeped in the myths and folklore of the region and dripping with a pantheon of fears I don’t understand but feel with every inch of my skin, Japanese horror movies like Takashi Miike’s …

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BUFF 2019: ‘I Owe You One Banana And Two Black Eyes’ Short Review

Is is the year 2021, 3 days since the beginning of the mysterious animal apocalypse. The last human has just died… The animals are running shit now. So begins Filmmaker Jim McDonough’s I Owe You One Banana And Two Black Eyes, a four minute music video from Futuristic Wrist Watch …

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Review of ‘Uzumaki (Spiral)’ (2000) – A New Level in J-Horror

“Curse of the Spiral – The Fingerprint of Life.” Uzumaki is one of my personal favorite J-Horror films, and I’ve seen it numerous times. This is a unique, weird, creepy tale indeed, and makes us aware of how nature affects us in many complex ways – on several levels of …

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