Over The Garden Wall Wears Influences If the people initially responsible for Over the Garden Wall weren’t heavily inspired by Alice in Wonderland, then I’d be shocked. Much like Coraline, this is a story that follows such a similar world and structure to it that I can’t help but see the parallels. The simple traveling to…
The Dark Crystal: A Unique New World The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is a triumph of alternative presentation. The puppetry and practical effects are so intrinsic to the show that it’s impossible to not notice it every second of watching. I cannot imagine the work it took to create not only the various characters…
The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza Fails To Armaggedon For a book supposedly about the end of the world, The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza doesn’t seem to want to focus very much on the actual end of the world. It seems content to deal with mundane moments of growing up and overcoming problems, and while that’s…
Demon Slayer Is Perfect For Its Genre It’s an excellent sign of an anime’s quality that not only did I end up watching four episodes instead of three to review Demon Slayer, but actively want to see the rest of it. Say what you will of Shonen anime, there’s a reason it’s still so popular…
Some more cards are yet to be released, but as of the 19th, I thought I’d explore some of the more impressive and likely to be influential cards from Throne of Eldraine for Standard (and Commander/Brawl). Now, obviously, I’m not a pro-player, so take this with salt, but I’ve been around the block enough that…
Though it feels too quick to have come already, we are in Spoiler Season 2019 for Throne of Eldraine, and I wanted to give a few first impressions about how it’s going since the new Brawl update dropped. Impression Number One: Adventure Is A Sweet But Problematic Mechanic When I first saw it, I thought…
Miraculous Has Some Miraculous Stuff To Show Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir is Sailor Moon, but for a modern audience, with surprisingly excellent CGI animation. I mean this comparison in almost every sense of the phrase, from the structure to the pacing, to the simple idea of it. Let me break down the…
Legacies Doesn’t Live Up To Its History If I’m going to talk about Legacies, I suppose I must first give some credibility: I’ve seen a fair bit of Vampire Diaries. I’m familiar, to some degree, with the lore. I’ve also seen and read my fair bit of things like Twilight, The Magicians, and Buffy the Vampire…
You heard me: remake Harry Potter. It may seem like sacrilege to even suggest the idea—but, seriously, the movies are too short, too limited, too reliant on the readers being the viewers that they are not nearly as good as they could be. Actually, a Harry Potter movie would never cut it. We need multiple,…
Today Is The Day of The Lightsaber In honor of this May the 4th, or Star Wars Day, I wanted to give a little attention to one of the greatest weapons in media: the lightsaber. Now, sure, a laser sword is, at this point, one of the most generic science fiction weapons, and I’m sure…
Now that Game of Thrones Season 8 is here, let’s take a look at a glimpse of what it takes to pull off these epic scenes. HBO has released several behind the scenes micro-docs that take us behind the scenes with the crew who bring it all together. We’ve rounded them up for you here….
In just a few short days, Game of Thrones Season 8, the final season, will begin. Since it’s been two years since we’ve seen Game of Thrones, we may not remember the details of the intricate story. So, as we wait with baited breath, here is a pretty complete recap compilation of what’s happened so…
