Almost 40 years ago, Disney released a dark fantasy animated film, The Black Cauldronand it was so different from the studio's offerings that it nearly killed Disney's animation department entirely. Nowadays, everyone knows what a “Disney” animated film is and what it isn’t. It is ideal for families. There are talking animals. There is an independent princess (and sometimes a prince). There's usually some adventure, probably some songs, and more than a little humor. It's been a successful formula for Disney for a century. From the 1970s onwards, however, Disney Animation has deviated greatly from its tried-and-true formulalaunching lively offers…
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In the new class of horror It Girls actress is flying under the radar, but she could be vying for the #1 modern horror queen crown right now. Even though horror has never really struggled as a genre, it's fair to say that it's thriving like never before. With the explosion of streaming and the growing adoption of genre offerings, horror is stranger, more experimental, smarter and in more formats than ever before. Horror anthologies and horror TV series abound, Neon and especially A24 offer inventive horror films, and major horror franchises are coming back from the dead. It's a…
Tracker season two introduced an intriguing new character who would be a great addition to the team, and it would be great to see her return in a recurring role. THE Tracker The cast of characters has already undergone some changes in season 2, with the departure of season 1 regular Teddi Bruin (Robin Weigert), both on the show and in real life. This left the remaining characters to make up for his absence, a challenging feat considering how questionable some Tracker Season 2's decisions made it hard to care. Even so, the show has always been good at introducing…
In its long, long history, Doctor Who naturally it had several spinoffs, but not all of these spinoffs are created equal, with some being far superior to the others. The universe also continues to expand, with another Doctor Who spin off, The War between Land and Seahaving wrapped filming and scheduled for release in 2025. The story will follow the battle between UNIT and the former Doctor Who enemy of the Sea Devils. This is just one of many Doctor Who planned spinoffs in the coming years. With a franchise as extensive as Doctor Whothe question of continuity of what…
Stephen King has a next book hitting shelves in 2025, Never waverand will hopefully embrace the balance he found in the best story that includes Holly Gibney. The author has had a busy few months. The King's New Book Never waver was announced in November, shortly after the anthology The end of the world as we know itset in the world of The position. Never waver is the next book after the excellent 2024 Do you like it darkera collection of short stories, showing King isn't slowing down anytime soon. Several TV and film adaptations of King's projects are also…
In the 4th season of The officeboss Michael Scott (Steve Carell) goes on a rant about Die Hard 4but what was supposed to be an off-the-cuff joke has now become reality in the movies. Michael wasn't exactly the sharpest tool in the shed, often completely oblivious to others' feelings and with a pathological need for attention. This was tempered by a natural sweetness and desire to make others happy that saved Michael in The office of its most offensive moments and allowed his co-workers and the public to consider him not harmful, just an oblivious idiot. Still, there were a…
Without a doubt, the '90s were the heyday of YA horror books, with scary kids' lit for kids and teens flooding the market and terrifying '90s kids forever. Many of the most beloved classic children's books of the '90s were coming-of-age tales, but many others were pulpy thrillers and horror stories that delved into the dark side of human nature and the supernatural. The 1980s to 1990s saw an abundance of horror books aimed at teenage readersBut the popularity of scary books for children has also exploded, sparking a horror boom in books that were once reserved for adults. Unlike…
FX's award-winning series The Americans is immersed in the historical era of the Cold War, but it is The Americans based on a true story? Debuting in 2013, The Americans follows Elizabeth and Phillip Jennings (Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys), a seemingly normal couple living in the suburbs of Washington, DC. However, their normal American facade hid the reality that they were secretly KGB agents working for Russia undercover, spying on their adoptees at home and sending information back to the Motherland. The hit FX series is gripping and tense and was acclaimed for the six seasons it ran. As…
The recent provocation of Stephen King The fact that he's returning to Midworld and the Territories is even more exciting when considered in the context of the upcoming anthology based on his work. Stephen King's The Stand anthology could be bigger news after its recent written tease The recently announced The end of the world as we know it the anthology is a first for Stephen King, a surprising fact considering his long career has seen so many notable firsts. The anthology will find several horror writers coming together to write stories that are not just inspired by King or…
It's been a month and there's still a moment when The Legend of Vox Machina season 3 finale that makes me angry every time I think about it. This season was a big test for the group, with the Legend of Vox Machina season three ended with the team defeating not one, but four separate villains: Thordak, Raishan, Ripley, and Orthax. There are two dragons from Chroma Conclave, a crazy evil scientist and a shadow demon – not bad for a group that was so discordant at the beginning that they couldn't even win a drunken bar fight. Furthermore, there…