6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (440+ words) That legacy has made every subsequent theatrical rerelease something of an event for longtime fans and newcomers alike, even when previous domestic runs were modest by any commercial standard. This latest revival, however, appears to have blown past anything the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (328+ words) The Pokémon franchise has built an empire out of trainers battling their way across sprawling regions, but its next theatrical outing is ditching that formula entirely. After going nearly seven years without a new film in theaters, the franchise just…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (224+ words) Anime movies have officially entered a new era of box office ambition, and the fandom reaction to prove it keeps arriving faster than anyone expected. Just months after ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle‘ rewrote the record books for anime cinema, the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (549+ words) Live-action manga adaptations have had a rocky track record in Hollywood, but few franchises carry as much weight or as much fan anxiety as “Naruto.” Lionsgate has held the rights to Masashi Kishimoto’s beloved ninja saga since 2015, watching the project…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (516+ words) Video game adaptations have become one of Hollywood’s most reliable trends, but most of the attention tends to land on the biggest, most recognizable franchises. Sega’s back catalog has plenty of hidden gems still waiting for their moment, and one…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (659+ words) Internet slang has a funny way of graduating from meme status into something people actually try to quantify, and “aura” might be the latest word to make that leap. What started as shorthand for an intangible kind of cool has…...