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The Controversial ‘Blue Film,’ Rejected by Mainstream Film Festivals, Is Picked Up by Obscured Releasing
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (281+ words) Here's a word we're hearing far less often when it comes to allegedly filmmaker-friendly and seemingly daring distributors: "scared." But leave it to rising filmmaker Elliot Tuttle to (fearlessly) invoke it when referring to unnamed distros when it comes to…...
Craft Roundtables: 'BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions' Editor
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (213+ words) Turning all of that footage into a coherent whole was a massive project for editor Luke Lynch, who explained the film's intentional breaks from the rules of cinema during IndieWire's craft roundtables. "One of the way's that Khalil's articulated it…...
‘My Hero Academia’ Is Over and We Won’t See Another Show Like It
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (871+ words) A changed landscape in both anime and manga means long-running, blockbuster shonen shows are getting shorter and shorter. "My Hero Academia" Is Over and We Won"t See Another Show Like It Michael B. Jordan made headlines in 2023 when, during the…...
‘The Obsessed’ Review: An Italian Man Hops Between a Million Different Hobbies in a Fun and Quirky Anime Musical
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (644+ words) A unique art style helps "The Obsessed" feel wildly different than most of today's anime films. For example: The character's interest in grasshoppers leads him to practice hopping, which then sees him ... "The Obsessed" Review: An Italian Man Hops Between…...
The ‘Smiling Friends’ Creators Tell Us Why the Show Won’t Run as Long as ‘South Park’ or ‘The Simpsons’
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (529+ words) Animated TV shows have a way of sticking around when they get big. Most famously, there's "The Simpsons," which has been airing on Fox for 35 years with few signs of stopping. But other popular shows " ranging from kids' fare like…...
‘Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc’ Review: The Popular Anime Bloodfest Gets a Sweet and Sad Movie Sequel
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (976+ words) The opening credits sequence of "Chainsaw Man," the fantastically bloody 2022 anime adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's popular manga, begins with a flurry of rotoscoped scenes ... "Chainsaw Man " The Movie: Reze Arc" Review: The Popular Anime Bloodfest Gets a Sweet and Sad…...
The Best Anime to Watch in Fall 2025
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (131+ words) On TV, most attention will be on the premiere of "My Hero Academia," a highly popular show that " after nine years and eight seasons " is finally coming to a close with its last several episodes. Other returning shows include "Spy…...
‘The Simpsons’ Are Coming Back to the Big Screen with a New Movie in 2027
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (249+ words) Disney and 20th Century Studios just announced that " The Simpsons " are coming back to the big screen. An untitled "Simpsons Movie" sequel will hit theaters on July 23, 2027. "The Simpsons" is ... "The Simpsons" Are Coming Back to the Big Screen with a…...
‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle’ Review: The Beginning of the End Arrives for Anime’s Biggest Franchise
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (1029+ words) The beginning of the end arrives for anime's biggest franchise, and it mostly delivers " bar one big exception. "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle" Review: The Beginning of the End Arrives for Anime"s Biggest Franchise The opening chapter…...
‘Scarlet’ Review: ‘Belle’ Director Mamoru Hosoda Returns with a Bloody Anime ‘Hamlet’ that Has Nothing to Say
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (852+ words) One of Japan's trendiest auteurs has made another visually impressive but narratively forgettable baroque fantasy. "Scarlet" Review: "Belle" Director Mamoru Hosoda Returns with a Bloody Anime "Hamlet" that Has Nothing to Say It"s been said that several filmmakers at…...