Beautiful dreams will be reborn eternal as Toei Animation releases the official trailer for the upcoming two-part anime feature endeavor Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie. View trailer below.
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AN INTERESTING PREMISE THAT (GENERICALLY AND DREARILY) FIZZLES OUT With the rise of the streaming services, Netflix, the major contender in this arena, has certainly “stepped up their game” in trying to amass viewers; exploring the ideas of original content in both in TV series, limited mini-series, and feature films. In the film category, Netflix has seeing produce or
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A by-the-book political aide falls for a big-hearted Air Force pilot as Netflix releases the official trailer for their upcoming Christmas movie Operation Christmas Drop. View trailer below.
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A musical adventure and a visual spectacle for the ages as Netflix releases the official trailer for their upcoming holiday musical film Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey. View trailer below.
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A MIDDLING PROJECT THAT’S BETTER ON PAPER A directing career that hasn’t seeing massive hit in quite some time, film director Michael Showalter spent the past couple of years in rather middling projects as a writer, producer, and actor. However, Showalter struck a unique opportunity when he directed The Big Sick, a romantic comedy film, in 2017. The film, which
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A COLORFUL (YET CHOPPY) FAMILY STORY In 2019, Netflix released Klaus, a Christmas holiday themed animated feature, that was to be the streaming services first attempt into the animated world of cartoon storytelling. Launched in November (a month or so prior Christmas), the film, which was directed by Sergio Pablo, serves as an alternate origin story of Santa Claus
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HARD-HITTING BLOCKBUSTER ACTION HEADS TO THE SMALL SCREEN REALM Military action movies have been a prime staple within the action film genre. Exploring various branches of the military (army, navy, air force, SEALS, etc.), these movies are primarily focused (much like the genre itself) on action premise, relying on tried and true aesthetics of military action / violence to
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A CHRISTMAS ANIMATED MIRACLE Santa, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, and so on and so forth. There are many names to the fictional character of Santa Claus, but all speak to the same iconic figure around the holiday season character (mainly from the Western Christian culture) who is said to bring gifts to the homes of
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Another world, another time, in the age of wonder. A thousand years ago, this land was green and good – until the Crystal cracked. For a single piece was lost; a shard of the Crystal. Then strife began, and two new races appeared: the cruel Skeksis, the gentle Mystics. Here in the castle of the Crystal, the Skeksis took control.
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A SHALLOW (AND OUTDATED) “COMING OF AGE” DRAMEDY With the increase of popularity, Netflix has cultivated a plethora of movies and tv shows into its online streaming library, finding some to original content and some being purchased from studios. In the realm of teen dramas, Netflix has amassed successful entries, including the tv show 13 Reasons Why and feature
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