In true Disney fashion, Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 aims to capture the attention of a wide audience by invoking wonder through wonderful characters. But like the clumsy, overstuffed title implies, the continued adventures of Ralph and Vanellope…
Former Pixar Employee Speaks Out About ‘Sexist’ Workplace Culture
Content Warning: Discussion of sexual harassment What is it really like to work at Pixar? A short time ago, Disney’s prestige animation studio had a nearly impeccable reputation, with many hailing positions at the company as their “dream job,” especially…
Luke Cage Season 2 Review: A Battle Within
Good drama requires believable conflict, so how do you keep a dramatic superhero show compelling when your main hero is bulletproof? Comics and movies have played with stories about “gods” before, that is heroes with limited weaknesses dealing with the…
Everything You Need To Know About Pixar’s Newest Short Film, ‘Bao’
Before you see Incredibles 2, you’ll be treated to the latest Pixar animated short film, Bao, which is about a woman’s homemade bao (or dumpling) coming to life, giving her a new chance at motherhood. Bao was directed by Domee Shi, the…
Incredibles 2 Review: A Pixar Sequel With Some Super Strength
“The costumes! The powers! The mythic struggles!” These words come from Winston Deavor (voiced by Bob Odenkirk), and a lot of this new character’s attitude holds true to Pixar’s aspirations for Incredibles 2, a franchise being “brought back to the…
15 Years Later, Finding Nemo Is Still Pixar’s Best Story
Finding Nemo opened in theaters on May 30, 2003, and to this day, it remains Pixar’s most financially successful film ever when adjusted for inflation. The reasons for this are numerous. Finding Nemo happens to be one of Pixar’s more…
Dragon Ball FighterZ Video Game Review
The year is young, but Dragon Ball FighterZ makes an explosive case for becoming the year’s best fighting title, as well as one of the best Dragon Ball licensed video games ever made. That’s saying a lot for an anime…
