There is something impressive about Hollywood's ability to acquire a beloved intellectual property, inherit its established audience, and then immediately begin making decisions that leave that audience wondering whether anyone involved actually understands the...
The new RippaWorks animation campaign is about one thing: turning Rippaverse stories into full animated episodes. The campaign begins with a $100,000 goal to greenlight a roughly six-minute ISOM episode created by human artists using a combination of 2D, 2.5D, and 3D...
Over the past two weeks, to prepare for this review, I've made a point of becoming something of a student of The Odyssey. I read Homer's poem, watched more than nine hours of previous adaptations of the story (right up to the adaption for the Wishbone show), and read...
A lot has been said about The Odyssey and the language style used in its trailers World-building is often associated with maps, costumes, architecture, and lore. Writers spend countless hours designing civilizations, magic systems, political structures, and histories...
This editorial on the Supergirl controversy is an opinion piece and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of That Park Place. Warner Bros. executives recently claimed, according to The New York Times, that they were "surprised by both the ferocity of the backlash...
After finishing Supergirl, the first conclusion I reached was simple: this isn’t a Supergirl movie. Instead, it feels like an original young adult science-fiction adventure that eventually decided to put on a Supergirl costume. There are moments where the film...
I recently took the time to watch and review Masters of the Universe, and as someone who would probably be considered a casual fan rather than a hardcore He-Man enthusiast, I left the theater with a lot of conflicting thoughts. I grew up in the 1980s watching the...
The following is a spoiler-free review of The Mandalorian and Grogu. When The Mandalorian first aired, my husband and I sat down together in front of the television to watch it. That sounds far less dramatic than it actually was. It's rare for us to step away from our...
When Pedro Pascal appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, much of the online reaction framed the interaction as harmless comedy. The moment in question involved Pascal repeatedly escalating physical affection and ultimately pressuring host Stephen Colbert into...
The casting of Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy has reignited one of the internet’s favorite modern hobbies: arguing about history with the confidence of a tenured professor and the sourcing habits of someone quoting a TikTok stitched over anime footage. With the...
There are certain movies you watch because you are excited to experience them. Then there are movies you watch because your body has declared war on your immune system and you need something simple enough for your cold-medicated brain to process without emotional...
2025 was a terrible year for me—family members passing, tension in social circles, and the cherry on top: a breast cancer diagnosis followed by a flood of copays tied to life-saving treatment. It reached a point where I had to start a GiveSendGo just to keep up with...