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Disney+ Returns to the Classic World of X-Men '97 | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert

Disney+ Returns to the Classic World of X-Men '97 | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert

RogerEbert.com — X-Men '97 picks up where the animated series left off, clearing the high bar set by fans of the original.
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ICYMI: Netflix's Blue Eye Samurai Is a Beautifully-Animated, Revenge-Driven Triumph

ICYMI: Netflix's Blue Eye Samurai Is a Beautifully-Animated, Revenge-Driven Triumph

Paste — With so many different streaming platforms, even the very best to hit Netflix sometimes fly under the radar. Thankfully, Season 2 has already been confirmed, so there’s no threat of this journey stopping too early. Now is the perfect time to pick up this mature, violent, and unique series.
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'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off' Review: Bryan Lee O'Malley's Series Levels Up with Exciting New Adventu...

'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off' Review: Bryan Lee O'Malley's Series Levels Up with Exciting New Adventu...

The Playlist — 'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off' is a refreshing new take on familiar material, but it may be too formulaic for viewers that aren't diehard fans.
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David Tennant, Michael Sheen Continue to Elevate Quality of Good Omens 2 | TV/Streaming | Roger E...

David Tennant, Michael Sheen Continue to Elevate Quality of Good Omens 2 | TV/Streaming | Roger E...

RogerEbert.com — A TV review of Good Omens 2, which premieres on Prime Video on July 28th.
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The Bear Season 2 Spotlights Richie in a Cathartic and Inspiring Episode

The Bear Season 2 Spotlights Richie in a Cathartic and Inspiring Episode

Paste Magazine — Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
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You can finally watch Gunbuster, one of the most influential anime ever made

You can finally watch Gunbuster, one of the most influential anime ever made

Polygon — The Neon Genesis Evangelion anime wouldn't exist without the studio's early hit, Gunbuster, now available to watch in the West for the first time.
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'Silo' Review: Rebecca Ferguson Captivates in Apple TV+'s Impressive, Must-Watch Sci-Fi Mystery

'Silo' Review: Rebecca Ferguson Captivates in Apple TV+'s Impressive, Must-Watch Sci-Fi Mystery

The Playlist — Featuring Rebecca Fergusson, "Silo" is an dystopian science-fiction series and edge-of-your-seat mystery where absolutely no one is safe
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The Towering Fear: Makoto Shinkai on Suzume | Interviews | Roger Ebert

The Towering Fear: Makoto Shinkai on Suzume | Interviews | Roger Ebert

RogerEbert.com — An interview with the acclaimed director of Your Name, Weathering with You, and this week's Suzume.
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Natasha Lyonne, Rian Johnson Make a Perfect Team for Peacock's Poker Face | TV/Streaming | Roger ...

Natasha Lyonne, Rian Johnson Make a Perfect Team for Peacock's Poker Face | TV/Streaming | Roger ...

RogerEbert.com — TV/Streaming "Poker Face" follows Charlie Cale (Lyonne), a woman on the run after crossing a powerful casino boss, but that's not where it all starts for Charlie. In the pilot episode, "Dead Man's Hand," she works for a casino as a waitress, serving drinks and waiting tables. The boss' son, Sterling Frost, Jr.
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Triumphant Anime Musical Inu-Oh Sees Rock Span the Ages

Triumphant Anime Musical Inu-Oh Sees Rock Span the Ages

Paste Magazine — As the earth rocks beneath the dancing of the great Inu-Oh, there's no doubt an epic tale is unfolding. Director Masaaki Yuasa's musical drama Inu-Oh combines classical biwa instrumental sounds with energetic crowds you're more likely to see at a rock concert than 14th-century Japan.
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Apple TV+'s Sprawling, Multilingual Pachinko Is a Winner

Apple TV+'s Sprawling, Multilingual Pachinko Is a Winner

Paste Magazine — It's interesting that a series named Pachinko would hardly feature the gambling game throughout the eight-episode first season. But Apple TV+'s new series, based on the 2017 best-selling novel by Min Jin Lee, winningly examines four generations of a Korean family during the Japanese occupation of Korea and the subsequent racism that followed.
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Paramount+'s Halo Adaptation is Devoid of the Video Game's Soul | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert

Paramount+'s Halo Adaptation is Devoid of the Video Game's Soul | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert

RogerEbert.com — TV/Streaming In this version, "Halo" wastes no time in introducing the human race as separated into factions, the Unified Earth Government (UEG) and the Rebels. The United Nations Space Command (UNSC), the military branch of the UEG, has developed the Spartan program of super-soldiers billed as one of humanity's greatest chances at survival against the Covenant.
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'Cowboy Bebop' TV Review: The Live-Action Adaptation Of The Legendary Anime Misses The Mark

'Cowboy Bebop' TV Review: The Live-Action Adaptation Of The Legendary Anime Misses The Mark

The Playlist — Netflix's " Cowboy Bebop" has the herculean task of adapting one of the crown jewels of Japanese animation. Based on the anime series by director Shinichirō Watanabe, the new live-action adaptation cherrypicks the greatest hits of the original, while significantly expanding the roles of the supporting characters to the adaptations' detriment.
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TV Rewind: The Jazz-Infused Bullets of Cowboy Bebop's "Ballad of Fallen Angels"

TV Rewind: The Jazz-Infused Bullets of Cowboy Bebop's "Ballad of Fallen Angels"

Paste Magazine — Editor's Note: Welcome to our TV Rewind column! The Paste writers are diving into the streaming catalogue to discuss some of our favorite classic series as well as great shows we're watching for the first time. Come relive your TV past with us, or discover what should be your next binge watch below: In the late '90s, Japanese Animation was having a moment.
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If 'Star Wars: Visions' Has Got You Psyched, You Should Try These

If 'Star Wars: Visions' Has Got You Psyched, You Should Try These

Fandom — Disney is expanding the Star Wars universe with a new anthology series of anime-inspired shorts. Created by several of the leading Japanese anime studios, > Star Wars: Visions features nine all-new stories. The format follows in the footsteps of other celebrated animated series such as The Animatrix, Halo Legends, and Netflix's Love, Death & Robots, which you might have caught.
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Discotek's quest to rescue classic anime

Discotek's quest to rescue classic anime

Polygon — Finding a home for the best anime not on Netflix, Adult Swim, and Crunchyroll. Here's how the anime DVD and Blu-ray publisher is trying its best to make classic anime come back to life, and allow fans to watch the shows and films legally.
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100 Years of Satyajit Ray: A Beginner's Guide

100 Years of Satyajit Ray: A Beginner's Guide

Paste Magazine — Indian cinema changed forever thanks to Satyajit Ray. In celebration of Ray's centennial birthday, TCM ran a Ray marathon while The Criterion Channel has programmed a selection of his illustrious filmography. His name isn't as revered with cinephiles as other international icons such as Bergman, Fellini, Varda or Kurosawa, but he should be.
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How Legolas got on that horse: an investigation

How Legolas got on that horse: an investigation

Polygon — Could Orlando Bloom's Legolas do a sick flip onto a horse in real life? What if he weighed almost nothing? The behind the scenes story of this bizarre moment in Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and the science behind it.
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Wong Kar-Wai and the Cinema of Missed Opportunities

Wong Kar-Wai and the Cinema of Missed Opportunities

Paste Magazine — Wong Kar-wai has been enchanting audiences with his beautiful and heart-wrenching dramas for over thirty years. The World of Wong Kar-wai, a new box set from The Criterion Collection, collects many of the Hong Kong director's most essential movies.
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How Cartoon Saloon Brought 'Wolfwakers' to Life for Apple TV+

How Cartoon Saloon Brought 'Wolfwakers' to Life for Apple TV+

Observer — Wolfwalkers concludes the Irish Folklore trilogy from Cartoon Saloon, the studio behind the visionary movies, Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea. In Wolfwalkers, a young English girl with hunting aspirations, Robyn Goodfellowe, wants to rid the woods of the wolves.
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Police Story at 35: How is Jackie Chan Still Alive? - Crooked Marquee

Police Story at 35: How is Jackie Chan Still Alive? - Crooked Marquee

crookedmarquee.com — Spinal damage falling from a pole. A pelvis dislocation that almost led to partial paralysis. Countless cases of broken noses and concussions. Imagine getting up in the morning and knowing that pain is inevitable. That is the life of a man dedicated to high-octane stunts. That man is Jackie Chan.
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An Anime Fantasy Combines Myth With Climate Change

An Anime Fantasy Combines Myth With Climate Change

Hyperallergic — Makoto Shinkai's new feature Weathering with You entreats the world to pay attention to the climate emergency, as constant rainfall is interpreted as punishment from the gods. Makoto Shinkai achieved international prominence following the release of 2016's Your Name.
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How 'Carole & Tuesday' Builds on Iconic Moments from 'Cowboy Bebop'

How 'Carole & Tuesday' Builds on Iconic Moments from 'Cowboy Bebop'

Fandom — While on the surface, Carole & Tuesday - the latest anime series from Cowboy Bebop director and writer Shinichiro Watanabe - may look completely different, peer closer and you can see the influence other highlights in Watanabe's illustrious career have had on the show.
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What happened to the Neon Genesis Evangelion live-action movie

What happened to the Neon Genesis Evangelion live-action movie

Polygon — Neon Genesis Evangelion hit Netflix this June, but a live-action adaptation of Hideaki Anno's classic anime was in the works at Weta Workshop in the early 2000s. However, with the rights still languishing years later and mid-2010s legal trouble muddying the waters, it's unlikely the project will ever take off.
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