Screenshots from gravity falls‘Pilot: Hulu graphic: Allison Corr Ten years ago last month (June 15, 2012 to be exact), Alex Hirsch took us on the first of many spooky and hilarious journeys to Gravity Falls, the paranormal city where the Dipper twins (voiced by Jason Ritter) and Mabel Pines Live (Kristen Schaal) were shipped off … Read more
(from right) Zaris-Angel Hator as Maisie Brumble and Karl Urban as Jacob Hollan in The Sea Creature.photo: Netflix In a genre where “family friendly” is usually a functional synonym for “for kids”, The Sea Creature is a rarity in modern feature animation. Despite superficial elements – like the film’s handling of alcohol – that suggest … Read more
Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregorphoto: Kate Green (Getty Images) Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, we are returning now Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Star Wars Story to the earth’s crust. About four years after an explosive box office bomb known as solo deleted a library of unread war of stars stories, sources dug up the first … Read more
Jenny Slate provides the voice for Marcel in Marcel wears the shell with shoes on.photo: A24 Although Marcel wears the shell with shoes on is not the first rodeo of the eponymous hero, it is certainly his biggest adventure yet, with an even greater narrative scope and emotional scope than before. The gregarious 1-inch, one-eyed … Read more