Rafael Motamayor
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Getting Animated
The stop-motion sequel may come 23 years after the first film, but the filmmaking process was a much faster one.
After a decade, the anime's series finale proves that it was always perfectly positioned to capture the zeitgeist.
Ancien Régime Indeed
Set 300 years after the events of Netflix's "Castlevania," the spinoff series adds one important element to the ongoing war between monster hunters and the undead.
Makoto Yukimura explains how he weaves fact and fiction in his acclaimed manga — and how the second season of the anime series sidesteps glorifying violence.
Getting Animated
The Adult Swim animated series also gives viewers a K-pop-influenced Clark Kent.
Getting Animated
Director Gabriel Osorio Vargas breaks down the inspirations and visuals of his Emmy-hopeful episode of the Disney+ anthology series.
Getting Animated
Co-creators Nate Sherman and Nick Vokey discuss the influences and making of their workplace comedy on Max.
SXSW: Tony Tost's feature directorial debut is a fascinating and wholly entertaining interrogation of the legacy of the Western, with a killer performance by singer Halsey.
Julio Torres' directorial debut is wildly inventive, biting, and outright funny.
Chad Stahelski and Keanu Reeves deliver the biggest, most elaborate, and best film in this unlikely action saga.
Film Review
Johnson's directorial debut about overcoming self-doubt shows promise, but not much confidence.
Film Review
Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott are back with an indescribably funny, horny, and weird new charmer.
