‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ is the best TV show you’ll ever see
Long ago, families tuned in every week to watch Michael DiMartino’s and Bryan Konietzko’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” Fifteen years after its premiere, the show is enjoying a resurgence in popularity — evidenced by its May 18 arrival on Netflix,…
‘The Legend of Korra’ embraces mature themes, modern problems
“The Legend of Korra,” the sequel Nickelodeon show to “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” gets a mixed reputation. Some say it’s terrible, not living up to fan expectations after “The Last Airbender.” Others say the show is equal to, or even…
‘Re: Zero’: Thrilling adventure in a fantasy world to evolve through deaths and revivals
Stepping out of the convenience store on his regular evening routine, Subaru Natsuki (voiced by Yūsuke Kobayashi in Japanese), a high school dropout, is summoned to a fantasy world — with only his old sportswear that hasn’t been washed for…
‘My Hero Academia’ goes ‘plus ultra’ with animation and complex characters
“Boku No Hero Academia,” or “My Hero Academia,” is a superhero manga series created by Kohei Horikoshi and adapted into an anime in 2017. The show’s fifth season is set to be released in early to mid-2021. The series revolves…
If you think quarantine graduation is crazy, watch ‘High School Musical 3’!
“High School Musical 3: Senior Year” is the best of the trilogy but has its problems. The 2008 film has the whole gang — Troy (Zac Efron), Chad (Corbin Bleu), Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens), Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale) and more — back…
‘High School Musical 2’: the good, the bad and the funny
“High School Musical: The Musical — The Series” was released last year on Disney+. The series centers around a group of high school students doing a musical production of the “High School Musical” movies at their school. Carlos Rodriguez, a…
‘High School Musical’ soars high with clever writing and catchy songs
When “High School Musical” came out in 2006 on the Disney Channel, it was an international sensation. But does it stand the test of time? Well … yes and no. There are a lot of flaws, but for what it…
Golden Age Thinking Provides Golden Film
Woody Allen made an instant classic with his 2011 film “Midnight in Paris.” From the theme of golden age thinking to the extremely witty writing, everything in this movie is fantastic. In the film, engaged couple Gil Pender (Owen Wilson)…
Season 7 provides fitting end to interrupted ‘Clone Wars’ series
If you’ve been following “Star Wars” lately, you’ll no doubt be aware of Season 7 of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” which was fully released on May 4. There are many opinions about it on the internet. Mine is that…