LAIKA’s Next Film, KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS, Coming in 2016

Despite being somewhat disappointed by The Boxtrolls, I very much admire the type of work LAIKA does. Coraline and ParaNorman are both beautiful, inventive films that are as heartfelt as they are ambitious, and it pleased me to no end when they signed on to release three more film with Focus Features. Today they’ve announced the first of … Continue reading LAIKA’s Next Film, KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS, Coming in 2016

STAR WARS REBELS Review – “Out of Darkness”

Note: This review contains SPOILERS This week Star Wars Rebels finally gave us the Hera/Sabine-centric episode I’ve been clamoring for and the end result is the feeling that I still don’t know as much as I’d like to about these characters. It’s a shame because this week’s gimmick is an episode focussed almost exclusively on … Continue reading STAR WARS REBELS Review – “Out of Darkness”

STAR WARS REBELS Review – “Breaking Ranks”

Note: This review contains SPOILERS After last week’s episode was stuffed (perhaps even overstuffed) with big, plot focussed reveals, this week’s episode takes things a step back and returns to a more character centric story, this time focussing again on the series’ most well-developed character so far: Ezra. The episode begins with a group of young … Continue reading STAR WARS REBELS Review – “Breaking Ranks”