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Saturday, December 6, 2025

This May Signal the Official Decline of Hollywood...

Netflix Officially Buys Warner Bros. Discovery
for a reported $83 BILLION, and it will change Hollywood forever...
Exploring the ramifications of Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros., and examining its potential impact on theatrical releases and movie quality. These videos analyze the shift in Hollywood's priorities and the changing landscape of film distribution. Will Netflix stay true to its word and still release WB movies theatrically, or will they pull the rug out from underneath directors after the ink has dried and the dust has settled? We'll have to wait and see...

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

This time Another shall wield the Sword...

The Witcher: Season 4
The Continent awaits. Here’s your exclusive first clip of Liam Hemsworth as Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher: Season 4. Returns October 30th, only on Netflix.

Sunday, July 13, 2025

Mr. Sandman, where are you?

IN YOUR DREAMS
In Your Dreams is an upcoming American animated musical adventure fantasy comedy film directed by Alex Woo, and co-directed by Erik Benson from a script by Woo and Benson and a story by Woo, Benson, and Stanley Moore. The film stars Simu Liu, Craig Robinson, Cristin Milioti, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Elias Janssen, Gia Carides, Omid Djalili, SungWon Cho, and Zachary Noah Piser. Produced by Netflix Animation and Kuku Studios, it is set for release on Netflix on November 14, 2025.

Stevie and her little brother Elliot journey into the wildly absurd landscape of their own dreams to ask the Sandman to grant them the perfect family.

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

The fight isn’t over yet...

STRANGER THINGS
Get ready for the epic series finale of Stranger Things.
Volume 1, November 26, 5pm PT* 
Volume 2, Christmas, 5pm PT* 
The Finale, New Year’s Eve, 5pm PT* 
 
* (Releasing worldwide all at once, date may vary based on your local timezone)

Monday, April 14, 2025

Netflix is making a 'Woke' version of Narnia...

Netflix Narnia GENDER SWAPS Aslan?!
Narnia Fans are FURIOUS!

The "reimagined" feminist Narnia from Greta Gerwig is reportedly casting Meryl Streep as Aslan and Narnia fans are NOT happy. Greta Gerwig plans to gender-swap Aslan, a key Christian allegory character, into a female role in Netflix's Narnia adaptation, sparking outrage among fans. The Netflix Narnia adaptation is criticized as a potential feminist manifesto that may alienate Christian fans and desecrate the original work's religious themes. Gerwig's involvement is controversial due to her feminist ideology and history of "weird" projects like Barbie and Snow White, raising concerns about faithfulness to C.S. Lewis's vision. Fans view the proposed changes as a deliberate attack on the Christian symbolism central to the Narnia series, potentially erasing its spiritual message. The adaptation risks losing its core audience by prioritizing modern ideological agendas over the original narrative's religious and moral foundations. Gerwig's approach may fundamentally alter the power dynamics and theological underpinnings of Narnia, potentially compromising its essence as a Christian allegory.

Saturday, January 25, 2025

"We have a monster problem off our shore..."

The Witcher: Sirens of The Deep
Humans, monsters and merpeople collide in this dark animated fantasy.
February 11 only on Netflix

Sunday, January 5, 2025

ARCANE's Price Tag...

What $250,000,000 Animation Looks Like
Its not just about the money. These artists really care about quality, and the director's ambition and vision are clearly reflected on screen.

Thursday, January 2, 2025

What to Watch to Start the New Year!

Anime to Watch on Netflix January 2025
Catch up on BEASTARS Final Season and *UZUMAKI: Animated TV Series, and ring in the new year with exciting titles such as SAKAMOTO DAYS, My Happy Marriage Season 2, The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse Season 2, and Babanba Banban Vampire — all coming to Netflix in January!

Sunday, November 24, 2024

High School has never been this FIRE...

Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
Starring Ali Wong, Bowen Yang & Lori Tan Chinn
As her 16th birthday approaches, a not-so-average teen rediscovers the fiery powers she's long suppressed and is forced to face her demons — literally.
Only on Netflix December 5th.

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Who will be making an appearance on...

ONE PIECE: SEASON TWO
Covering Netflix One Piece Season 2 Trailer and Easter Eggs. One Piece Season 2 will adapt the Alabasta Saga. Baroque Works, Crocodile, Nico Robin, Vivi and a bunch of other new characters beginning with Captain Smoker and Loguetown. The season will start with Loguetown and end with Drum Island. And One Piece Season 3 will start with the Alabasta Arc pushing into Sky Islands. ONE PIECE is a legendary high-seas quest unlike any other. Luffy is a young adventurer who has longed for a life of freedom ever since he can remember. He sets off from his small village on a perilous journey to find the legendary fabled treasure, ONE PIECE, to become King of the Pirates. Major Characters in One Piece Season 1, Nami, Zoro, Usopp, Buggy The Clown, Red Shanks, Gol D. Roger and the One Piece Treasure. The Going Merry Ship and becoming the Straw Hat Pirates by the end of the season. Luffy and Red Shanks, the Devil Fruit Gum Gum Powers, the next Pirate King. Other major villains. The World Government, The Marines, The Four Emperors and the Seven Warlords.

Monday, October 14, 2024

Dante is on His Way...

Devil May Cry
From Capcom, led by Adi Shankar, and animated by Studio Mir comes Devil May Cry - a Netflix animated series based on the hit video game franchise. Johnny Yong Bosch as Dante.
Premiering April 2025

Saturday, September 28, 2024

"There are dinosaurs here..."

JURASSIC WORLD: Chaos Theory
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory is roaring back with even more dinosaurs, 
escalating mayhem, and secrets that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
From Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, Jurassic World immerses audiences of all ages in a new era of wonder and thrills where dinosaurs and humankind must learn to coexist. Jurassic World is set against a global backdrop of diverse locations, with a sprawling story grounded in believable science and populated by distinctive dinosaurs, heroic humans, and cunning villains at both ends of the evolutionary spectrum. Cinema's only dinosaur-driven live action franchise, Jurassic World has earned three Academy Awards® and over $5.6 billion worldwide across six films. Its cross- generational appeal can be attributed to audiences' enduring fascination with dinosaurs and boundless imagination, both nurtured by each new installment. Jurassic World is more than a film franchise. It is a larger-than-life destination for exploration, discovery, and epic adventure. Dinosaurs live again, and they live in Jurassic World.
New episodes are coming to Netflix on October 17th!

Thursday, September 26, 2024

A new fighter has entered the ring...

ARCANE - Season 2
(Warning: This video contains some flashing images.)
Experience Vi's journey in the final chapter of Arcane when ACT 1 drops on November 9th, Act 2 drops on November 16th and Act 3 drops on November 23rd only on Netflix.

Arcane is an adult animated steampunk action-adventure television series created by Christian Linke and Alex Yee. It was produced by the French animation studio Fortiche under the supervision of Riot Games, and distributed by
Netflix. Set in Riot's League of Legends universe, it primarily focuses on sisters Vi and Jinx.

Friday, September 13, 2024

Anime Steampunk is headed this way!

LEVIATHAN
In 1914, on the eve of war, a fugitive prince and a girl in disguise meet aboard a bioengineered airship, the HMS Leviathan, and change the course of history.
Prince Aleksander, would-be heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, is on the run. His own people have turned on him. His title is worthless. All he has is a battletorn war machine and a loyal crew of men. Deryn Sharp is a commoner, disguised as a boy in the British Air Service. She's a brilliant airman. But her secret is in constant danger of being discovered. With World War I brewing, Alek and Deryn's paths cross in the most unexpected way…taking them on a fantastical, around-the-world adventure that will change both their lives forever.
Based on: Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld, Illustrated by Keith Thompson 
Director: Christophe Ferreira 
Music by: Nobuko Toda & Kazuma Jinnouchi (Suzume, Metal Gear Solid 4) 
Original Songs by: Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away, Castle in the Sky) 
Produced by: Qubic Pictures (Eden, Star Wars: Visions) 
Production: Orange (Trigun Stampede, BEASTARS, Land of the Lustrous)

Sunday, August 25, 2024

A new Judgement Day arrives...

TERMINATOR  Z E R O
Set in 1990s Japan, Malcolm Lee has been developing another AI system that is intended to compete with Skynet. As Judgment Day approaches in 1997, Lee finds himself and his three children pursued by an unknown robot assassin, and a mysterious soldier from the year 2022 has been sent to protect him.

Terminator Zero (originally known as Terminator: The Anime Series) is an upcoming science-fiction action anime series developed by Mattson Tomlin and set in the Terminator universe. The eight-episode show was produced for Netflix by animation studio Production I.G and Skydance Television under the direction of Masashi Kudō. It is based on the Terminator franchise created by James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd.

Premieres on August 29th (Judgement Day) only on Netflix

Monday, August 19, 2024

Mizu has a lot more blood to spill... [NSFW]

BLUE EYE SAMURAI - Season 2
The last time we saw the mixed-race master of the sword, her hair was unbound and eyes determined as she sailed into the uncharted waters in front of her toward London to find her two remaining potential fathers. She’d already killed one, Violet, before the events of Season 1 began, while Irishman Abijah Fowler (Kenneth Branagh) remained locked below deck as her prisoner. Fowler might not be her father, but why didn’t she kill him, again? Oh yeah, because “he has function, he’s a road map to the others,” said Green. “She fully plans to kill him, but she needs him first.” From Michael Green (Logan, Blade Runner 2049) and Amber Noizumi, comes a masterpiece unlike anything you've seen before.
Premieres on November 3rd, only on Netflix

Sunday, August 4, 2024

"We thought you were just being dramatic..."

SPELLBOUND
From the creator of TOY STORY, the co-director of SHREK, and the composer of THE LITTLE MERMAID, the new Netflix film SPELLBOUND follows a tenacious young princess (Rachel Zegler) who must go on a daring quest to save her family and their kingdom after a mysterious spell transforms her parents (Nicole Kidman & Javier Bardem) into monsters. Directed by Vicky Jenson (SHREK) with original score from EGOT-winning composer Alan Menken (BEAUTY AND THE BEAST) and lyrics by Glenn Slater (TANGLED). A Netflix Film from Skydance Animation, SPELLBOUND boasts an all-star voice cast led by Rachel Zegler, John Lithgow, Jenifer Lewis, Nathan Lane, Tituss Burgess, with Javier Bardem, and Nicole Kidman. Spellbound is written by Lauren Hynek & Elizabeth Martin, and Julia Miranda and produced by John Lasseter, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Bruce Anderson, and Linda Woolverton.

Saturday, July 20, 2024

Another Rumiko Takahashi Remake of a Classic...

RANMA 1/2 Remake
MAPPA is producing the remake. Konosuke Uda (One Piece: Dead End, Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy) is directing the series, while Kimiko Ueno (Delicious in Dungeon, Eternal Boys) is handling the series composition. Kaoru Wada (Inuyasha, Ace Attorney) is composing the music, and Hiromi Taniguchi (FLCL Alternative, Saga of Tanya the Evil) is doing the character design. 
 
Most of the cast from the '80s and '90s series will be reprising their roles.

The cast includes:
Kappei Yamaguchi as Ranma Saotome (male)
Megumi Hayashibara as Ranma (female)
Noriko Hidaka as Akane Tendo
Minami Takayama as Nabiki Tendo
Kikuko Inoue as Kasumi Tendo
Koichi Yamadera as Ryoga Hibiki
Rei Sakuma as Shampoo
Akio Otsuka is replacing Ryunosuke Ohbayashi as Soun Tendo.
Meanwhile, Cho will take over as Genma Saotome, replacing Kenichi Ogata.
Ogata is still part of the cast, although he will now serve as the series’ narrator.

The Ranma 1/2 remake is coming out on Netflix on October 5, 2024. The anime will premiere in Japan on October 6 at 12:55 a.m. JST and Netflix will stream the episodes after.

The official synopsis from MAPPA reads:

“Ranma Saotome and Akane Tendo of Tendo Dojo are betrothed to each other by their parents. But Ranma faces a unique problem… Ever since he fell into the cursed springs of Jusenkyo while training in China, his body has acquired the peculiar trait of transforming into a girl when doused with cold water and reverting to a boy with hot water. Get ready for the slapstick, action-packed rom com featuring Ranma, Akane, and a vibrant cast of unique characters!”

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

The Best Star Wars Show in a Star Trek Universe!

STAR TREK: PRODIGY
In Season 2 of Star Trek: Prodigy, these six young outcasts who make up the Prodigy crew are assigned a new mission aboard the U.S.S. Voyager-A to rescue Captain Chakotay and bring peace to Gwyn’s home world. However, when their plan goes astray, it creates a time paradox that jeopardizes both their future and past.

Monday, June 24, 2024

Know your enemy…

A R C A N E
Season 2 of Arcane premieres November, only on Netflix.
[Source: MSN.com] Created by Christian Linke and Alex Yee, and featuring the voices of Hailee Steinfeld and Ella Purnell as the iconic sisters Vi and Jinx from the League of Legends video games, Arcane is set to conclude after its highly anticipated second season this November. While the curtains are closing on Netflix's Arcane, co-creator Christian Linke has hinted at more exciting adventures to come in the League of Legends universe.

"Arcane is just the beginning of our larger storytelling journey and partnership with the wonderful animation studio that is Fortiche. From the very beginning, since we started working on this project, we had a very specific ending in mind, which means the story of Arcane wraps up with this second season. But Arcane is just the first of many stories that we want to tell in Runeterra."
- Christian Linke via Variety

For those who aren’t too familiar with Arcane, the series follows siblings Vi and Jinx, who are torn apart and become rivals as their steampunk city, Piltover, clashes with its seedy, criminal underground, Zaun. Season 1 ended with Jinx launching a devastating attack on the Piltover council, setting the stage for a dire escalation of conflict in season 2.
Arcane Final Scene of Season 1 - Jinx's Super Mega Death Rocket