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Castlevania: Nocturne’s New Trailer Teases a Bloody Revolution
When bloodsuckers metaphorical and literal descend on revolutionary France, there’s only one family you can call: the Belmonts. And if the trailer for Netflix’s new Castlevania continuation is anything to go by, the vampire-slaying family is sending their best and most traumatized boy around. That’s because Nocturne—a successor series to the popular Castlevania animated series…
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Worst Episode Ever Returns to Remind Us Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers Once Went Bizarrely Racist
In 2020, Disney added a warning in front of several of its films, including Dumbo, Peter Pan, and more, cautioning viewers about the racist portrayals found within. It read, “This program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people and cultures. These stereotypes were wrong then and they are wrong now. Rather than remove this content,…
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Sonic 3’s Writers Discuss Bringing In More Game Material for the Films
The first Sonic the Hedgehog movie was a simple story of Ben Schwartz’s blue, CG rodent fighting Jim Carrey’s Doctor Eggman, but the sequel went all in on Sonic lore. Beyond bringing in Knuckles and Tails, two extremely important members of Sonic’s supporting cast, Sonic 2 brought in enough material from Sega’s gaming franchise to…
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Sonic 2’s Director is Game to Direct a Super Smash Bros. Movie
The theatrical success of Sonic the Hedgehog and its now released sequel seem to be breaking the cursed streak of video game movies. The Blue Blur and his friends are due to have more live action adventures ahead of them, but Sonic as a character has a gaming history that goes far beyond fighting Dr.…