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Studio Ponoc’s The Imaginary may be the closest we get to a Calvin and Hobbes movie
Image: Studio Ponoc/Netflix Studio Ghibli’s successor finally returns, with an anime movie about imaginary friends This review of The Imaginary…
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Netflix’s Ultraman: Rising triumphantly reinvents a tokusatsu legend for newbies
Image: Netflix It’s a giant-sized story about fatherhood and heroism At its pulsing circular core, Ultraman is a generational story.…
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Inside Out 2 revives the old Pixar magic
Image: Disney/Pixar Inside Out didn’t call for a sequel, but this movie hits all the right emotions The problem with…
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The Boys season 4 becomes a stronger show but a weaker satire
Photo: Jasper Savage/Prime Video The stakes are clear, but the metaphor is not It’s an election year in these United…
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Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance is beautiful and bland
Image: Atlus/Sega via Polygon God’s not in heaven, all’s wrong with the world The world of Shin Megami Tensei 5:…
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Dune: War for Arrakis board game owes its success in part due to The Lord of the Rings
Image: CMON and Legendary Entertainment Dune: War for Arrakis already stands out as one of the best games of 2024…
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The Watchers might be a compelling thriller if it wasn’t so bafflingly backward
Image: Warner Bros./Everett Collection Ishana Night Shyamalan’s directorial debut is built around storytelling instincts turned in the wrong directions An…