The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Is An

Extremely Messy Celebration

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is a bit of a mess, prioritizing lavish visuals and a critical mass of references over telling a coherent story.

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Episode 118: 10 Ft Tall Randy Quaid

This week, Alex, Matt, and Jason work through a sci-fi bracket in honor of the Artemis II launch and Project Hail Mary being a 10/10 movie. They debate how cool E.T. can be if he never curses like R2D2 does, whether a Star Trek replicator would shoot an avatar out like a compressed mattress, and if, from a post-modernist approach, it was actually always inevitable that the Fast and Furious movies would go to space.

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'Dorohedoro' Season 2 Episodes 1-3

Dorohedoro Season 2 Episodes 1-3 begins the next leg of its narrative by diving into some of its cast members and their pasts.

4 Reasons To Check Out 'Grime II'

Secrets of Strixhaven Debut Sends Magic the Gathering Players To School

Secrets of Strixhaven reveals even more about the school, the plane it resides on, and the larger Magic the Gathering multiverse.

The Elder Scrolls Online 2026 Seasons Direct Promises More Creative Freedom

Elder Scrolls Online is shaking up its approach to seasons with Season Zero: Dawn and Dusk - and pushing players back into exploration and discovery.

'Paradise' Season 2 Brilliantly Raises the Stakes

12 Easter Eggs in 'One Piece' Season 2

One Piece Season 2 is full of easter eggs that reference the anime and manga. While some are hidden in plain sight, others are a bit more obvious.

'Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3' Wildly Improves

The Divisive Culling Game Arc

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 doesn't just make an aggravating, story-disrupting plot palatable. The third season goes for broke. It's the best the series has ever looked and pushes the limits of what we expect from adaptations, period.

Well, I Cried Watching The 'Forever Ago' Trailer

Annapurna Interactive and Third Shift announced Forever Ago during the Xbox Partner Preview, and the Up-like trailer will make you cry.

Everything Nominated For

The 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards

Crunchyroll has revealed their list of nominees, presenters, and expected performances for the 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards.

'Journal With Witch' Enchants With

Intoxicating Empathy

With expressive, intoxicating honesty and thoughtful explorations of healing and self-discovery, Journal With Witch refuses to engage with easy solutions.

'The Testaments' Season 1 Is An Uneven YA Venture

With its serious subject matter, the characters of Gilead, and the natural tension stoked just by Gilead being Gilead, The Testaments does have much going for it.

'My Hero Academia Vigilantes' Season 2 Shines

In Individual Episodes

My Hero Academia Vigilantes Season 2 works as a series of vignettes rather than a fully realized story. It's fun and visually strong; it just needs to hit the gas.