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Missing Hugh Grant in Paddington 3? Don’t worry — his successors understood the assignment

The Paddington movies are full of whimsical joy because of the polite and wonderful bear (voiced by Ben Whishaw) at their center — and also because...

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Petrana Radulovic

Even the tiniest mysteries in this anime drive me crazy

In the middle of the fourth episode of this season of The Apothecary Diaries (my favorite show of 2024), I was super excited because I thought I...

07.02.2025 8

Petrana Radulovic

Peter Parker is the least interesting part of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is chock-full of interesting characters. Almost every single character on screen has a comics history, but even...

06.02.2025 30

Petrana Radulovic

I don’t think Uncle Ben is dead in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

Your Friend Neighborhood Spider-Man , Disney Plus’ new Spider-Man animated series, takes a lot of creative liberties with Peter Parker’s...

02.02.2025 40

Petrana Radulovic

Disney needs more morally ambiguous characters like Moana 2’s bat goddess

Compared to the original Disney musical Moana , which largely just follows wayfarer Moana (Auli‘i Cravalho) and cocky demigod Maui (Dwayne...

31.01.2025 2

Petrana Radulovic

Wicked song showdown: Which version is better, the movie or the Broadway OST?

The Wicked movie compelled me to do something I never thought I would do: actively choose to listen to the movie-musical versions of certain songs...

18.01.2025 10

Petrana Radulovic

The best thing you can do at a Wicked sing-along screening? Be the first one to sing

Special sing-along screenings of Wicked have been going on since Christmas, but with the rush of the holiday season, I wasn’t able to attend one...

16.01.2025 4

Petrana Radulovic

Feathers McGraw is the real hero of Netflix’s new Wallace & Gromit movie

In Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, the latest feature from Aardman Animation and Netflix, Feathers McGraw, the claymation duo’s most feared...

04.01.2025 40

Petrana Radulovic

The Sonic movies keep getting better thanks to each new Little Guy

The Sonic franchise is the rare movie series that’s gotten better and better with each subsequent sequel. In this case, the reason why is actually...

26.12.2024 4

Petrana Radulovic

I made this Venn diagram to explain the year’s best animated movies

Polygon’s list of the best animated movies of 2024 is full of the best animation from around the world, ranging from surreal French movies to Pixar...

20.12.2024 6

Petrana Radulovic

Wicked’s beautiful extended ‘Dancing Through Life’ scene could only work on film

Yes, Wicked: Part I is only the first act of the Broadway musical, and yes, clocking in at two hours and 40 minutes, it’s basically the length of...

13.12.2024 10

Petrana Radulovic

What We Do in the Shadows’ vampire gangs, ranked by who’d be the chillest hang

In the ninth episode of this season of What We Do in the Shadows , our dumb but lovable Staten Island vampires must flee vengeful vampire gangs...

12.12.2024 30

Petrana Radulovic

Jeff Goldblum rescued Wicked’s worst song

Jeff Goldblum did the impossible in Wicked: Part I : He saved “A Sentimental Man” from being the worst song in the musical. Like any normal musical...

03.12.2024 6

Petrana Radulovic

The sadder and wetter Viktor gets in Arcane, the hotter he becomes

None of the characters in Arcane are having a good time right now, and Viktor might just be suffering the most. [Ed. note: This post contains major...

17.11.2024 5

Petrana Radulovic

Arcane never loses sight of the show’s beating heart

In the three years since the first season of Arcane , I’d forgotten a lot of the little plot details — what exactly was Shimmer? Why is hextech...

16.11.2024 6

Petrana Radulovic

What We Do in the Shadows is a workplace comedy now — for the better

From the beginning of vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows , loyal vampire familiar Guillermo de la Cruz (Harvey Guillén) has wanted one thing:...

13.11.2024 3