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A year of “Yuridemption”?: LGBTQ+ Representation in Animation in 2025 [Part 3]

January 8, 2026Burkely HermannComment(0)

In the last part of this series, I focused on series such as #1 Happy Family USA, Oh My God… Yes!, Maebashi Witches, Lazarus, Once Upon a Witch’s Death, There’s No Freaking Way I’ll be Your Lover! Unless…, and A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof, and films like Princess Principal Crown Handler Chapter 4. There […]

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We Bury the Dead Review

January 7, 2026January 14, 2026Austin Noto-MonizComment(0)

While the zombie movie refuses to die, it’s certainly not thriving. In the years since the onset of COVID-19, only a handful of films featuring the archetypal monster in one form or another get released every year, and vanishingly few cause a stir. It should come as no surprise that audiences cannot get excited about […]

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Marty Supreme Review

January 5, 2026January 27, 2026Kieran FreemantleComment(0)

Marty Supreme is a sports drama loosely inspired by the life of table tennis player Marty Reisman. It is seen as one of the leading award contenders of the 2026 season. Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) is a New York shoe salesman and a table tennis player, who’s set to play in the British Open in […]

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A year of “Yuridemption”?: LGBTQ+ Representation in Animation in 2025 [Part 2]

January 4, 2026Burkely HermannComment(0)

In my last part of this series, I talked about LGBTQ+ representation in animation in 2025, from January to mid-April. This post will cover from mid-April to mid-September, focusing on series such as #1 Happy Family USA, Oh My God… Yes!, Maebashi Witches, Lazarus, Once Upon a Witch’s Death, You and Idol Pretty Cure, and A […]

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The Reckless AI Boom

January 2, 2026January 3, 2026Kieran FreemantleComment(0)

AI, it’s impossible to escape the word if you follow the news. It’s the technology that’s revolutionising the economy, causing a stock market boom, and is set to replace workers. There have been products like ChatGPT, Sora, and Midjourney released, and most tech companies have developed some sort of AI product. However, the technology has […]

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Stranger Things – The Rightside Up Review

January 1, 2026January 1, 2026Jean HeneganComments(4)

For a series that riffed a whole heck of a lot on 80s films, Stranger Things, in the end, opted to mirror a more recent film in its actual ending – offering a host of mini-endings a la The Return of the King (which, of course, starred the dearly departed Bob – Sean Astin). And boy, […]

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A year of “Yuridemption”?: LGBTQ+ Representation in Animation in 2025 [Part 1]

December 31, 2025Burkely HermannComment(0)

In December of 2024, I published my post examining LGBTQ+ representation in Western animation and anime, noting that twenty-six anime with direct, or indirect, yuri themes aired. This included some of my favorites, with yuri subtext, like Dungeon Meshi, Girls Band Cry, My Deer Friend Nokotan, Mayonaka Punch, Pon no Michi, Jellyfish Can’t Swim in […]

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The Housemaid Review

December 31, 2025December 31, 2025Kieran FreemantleComment(0)

The Housemaid is a domestic psychological thriller based on a novel by Freida McFadden and pits a young starlet and Oscar-nominated actress against each other. Millie Calloway (Sydney Sweeney) is a young woman who served 10 years of a 15-year prison sentence. She applies for a job to be a live-in maid for a wealthy […]

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Anaconda (2025) Review

December 29, 2025December 29, 2025Kieran FreemantleComment(0)

The Anaconda series has received a reboot with the team behind The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and they give their version a meta, self-aware approach. Doug McCallister (Jack Black) and Ronald “Griff” Griffen Jr. (Paul Rudd) are best friends who had Hollywood dreams when they were young. However, their careers didn’t pan out the […]

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Burkely’s Top Twenty Yuri Webcomics of 2025 [Part 3]

December 28, 2025Burkely HermannComment(0)

As I’ve noted in parts 1 and 2 of this series, yuri webcomics are popular online. This post will focus on teen romance and slice-of-life (Love and be Loved), teen romance (Letters on the Wall), teen drama and slice-of-life (Slice of Life), and young adult comedy and romance (High-Class Homos) comics. As a warning, this […]

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