Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast Episode Three: The COVID Effect on Film and TV

Top 10 TV Shows of 2019

The temperature has plummeted (to shockingly low depths here in Chicago, starting my annual ritual of wondering why I continue to subject myself to this weather), the holidays and 2020 are just around the corner, which means it’s time for that time-honored annual tradition: The Critic Best of List. 2019 was an interesting year for […]

The Indie Animation Boom Continues in 2022

In August of 2021, I wrote about the boom in indie animation, consisting of almost exclusively crowdfunded animations. Earlier this month, I expanded on that and wrote about various indie animations, specifically noting Hazbin Hotel and Wild Card which are in development. As storyboarder Amber Avara put it on January 7, “2022 is the year […]

Ten Movie YouTubers That Are Worth Checking Out

YouTube has changed the media landscape since its launch in 2005. It has given people a platform for their creations and showed that people didn’t need large amounts of money or resources to entertain and educate the public. People who have become video creators on YouTube have made it their full-time careers. There have been […]