RWBY V5 Ch.10: ‘True Colors’…Part II of II Disclaimer: This episode was split up into two parts for my own sanity and for your viewing pleasure. If you are interested in reading Part I of this episode, please click here. Now let us move forward… Blake and Ilia Are Actually Child Soldiers While Blake is momentarily out of...
RWBY V5CH.9: ‘A Perfect Storm’ Maiden of Choice Meets Maiden of Destruction In the opening animation for this Volume, the two known Maidens, Cinder Fall (voiced byJessica Nigri) and the Spring Maiden Vernal (voiced by Amber Lee Connors) meet face to face. That much-anticipated meeting is this episode. The moment that immediately...
RWBY V5Ch.8: ‘Alone Together’ The Nightmare Girls This episode starts off with Ruby Rose (voiced by Lindsay Jones) looking up at the clear sky as some white birds fly overhead. She can’t sleep. And neither can her older half-sister Yang (voiced by Barbara Dunkleman) . We know they both have nightmares, and Volume 4 showed...
Here’s what we thought of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, spoiler-free! We’ve been waiting a long time to see Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The final shot of The Force Awakens left us with so many questions, and this film answers most of them. This is a hard review to write, because, much like Blade Runner 2049, I don’t want to spoil...
RWBY V5C7: ‘Rest and Resolutions’ Trolling Nora In this episode of RWBY, 3/4 of team RWBY and 3/4 of team JNPR have fun around the dinner table. And then they discuss some of Ozpin’s secrets and lies which he’s let everyone believe. Weiss regales team RNJR of that time she almost manslaughtered a guest at her...
Qrow Branwen’s Sad Day This episode starts out with Qrow Branwen (voiced by Vic Mignogna) searching for Huntresses/Huntsmen to aid in the fight against Salem. In the first episode of this volume we were told by Qrow, and shown by the creative team that Mistral was a place of acceptance where people of all walks were welcome. The dour first...
RWBY Volume 5 Chapter 5: ‘Necessary Sacrifice’ This episode starts with Blake Belladonna (voiced by Arryn Zech) and Sun (voiced by Michael Jones) walking around asking Faunus to sacrifice their lives for the humans that think of them as a sub-species. Okay, well that’s a little harsh. I’ll try again. Blake and Sun are walking around trying...
It has been awhile since Pixar has explored beyond their own universes (Cars, Monsters Inc.), which has caused a bit of sequel fatigue. However, with the release of what I view as their animated lovenote to Mexican culture, I think it is safe to say that Pixar still has the originality that we’ve all missed. COCO is arguably in my top 3...
Justice is Finally Served in the DCEU Holy schnikes, Batman! I just saw Justice League and I had a blast. It gives me hope for the future of the DC Extended Universe. Funny, action packed and yes, flawed, Justice League is a thrill ride I’m ready to take again. Here is my (mostly) spoiler free review. Coming to this, I still had a bad taste...
This episode had a double reunion and a lot of emotions. RWBY V5E4: ‘Lighting the Fire’ Yang vs Bandits So Yang (voiced by Barbara Dunkleman) is riding along on her bike with that bandit asshole from the volume opener (voiced by Clifford Chapin) . Remember the shady man she smashed across the room like a Serena Williams serve? We...
