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<i>Hotel Transylvania</i> loses Adam Sandler, but retains its animated energy in <i>Transformania</i>

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Hotel Transylvania loses Adam Sandler, but retains its animated energy in Transformania

The fourth and final movie in the series enlivens a worn-out story with delightful animation

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Scream, Morbius, and some kid-friendly monsters kick 2022 off on a spooky note

Sequels to Hotel Transylvania and Ice Age are some of the bigger releases in a very quiet January

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Drac is back, but Adam Sandler isn’t, in the new trailer for Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

The fourth Hotel Transylvania screams its way to theaters on October 1

Matt Schimkowitz

7/01/21 4:36PM

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The best horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and superhero TV on HBO Max

Streaming libraries expand and contract. Algorithms are imperfect. Those damn thumbnail images are always changing.…

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HBO Max and Cartoon Network are heading to Tiny Toons Looniversity with a new series

Our childhood memories are merely a breeding ground for the next nostalgia-inducing reboot. Not one to let Hulu…

Shannon Miller

10/28/20 3:32PM

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Genndy Tartakovsky walks us through the defining moments of his animation career

The works of animator Genndy Tartakovsky may vary wildly in tone—from cartoonish mania (Dexter’s Laboratory) to…

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Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal is a harsh reminder that the food chain can’t be beat

Everybody’s gotta eat—including animation hero Genndy Tartakovsky, who after years of working on beloved but cultish…

William Hughes

10/07/19 10:00AM

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Breaking rules—and dinosaur bones—with <i>Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal</i>

Breaking rules—and dinosaur bones—with Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal

As animator Genndy Tartakovsky’s follow-up to Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack was a surprisingly mature and…

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Samurai Jack's Genndy Tartakovsky developing prehistoric cartoon for Adult Swim

Adult Swim’s occasional revivals of older Cartoon Network shows aren’t always successful (that FLCL sequel sure was…

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Genndy Tartakovsky nerds out on his classic animation influences

If you’ve watched any cartoons in the last twenty years, you’ve likely seen something done by Genndy Tartakovsky or,…

Dan Neilan

7/11/18 12:19PM

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After all these years, Samurai Jack’s quest comes to a swift, fitting end

Was Samurai Jack a fundamentally different show in its final season than in its first four? It certainly seemed like…

Eric Thurm

5/21/17 12:30AM

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You can cut the sexual tension with a sword on Samurai Jack’s horniest episode

Samurai Jack, a children’s show about a taciturn samurai living by a strict honor code, has produced a strong…

Eric Thurm

5/07/17 9:14AM

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It’s time for classic Samurai Jack flavor as our hero goes on a vision quest

For a couple of episodes, the shape of the end of Samurai Jack has been relatively clear—Jack will overcome his…

Eric Thurm

4/30/17 9:07AM

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Samurai Jack takes a backseat to Ashi in a contemplative, thrilling episode

“XCVII” is a pretty unusual episode of Samurai Jack, in that the samurai himself is barely featured. The only real…

Eric Thurm

4/23/17 11:12AM

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Samurai Jack’s allies gain in strength while Jack hits a new low

Jack has done a lot of hiding thus far during the season—hiding from the Daughters Of Aku, hiding from robot…

Eric Thurm

4/16/17 3:01PM

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Samurai Jack finds himself in the comically literal belly of the beast

Thus far, this season of Samurai Jack has been elliptical and suggestive, even more than the original run of the…

Eric Thurm

4/09/17 10:59AM

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Samurai Jack and the Daughters Of Aku meet their destiny

This season of Samurai Jack is the show’s first (and last) fully-serialized run—if there are any episodic conflicts,…

Eric Thurm

3/26/17 12:51PM

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Samurai Jack has a captivating battle with human consequences

It looks like I spoke too soon last week when I said Aku wasn’t coming back any time soon—tonight’s episode starts…

Eric Thurm

3/19/17 12:07AM

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Samurai Jack is back, and honestly he is having a pretty rough time

At the beginning of this final season of Samurai Jack, everything seems like it‘s at its lowest point. This is a…

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Samurai Jack will get a proper finale at the end of season 5

After 12 years, Genndy Tartakovsky’s cult hit cartoon Samurai Jack is finally returning on March 11 for a 10-episode…

Sam Barsanti

2/28/17 4:09PM

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