Thank the Heavens, Broadway theatre — with safety measures that will hopefully remain intact — arrives during difficult times during the Covid-19 pandemic. The well-awaited arrival is Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu’s play Pass Over, a Danya Taymor-directed twofer (there is a third entity, but it’s about our pair) story that focuses…

The arrival of the gore-gushing and narrative-driven Castlevania was a remarkable and refreshing milestone for western adult animation, which often produces crudely drawn comedy. This isn’t a dig against the traditionally crude, low-budget or cartoonish look of adult animated comedies, like Rick and Morty or Futurama, as it is an…

DOTA: Dragon’s Blood is a fantasy that bleeds hard. And this will startle animation fans who discern this European-based fantasy, created by Ashley Edward Miller, as one of the more direct spiritual descendants of the Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise, both sharing a writer (Avatar creator Bryan Konietzko is credited…

“Mom, I got the text about vaccine eligibility.” “What? But you signed the both of us on the waitlist with your email and cell phone number. So is the vaccine for me or you?” “My text doesn’t say a name. It’s not very clear. I don’t know. Wait, let me…

Why did myths enchant the young fifth grader in me? Why was I so beholden to the ancient tales of ancient Greek gods that populated and ruled Mount Olympus above the mortals. It’s easy to become lost in the millenniums-old stories of gods who assumed mortal forms to walk the…

Note: This pitch was accepted by a pop culture outlet back in February 2020 when Broadway was running and the filmed Broadway production of Hamilton was slated for a 2021 theatrical release. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the piece was canceled and the circumstances for Hamilton changed. …

Star Wars could use more mom characters that stay alive. For those who follow the expanded TV universe of Star Wars and glanced at the Star Wars television, you may have caught the name Sabine Wren (Tiyar Sicar), the colorful armor-wearing Mandalorian rebel of Star Wars Rebels. Sabine is the…

Raise your lightsaber if you know Ahsoka Tano, a famed Force-warrior of the Star Wars galaxy. For those who are only familiar with the Star Wars live-action films, the red-hued head-tailed humanoid Ahsoka is a star of the CGI The Clone Wars cartoon series, George Lucas’s animated spin-off of the…

For Bernie Sanders supporters, where to redirect your energy now that he has suspended his presidential campaign for the 2020 Democratic primary? While Bernie Sanders is not out of the ballot, his campaign suspension sent waves of frustration and provoked deep-seeded disgruntlement against the USA two-party system, especially for those…