Let’s get this out of the way. 2004’s The Batman was not trying to be Batman: The Animated Series. It’s sleeker, younger, louder, and that’s kind of the point. This animated take on the Dark Knight aimed to reinvent the Caped Crusader for a new generation, and while it stumbles in a few places, it…
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A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988-1991) – Review
In an ultimate prequel to the original Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! the network took the eighth incarnation of the long-running Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon back in time to when the Scooby gang were pre-teens. A Pup Named Scooby-Doo was the final television series in the franchise in which Don Messick would portray Scooby-Doo before his…
Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969-1971) – Review
As iconic characters go Scooby Doo stands up at the top alongside the likes of Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny, you’d have to travel pretty far off the beaten track to find someone who hasn’t heard of the world’s most famous crime-solving dog. By now three generations of children have grown up following the adventures…
The Many Faces of Godzilla
Tarzan, Sherlock Holmes and James Bond have each been portrayed by several actors and with vastly differing styles but to me Godzilla stands above all as being the most varied movie icon of all time. So today we take a look back across the ages at the many incarnations of Godzilla to see what makes…