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The decades pass, and the American filmmakers change, and yet Westernized Godzilla is still missing something that makes the Japanese Toho films so special....

'Wish' tries to put Disney back on the map — but in the age of 'Spider-Verse,' is there room for the brand’s traditional house style?

Princess Mononoke was a major influence on the latest Godzilla.

Everything about the new musical origin story starring Timothée Chalamet is derivative and cloying.

Investments in the metaverse have plummeted in the past two years.

Over the period 1970–2016, small publishing houses became increasingly important for the publication of literature in translation in Sweden. More than ever, Nobel laureates are being published by relatively small independent publishers. A specialization in translations often stems from a publisher's personal interest in a language or geographical area. These conclusions are drawn in a doctoral thesis submitted at Uppsala University.

Spotify is the world’s biggest music streamer but rarely turns a profit and just cut 17 percent of its workforce. Its business model looks increasingly precarious.

Months after the Indian film The Elephant Whisperers won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short at the Academy Awards this past March, the mahout (elephant rider or caretaker) couple Bomman and Bellie at the center of the film filed a legal notice.

The Boy and the Heron is as peculiar as life itself.

"There are forces at work with Marvel and DC that really are out of our control."

Chinese director Neysan Sobhani’s 2021 independent sci-fi movie 'Guidance' grapples with the power of truth and technology against the backdrop of a dystopian future.

They’ve redecorated. We like it!

One of Netflix's best animated series, Hilda, is finishing its run next month with a third season and a special episode.

Shrek looks absolutely horrifying in this original test footage from 1995. We are so glad this isn't the final version of this beloved ogre.

There’s been a notable upsurge in Viking-related releases across all forms of media in recent years, as I’ve previously discussed, specifically regarding retellings of the myths and novels inspired…

Brevoort, who's been with comics since 1989, adds some much-needed perspective in a negatively trending conversation

Take OpenAI at its word, and ChatGPT is a glimpse at true artificial intelligence. Look at the product a year after launch, and the reality is less dramatic.

Sometimes, you just need a good dub. One of the big reasons for the anime auteur's crossover success is his embrace of localization.

Canada! Stretching from Halton to Clarington, from the Lake north to Brock, and beyond, Canada’s fabled history stretches back several years… Perhaps Canada has a future as well. If so, what …

books

Yes, even bigger than San Diego Comic Con and New York Comic Con.

When people proclaim that we’re experi­encing a ‘‘Golden Age’’ for short fiction, I tend to look at them sideways.

A Chinese writer of fantasy fiction describes how censorship and outright banning of concepts, words, and allusions renders works of fiction unintelligible.

The studio's attempt to recognize its past ends up saying far more about its present.

After Jezebel was shuttered by G/O Media, Paste Magazine has reached a deal to acquire the feminist news and opinion site.