Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget review
Dawn of the Nugget is a return to form for Aardman, at least on the animation department. Though there are a few CGI touches, most of the movie is in the...
2023-12-15 21:22:20 +0000 UTC View Post
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Where and how did pteranodontians come to be?
Epapetelo by SpinoDragon145
Pteranodontians are a famous clade of Late Cretaceous pterosaurs that include the titular Pteranodon,...
2023-12-12 17:13:01 +0000 UTC View PostMovie Night
Tj and Sydney love movie nights with friends, but sometimes more private viewings are afoot.
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"Have you decided on what movie" Sydney lounged on the couch, curious but nervous.
"I'm not sure myself" ...
2023-12-11 14:10:43 +0000 UTC View PostGot a fan suggestion for Multituberculate Earth:
https://multituberculateearth.wordpress.com/2022/04/01/the-birds-of-multituberculate-earth/
2023-12-11 14:10:12 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://mullerornis.itch.io/lands-of-fire
https://mullerornis.itch.io/lands-of-fire
2023-12-11 14:09:16 +0000 UTC View PostAnnouncing the Anamills Project
It's a story that has been brooding about in my mind for a long time. For now, it takes a back seat to Fallen Máni and Matahouroa, but I will unveil it alongside Aethersworn.
Unlike Aethersworn, I can give you the basic world building points.
<... 2023-12-11 14:07:44 +0000 UTC View PostMerry Little Batman review
Merry Little Batman is decidedly on the lighter side of Batman media, in stark and perhaps welcome contrast to other DC animated films. The character des...
2023-12-09 08:39:41 +0000 UTC View PostMagic the Gathering: Aqalax
Naje held unto the her boat. It was midday, but in the bayous of the Guey territory the cypresses dimmed the sunlight somewhat. It was enough for her purposes. Crawdads were compelled into the net, rising from the muck. Once the cache was fill...
2023-12-03 19:23:02 +0000 UTC View PostOn pterosaur footprints
A maker of Rhamphichnus footprints by Mark Witton. Note pronated arms.
There are three main pterosaur ichnotaxa (footprints assig...
2023-12-01 12:21:12 +0000 UTC View PostOn Navajodactylus
Two depictions of Navajodactylus as a non-azhdarch...
2023-11-28 10:46:54 +0000 UTC View PostTitina review
Titina is a rare family animated movie that is based on an historical event that is down to earth and (relatively) accurate to said event. There are no t...
2023-11-24 17:55:20 +0000 UTC View PostScott Pilgrim Takes Off review
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off has been heavily prommoted as an adaptation of the comics, down to the casting of most of the film's actors. And indee...
2023-11-19 12:13:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe Boy and the Heron review
The Boy and the Heron in some ways resembles Spirited Away, and in some ways it can be considered an improvement, enchancing its more positive qualities....
2023-11-18 18:01:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe Marvels review
Captain/Ms Marvel and the various people that donned those titles are among my favourite Marvel heroes, so a legacy flick focusing on these underrated ga...
2023-11-12 07:59:39 +0000 UTC View PostPhyrexia as smallpox
So the planeswalker's guide to Lost Caverns of Ixalan dropped and I'm honestly still processing everything. There's...
2023-11-10 19:35:42 +0000 UTC View PostScavengers & Scavengers Reign review
Scavengers focuses on two stranded scientists on the planet Vesta Minor, exploiting its indigenous life for a variety of ends.
Biologically, the alien life doesn't make a lot of sense, being more like organic appliances. So if you're aiming ...
2023-11-10 13:05:24 +0000 UTC View PostChuck Steel: Night of the Trampires review
This is a stop motion animated film, and a damn fluid one at that. The animation is beyond spectacular and never feels clunky. It also plays close attent...
2023-11-09 17:34:01 +0000 UTC View PostDoom Patrol review
Doom Patrol is by far one of the best superhero shows of the 2010's/early 2020's. The comics, having essentially lived in the shadow of the more popular ...
2023-11-09 12:36:02 +0000 UTC View PostGoodbye, Onyx Equinox
On November 5 2023, roughly four years after her series run on Crunchyroll, Onyx Equinox creator Sofia Alexander confirmed the show was cancelled 2023-11-06 11:34:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Blue Eye Samurai review
Blue Eye Samurai is a visual masterpiece with cel-shaded CGI, which truly gives it a comic book vibe on certain scenes. At times, the show gets experimen...
2023-11-05 22:05:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe Magic Snowflake Review
Christmas films are aplenty, and though this does not reach the heights of posterior works like Klaus there is some interesting animation going on. The m...
2023-11-04 16:29:13 +0000 UTC View PostA Dia To Remember
Leo Alvarez never much cared for the Day of the Dead, but he reconsiders it for his family.
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Leo Alvarez carefully cleaned his shrine.
Marigolds, candles and incense surrounded a photo of his abuelo ...
2023-11-02 15:20:30 +0000 UTC View PostLemuria: the Dreaded Titicula
Young Titicula emerging from an elephant wound. By Dave Garcia.
The island of Lemuria is home to a staggering mammalian megafauna, ruled o...
2023-10-31 07:17:47 +0000 UTC View PostJenna's Halloween
The Echo gang lets their kids celebrate trick-or-treating
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Jenna watched the sunset.
It was melodic, the blood red of the sky heralding softer orange lights, soon keeping the darkness at bay. If only...
2023-10-29 14:38:11 +0000 UTC View PostCurses! review
So "adventure archaeology" has been a stapple of popular culture for decades. Usually it focuses on obtaining artifacts, unfortunately ignoring the reali...
2023-10-28 18:38:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe Fern Prarie: fact or myth?
Moschorhinus and Lystrosaurus by DiBgd. Notably, the small plants in this picture are not true ferns but the extinct seed fern Dicr...
2023-10-27 13:20:21 +0000 UTC View PostPterosaurs on Life On Our Planet
As my previous review showed, Life...
2023-10-26 06:59:59 +0000 UTC View PostLife On Our Planet Review
Prehistoric Planet seems to indeed have heralded a new age of prehistoric documentaries, and some like this one take new creative ins...
2023-10-25 08:49:11 +0000 UTC View Post