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Why We Need More Girl-Centered Coming-of-Age Stories and Turning Red

By Sarah O'Connor March 26, 2022

I recently saw Turning Red and loved it for a number of reasons, some more biased than others. It sounds like a simple enough story—thirteen-year-old Mei Lee has her life seemingly figured out as she follows the expectations set out to her by her mother while secretly obsessing over a boyband and crushes with her group of friends. That is, until Mei learns that the women in her family can turn into giant red pandas when they get too excited, a fact that starts to take a toll on her relationship with her mother.

The Addams Family (2019) Review (Beware of Spoilers)

By Tiffany Lastrella October 31, 2019

They’re creepy and they’re kooky.
Mysterious and spooky.

That’s right, they’re the delightfully dreadful Addams family. *snap* *snap*

The Addams Family was originally created by cartoonist Charles Addams in 1938. The characters are a satire on the ideal 20th century American family. For those unfamiliar with the Addams, they’re a macabre household who the general public find strange and unusual. Usually dressed in all black and associated with all things creepy, mysterious, spooky – Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Lurch, and Thing star in an all new CG animated movie.

gen:LOCK Review

By Tiffany Lastrella April 29, 2019

In an effort to expose myself to more diverse animation and stories, gen:LOCK quickly jumped to the top of my queue. At first glance, the series doesn’t look like something I would typically be drawn to. Military/war centric stories generally tend to be hard for me to keep up with, and usually don’t hold my attention for very long. However, after learning more about the series, I realized it checked off a lot of boxes.

The show is a high concept sci-fi fantasy, set in a futuristic dystopian society with advanced nanotechnology, mind transfers/mindsharing, and high tech mecha designs. The show also features a cast of diverse characters forced to team up and save the world. I mean, that’s a tale as old as time.

I Moved to Los Angeles to Work in Animation (Comic Review)

By Tiffany Lastrella February 25, 2019

I Moved to Los Angeles to Work in Animation is artist Natalie Nourigat’s autobiographical graphic novel, chronicling her experience pursuing a career in animation. The graphic novel was published in 2018 by BOOM! Box and it is chock full of helpful information and advice on breaking in to the industry, including an overview of animation guilds and studio life, tips on applying to animation jobs, as well as recommended travel destinations in Los Angeles.

Talk Nerdy to Me: 5 Batman Animated Movies for Newbies

By Jordan Ellis April 13, 2018

If you listened to Episode 006 of The Sartorial Geek Podcast, you know that our guest Joey Ellis is a big big fan of Batman, particularly the Batman animated movies.

For those of us who have a hard time moving past the fact that not everything animated is for kids (or who haven’t kept up with every piece of Batman news for the past 30 years), here’s a list of our designer’s favorite movies: