Allegra Frank

New York

(she/her) senior culture ed @theatlantic / ex-@thedailybeast @slate @voxdotcom @polygon / pfp @anuanew / clean, rad, powerful / 📧 afrank @ the atlantic dot com

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Behind the art of SpongeBob

Oct 22, 2024 | exresearch.co | Allegra Frank

by Allegra FrankOver the last 25 years, SpongeBob SquarePants has earned a permanent place in popular culture. The Nickelodeon cartoon’s unique brand of cross-generational appeal — owed to both its absurdist humor and big-kid-at-heart sensibility — has been a constant cultural force since its 1999 premiere, even when the show’s actual quality has faltered.
Toonami’s push for original anime has always been ahead of the curve

Sep 2, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Allegra Frank

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Toonami’s push for original anime has always been ahead of the curve

Sep 2, 2024 | polygon.com | Allegra Frank

Where you can find the Toonami originals you’ve read about here: Shows like The Big O are a little tough to watch outside of YouTube bootlegs.
Wait, Why Are There So Many Ellen Degeneres References in It Ends With Us?

Aug 12, 2024 | yahoo.com | Allegra Frank

There are several confounding things about It Ends With Us, the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, like star Blake Lively’s press tour outfits and alleged beef with director/co-star Justin Baldoni. But none is more of a head-scratcher than the movie’s smallest, weirdest, most unnecessary subplot: its lead’s obsession with Ellen DeGeneres. Someone who saw the movie without attempting to read the book first may not have picked up on this.
Rick and Morty: The Anime Review Episodes 1-2 Review

Aug 11, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Allegra Frank

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Rick and Morty: The Anime Review Episodes 1-2 Review

Aug 11, 2024 | ign.com | Allegra Frank

Seven seasons in, Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty has defined a specific sense of humor and style: witty, referential humor combined with grotesque sci-fi hijinks. It’s become so recognizable that it’s surprising how well it translates into another genre with its own iconic look – anime.
Rick and Morty: The Anime Episodes 1-2 Review - IGN

Aug 11, 2024 | ign.com | Allegra Frank

Rick and Morty: The Anime premieres Thursday, August 14 at midnight on Adult Swim. Seven seasons in, Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty has defined a specific sense of humor and style: witty, referential humor combined with grotesque sci-fi hijinks. It’s become so recognizable that it’s surprising how well it translates into another genre with its own iconic look – anime.
Borderlands Is a Video Game Movie Made for Absolutely No One

Aug 9, 2024 | time.com | Allegra Frank

By Allegra FrankAugust 9, 2024 5:47 PM EDTOn the surface, a Borderlands movie makes perfect sense. When video game mega-publisher 2K released the first entry in 2009, it quickly accrued a fanbase—one that only grew over the next 10 years, during which developers Gearbox Software and 2K Australia pumped out a total of four entries in the franchise.
Harold and the Purple Crayon Review

Jul 31, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Allegra Frank

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Harold and the Purple Crayon Review - IGN

Jul 31, 2024 | ign.com | Allegra Frank

Maybe it’s unfair to call out a bizarre, ugly, unlikable live-action rendition of a beloved children’s book like Harold and the Purple Crayon, for being illogical. It is, after all, a visual-effects laden comedy starring Zachary Levi as a grown-up man-child version of Crockett Johnson’s curious toddler, who in this telling uses his magic crayon to conjure occasionally disturbing, poorly animated doo-dads in the real world.