Nic Guastella

2 weeks ago | cbr.com | Nic Guastella

Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account "Cowboy Funk" might be the most misunderstood episode in Cowboy Bebop history. Fans consistently rank Session 22 among the series' weakest entries, dismissing it with charges of tonal whiplash and undermining the show's contemplative nature. But that fundamentally misses what makes Shinichiro Watanabe's masterpiece work in the first place. The episode isn't a misstep—it's Cowboy Bebop boiled down into its purest form. In its breezy 24...

2 weeks ago | cbr.com | Nic Guastella

Henry Cavill is a special kind of heartthrob. He's a favorite across fandoms, both Geralt in Netflix's The Witcher and Superman, but he's a genuine nerd culture figurehead, too. Cavill's a Warhammer enthusiast, PC customizer, and a TTRPG player, and, evidently, not a book to be judged by its cover. True to form, Cavill's recent BBC Radio 1 interview, which covered pop-culture consumption as much as upcoming projects, snuck in a plug for a Netflix animated project.

3 weeks ago | cbr.com | Nic Guastella

Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Julianne Moore just confirmed what fans suspected: she's not in Jurassic World Rebirth, her sixth straight sequel benched since appearing in The Lost World as Dr. Sarah Harding. "Yeah… I'm not in it. I'm definitely not... Who knows? Once again, out of my control," Moore told ScreenRant at the Echo Valley premiere when asked about Jurassic World Rebirth. Those words—"once again"—speak to the Jurassic franchise's questionable exclusion of the...

4 weeks ago | cbr.com | Nic Guastella

Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Solo Leveling conquered headlines throughout 2024 with a parade of Crunchyroll records and industry superlatives, but Nielsen's first-ever comprehensive multiplatform ratings -- which track viewing across broadcast, cable and streaming for 35 days post-premiere -- tell a different story about America's actual viewing habits. The manhwa adaptation, despite dominating streaming with Crunchyroll's highest user ratings (610,000+ reviews) and...

1 month ago | cbr.com | Nic Guastella

Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Image via Kyoto Animation Over 20 years after making its debut, a fan-favorite franchise has just proven that it's still the visual novel game to beat. The official 2024 Moe Game Awards has crowned Jun Maeda’s tearjerker Clannad as 'Best Bishoujo Game of All Time,' outshining over 1,000 other titles throughout roughly 40 years of bishoujo gaming history. During the same awards ceremony, Clannad's Nagisa Furukawa also earned 'Best Character'...