
Tasha Robinson
Entertainment Editor at Polygon
@Polygon Entertainment Editor. Former editor at Verge, The Dissolve, The A.V. Club. @NextPicturePod podcaster. My wheelhouse is full of weird stuff. She/her.
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polygon.com | Tasha Robinson
Psycho wasn’t always rated R — it was released in 1960, eight years before the Motion Picture Association launched the system of film ratings it still uses more or less uses today. The MPA didn’t rate Psycho until 1984, and the ratings organization’s notorious bias against nudity, sexuality, or sexual situations (especially in cases with any hint of queerness) likely came into play with this movie.
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polygon.com | Tasha Robinson
Disney and Pixar both have a history with retro-future science fiction movies that failed on theatrical release, from Atlantis: The Lost Empire to Treasure Planet to 2022’s Lightyear and Strange World. All those movies speak to the difficulty of selling American theatrical audiences on weird, colorful, unfamiliar worlds, even if they feature relatable characters or familiar storylines.
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polygon.com | Tasha Robinson
Even before the news broke about the unconventional rights-reversion deal Black Panther writer-director Ryan Coogler negotiated with Warner Bros. for his horror movie Sinners, the movie was already one of 2025’s most-discussed releases. Michael B.
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flipboard.com | Tasha Robinson
ACROSS THE COUNTRY The community effort and attention around “Sinners,” a blockbuster horror movie, became an opportunity to talk about investing in the Delta town that built the blues. WHY WE’RE HERE We’re exploring how America defines itself, one place at a time. “Sinners,” a blockbuster movie about …
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polygon.com | Tasha Robinson
The Hollywood Reporter broke the news Tuesday that Pixar Animation Studios is going through with a new sequel to 2004’s The Incredibles, but that Incredibles and Incredibles 2 writer-director Brad Bird won’t be at the helm. The movie, first announced at Disney’s D23 expo in 2024, will instead be directed by Peter Sohn, a Pixar animation and voice veteran who made his directorial debut with the short “Partly Cloudy” in 2009, and went on to head up 2015’s The Good Dinosaur and 2023’s Elemental.
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I've had strong feelings about "Stop being a hero and pay attention to meeeeee" characters since WATCHMEN, and THE MARVELS finally let me get some of it off my chest — and talk about why I think this movie handles it in not the WORST way. https://t.co/B6twzdgrGF

This is such a thoughtful, heartening piece from a trans girl learning to find herself in 2023 mainstream movies — while still acknowledging that it isn't a crucial goal, just a validating one. @BasicalliLexi poured her heart into this one. https://t.co/cGgDwyX2kv

Talked to OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH creator @david_jenkins__ again, this time about how Stede and Ed were "14-year-olds, emotionally" in season 1, and are just entering their 20s in terms of navigating relationships. Also: will there be a third season? https://t.co/ZvCLm82LIa #ofmd