1980s

ThunderCats Episode #12 – “The Doomgaze” (IMDB: 7.4)

Jul 31, 2026

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2 min read

ThunderCats Episode #12 – “The Doomgaze” (IMDB: 7.4)

"Sooo beautiful"

Kevin Kissane

Animation

ThunderCats Episode #11 – “The Ghost Warrior” (IMDB: 7.9)

Apr 13, 2026

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3 min read

ThunderCats Episode #11 – “The Ghost Warrior” (IMDB: 7.9)

Who ya gonna call? Ghost traitors

Kevin Kissane

Animation

ThunderCats Episode #10 – “Mandora - The Evil Chaser” (IMDB: 7.4)

Mar 14, 2026

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2 min read

ThunderCats Episode #10 – “Mandora - The Evil Chaser” (IMDB: 7.4)

Escape pods, space cops and living ooze: William Overgard lets ThunderCats off the leash

Kevin Kissane

Animation

ThunderCats Episode #9 – “The Garden of Delights” (IMDB: 7.5)

Feb 9, 2026

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3 min read

ThunderCats Episode #9 – “The Garden of Delights” (IMDB: 7.5)

Where a children’s cartoon discovers hallucinogens and tries not to make a fuss about it

Kevin Kissane

Animation

ThunderCats Episode #8 – “Tower of Traps” (IMDB: 7.5)

Jan 12, 2026

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2 min read

ThunderCats Episode #8 – “Tower of Traps” (IMDB: 7.5)

John Kramer would be proud

Kevin Kissane

Animation

ThunderCats Episode #7 – “Trouble With Time” (IMDB: 7.6)

Dec 3, 2025

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2 min read

ThunderCats Episode #7 – “Trouble With Time” (IMDB: 7.6)

From joyriding, to the frailty of age

Kevin Kissane

Animation

ThunderCats Episode #6 – “The Terror of Hammerhand” (IMDB: 7.0)

Nov 4, 2025

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2 min read

ThunderCats Episode #6 – “The Terror of Hammerhand” (IMDB: 7.0)

A small slip in a mighty cat’s leap

Kevin Kissane

Animation

ThunderCats Episode #5 – “Pumm-Ra” (IMDB: 7.6)

Oct 2, 2025

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2 min read

ThunderCats Episode #5 – “Pumm-Ra” (IMDB: 7.6)

Mummy in disguise is more than meets the eye

Kevin Kissane

Animation

ThunderCats Episode #4 – “The Slaves of Castle Plun-Darr” (IMDB: 7.1)

Sep 22, 2025

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3 min read

ThunderCats Episode #4 – “The Slaves of Castle Plun-Darr” (IMDB: 7.1)

First the world building, now its castle building. With lessons on slavery and gratitude

Kevin Kissane

Animation

ThunderCats Episode #3 – “Berbils” (IMDB: 6.8)

Aug 25, 2025

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2 min read

ThunderCats Episode #3 – “Berbils” (IMDB: 6.8)

The world building continues. With robot bears and their food. And Locusts

Kevin Kissane

Animation

ThunderCats Episode #2 – “The Unholy Alliance” (IMDB: 7.3)

Jul 28, 2025

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3 min read

ThunderCats Episode #2 – “The Unholy Alliance” (IMDB: 7.3)

Where the villains steal the show

Kevin Kissane

Animation

ThunderCats Episode #1 – “Exodus” (IMDB: 7.6)

Jun 30, 2025

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3 min read

ThunderCats Episode #1 – “Exodus” (IMDB: 7.6)

A Saturday morning pilot with the swagger of a space opera

Kevin Kissane

shenmue

Feb 24, 2025

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4 min read

The Trinkets and Kinship of Shenmue

“Maybe I Should Get Another"

Kevin Kissane

Animation

Kiki’s Delivery Service: The Miyazaki Classic That Saved Studio Ghibli

Jan 27, 2025

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2 min read

Kiki’s Delivery Service: The Miyazaki Classic That Saved Studio Ghibli

Looking back on Hayao Miyazaki's timeless tale of self-discovery

Kevin Kissane

Animation

Entertainment Advent Calendar #6 - The Real Ghostbusters: Xmas Marks the Spot

Dec 6, 2024

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1 min read

Entertainment Advent Calendar #6 - The Real Ghostbusters: Xmas Marks the Spot

It’s back to the eighties for an all-time Saturday morning cartoon classic. This time it’s the Ghostbusters’ take on A Christmas Carol

Kevin Kissane

Animation

Entertainment Advent Calendar #5 - Ultimate Spider-Man: Nightmare on Christmas

Dec 5, 2024

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1 min read

Entertainment Advent Calendar #5 - Ultimate Spider-Man: Nightmare on Christmas

A rare Marvel Christmas cartoon effort delivers influences from the biggest stories of both the festive season and original Spidey literature

Animation

Entertainment Advent Calendar #4 - A Garfield Christmas

Dec 4, 2024

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2 min read

Entertainment Advent Calendar #4 - A Garfield Christmas

Forget the lasagne-loving feline’s recent cinema adventures, this is the real Garfield

Animation

Entertainment Advent Calendar #3 - Mickey’s Christmas Carol

Dec 3, 2024

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1 min read

Entertainment Advent Calendar #3 - Mickey’s Christmas Carol

Walt Disney’s flagship character takes on the festive season’s flagship literary tale to create a classic in its own right

Kevin Kissane

1980s

ThunderCats Episode #12 – “The Doomgaze” (IMDB: 7.4)

ThunderCats Episode #11 – “The Ghost Warrior” (IMDB: 7.9)

ThunderCats Episode #10 – “Mandora - The Evil Chaser” (IMDB: 7.4)

ThunderCats Episode #9 – “The Garden of Delights” (IMDB: 7.5)

ThunderCats Episode #8 – “Tower of Traps” (IMDB: 7.5)

ThunderCats Episode #7 – “Trouble With Time” (IMDB: 7.6)

ThunderCats Episode #6 – “The Terror of Hammerhand” (IMDB: 7.0)

ThunderCats Episode #5 – “Pumm-Ra” (IMDB: 7.6)

ThunderCats Episode #4 – “The Slaves of Castle Plun-Darr” (IMDB: 7.1)

ThunderCats Episode #3 – “Berbils” (IMDB: 6.8)

ThunderCats Episode #2 – “The Unholy Alliance” (IMDB: 7.3)

ThunderCats Episode #1 – “Exodus” (IMDB: 7.6)

The Trinkets and Kinship of Shenmue

Kiki’s Delivery Service: The Miyazaki Classic That Saved Studio Ghibli

Entertainment Advent Calendar #6 - The Real Ghostbusters: Xmas Marks the Spot

Entertainment Advent Calendar #5 - Ultimate Spider-Man: Nightmare on Christmas

Entertainment Advent Calendar #4 - A Garfield Christmas

Entertainment Advent Calendar #3 - Mickey’s Christmas Carol

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