Patrick Craig

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How ‘Evangelion’ Used Shinji Ikari to Illustrate an Important Psychological Concept

June 21, 2019July 30, 2019 Patrick CraigComments Off

Through its protagonist, Neon Genesis Evangelion showed us just how much we need our relationships with others.

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Why ‘Evangelion’ Benefited From Its Time Away From American Audiences

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 Patrick CraigComments Off

One of the most influential anime in history will have a chance to gain a whole new audience, literally overnight. That invites some questions.

‘Love, Death + Robots’ Is ‘Heavy Metal’ For 2019

March 28, 2019May 6, 2019 Patrick CraigComments Off

For better or worse.

EDITORS PICKS

Inside the Passion of ‘Batman: The Animated Podcast’: Exclusive

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Two decades after the genre-defining show ended, Justin Michael is the evangelist that 'Batman: The Animated Series' needs and deserves.

Chuck Jones’ Final Masterpiece Is an Early ’00s Flash Animation Artifact

By Eric Vilas-Boas

And it’s everything you’d expect from the Looney legend.

Here’s Why You Should Watch ‘Coco,’ Which Is Finally on Netflix

By John Maher

The Pixar tearjerker—now on Netflix—should do more than make you cry with its reminders of what tethers us to family. Now go call your grandma.

A Tender Benediction, Unearthed from the Bowels of Nickelodeon

By The Dot and Line

We’ve dedicated the entire month of August 2016 to writing only about Nicktoons. This is its swan song.

We Lost Our Minds Over This Animaniacs Reboot

By The Dot and Line

This is a huge gamble, Mr. Spielberg. Or, as the Warners would put it: BOINGY BOINGY BOINGY BOINGY!

The Pleasure of Pain: Why We Love ‘BoJack’ When It Destroys Us

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Season 5 of BoJack Horseman gives us the show at its most brutal. Why can’t we stop watching?

Hal Lublin Breaks Down ‘Venture Bros.’ and Playing Up His Asthma: Exclusive

By John Maher

We chatted with the comedian and voice actor on his craft, his health, playing to rooms filled with judgment, and how he came to voice Wide Wale — the soggiest archvillain of 2016.

Spinel’s Behavior Makes Sense When You Know About Borderline Personality Disorder

By Amelia Kidd

'Steven Universe' explores trauma over and over again. The movie is no different.

Author: Patrick Craig

How ‘Evangelion’ Used Shinji Ikari to Illustrate an Important Psychological Concept

Why ‘Evangelion’ Benefited From Its Time Away From American Audiences

‘Love, Death + Robots’ Is ‘Heavy Metal’ For 2019

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