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Author: Rebecca Long

Rebecca Long is a Boston-based writer, editor, and X-Files enthusiast. You can follow her on Twitter at @bex_long or visit her website.
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An Urgent Question About ‘The Black Cauldron’

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 Rebecca LongComments Off on An Urgent Question About ‘The Black Cauldron’

IS IT STILL GOOD!?

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An Urgent Question About ‘The Pagemaster’

January 13, 2020March 21, 2020 Rebecca LongComments Off on An Urgent Question About ‘The Pagemaster’

IS IT STILL GOOD!?

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Twenty Years Later, ‘Princess Mononoke’ Is More Eerily Relevant Than Ever

December 10, 2019December 30, 2019 Rebecca LongComments Off on Twenty Years Later, ‘Princess Mononoke’ Is More Eerily Relevant Than Ever

The year that marked the Miyazaki classic’s two-decade anniversary was rife with oil spills and California fires. Can the movie’s lessons save us from ourselves?

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An Urgent Question About ‘The Black Cauldron’

By Rebecca Long

IS IT STILL GOOD!?

It’s Steven’s Universe After All: A Spoiler-Free Finale Review

By John Maher

Nothing is perfect but everything matters in a finale—but maybe not THE finale—that brings it all home. (No spoilers, promise!)

Princess Carolyn Has Been a Textbook Codependent All Along

By Charlotte Dow

No, she’s not just a really good manager.

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Jackson Publick on the Ambition of ‘The Venture Bros.’

By John Maher

Why do ‘Rick & Morty,’ ‘BoJack Horseman,’ and ‘Archer’ get all the credit when ‘The Venture Bros.’ beat them to everything? What did Rusty Venture ever do to you?

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All the Cosplay, Spiky Hair, and Fun at AnimeNYC 2018, In Pictures

By The Dot and Line

We stopped by this year’s show. Here’s what we saw.

Why the Queer Love Story “In a Heartbeat” Took Over the Internet

By Cara McKeown

Here’s how a four-minute animated short triumphed.

Twenty Years Later, ‘Princess Mononoke’ Is More Eerily Relevant Than Ever

By Rebecca Long

The year that marked the Miyazaki classic's two-decade anniversary was rife with oil spills and California fires. Can the movie's lessons save us from ourselves?

‘The Boondocks’ Really Is ‘The Story That’s Just Begun’

By John Maher

Aaron McGruder will return to his most beloved property in a new show reimagining the Freeman family's adventures for the modern era.

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