If an Americanized, live-action adaptation of the anime classic directed by Shinichirō Watanabe is what we’ll get, this could have been worse.

The casting news for Netflix’s upcoming 10-episode adaptation of Cowboy Bebop has arrived, and it is far better than it could have been. These first four cast members have been known for impressive resumes, charisma, and humor in their careers. Let’s run them down one at a time. …

For once, the Academy got it right.

Sony Pictures Animation

Last night’s host-less Oscar ceremony may not have been perfect, but it did grace us with a set of great takeaways: the long-overdue recognition of Regina King; the long-overdue recognition of Spike Lee; the continued dominance of Mexico’s Three Amigos in Alfonso Cuarón’s wins; a performance of Lady Gaga and…

I hold dual citizenship in Brazil and the United States. Rarely do they both disappoint me this much.

“Halved and Flared” | Eric Vilas-Boas in Adobe Illustrator

“You remember that tooth I called a Hell Tooth last week?” the oral surgeon asks his assistant in the hallway as I waited for them to get the necessary preparations for anesthesia together. “He’s got two of them.”

The doctor was talking about my bottom two wisdom teeth which—in their…

Here’s why Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano’s HBO show debated the careers of two comedy titans on the episode “The Trial.”

“The Trial,” Animals | HBO

For Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano, early October is bittersweet. On the one hand, the HBO show they co-created, produce, write, and star in—Animals—typically wraps up its season around then each year, as its third season will on Friday, October 5, with “Roachella.” …

Eric Vilas-Boas

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