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‘Ingress the Animation’ Packs Plenty of Action, But No Action Music

Composer Jacob Yoffee on how he made music for an action-packed anime without relying on standard soundtrack tropes.

5 min readApr 30, 2019

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‘Ingress the Animation’ Packs Plenty of Action, But No Action Music

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Sanctuary Lost, Sanctuary Rebuilt

In ‘The Hunchback of Notre-Dame,’ the physical beauty of the cathedral is dwarfed only by the warmth of its living stone.

2 min readApr 16, 2019

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Sanctuary Lost, Sanctuary Rebuilt

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The Only Way Out Is (Not) Through (Alchemy)

All traumatized children would bring their parents back to life if they could. The Elrics show us why the past should stay dead.

5 min readApr 8, 2019

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The Only Way Out Is (Not) Through (Alchemy)

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Why ‘The Dragon Prince’ Understands Sibling Love

Sometimes, it means trusting siblings to handle themselves while you do your duty. Others, it means sacrificing everything.

7 min readMar 4, 2019

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Why ‘The Dragon Prince’ Understands Sibling Love

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‘Dragon Ball Super: Broly’ Is Brolic, Bro

The newest film in the Dragon Ball saga sure is something.

3 min readJan 25, 2019

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‘Dragon Ball Super: Broly’ Is Brolic, Bro

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

Nothing is perfect, but everything mattered.

2 min readJan 22, 2019

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

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‘Firefly’ Already Exists. Let’s Leave Live-Action ‘Cowboy Bebop’ At That, Please.

Stop this now.

2 min readNov 29, 2018

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‘Firefly’ Already Exists. Let’s Leave Live-Action ‘Cowboy Bebop’ At That, Please.

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‘Really Wild Animals’ Turns 25 Today

The world is burning and melting. Poor Spin would be in anguish. And yet this show still inspires, in its sumptuously silly way.

3 min readOct 24, 2018

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‘Really Wild Animals’ Turns 25 Today

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BoJack Horseman Declares: No More Crossover Episodes

Another day, another Twitter tantrum from the ‘Philbert’ star.

2 min readSep 27, 2018

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BoJack Horseman Declares: No More Crossover Episodes

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Freaknik’s Back, Baby

A who’s who of 2009 talent—half of which is, somehow, still around!—made an absurd animated musical sing…sort of.

2 min readSep 25, 2018

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Freaknik’s Back, Baby

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John Maher

John Maher

Senior news editor at Publishers Weekly. Founding editor at the Dot and Line. Work in Vulture, Polygon, the Lost Angeles Times, and more.

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