Ana De Armas is finally stepping into the John Wick universe with the next installment in the massive action franchise previously led by Keanu Reeves. Ahead of the spin-off’s June 6, 2025 premiere, Lionsgate will […]
xQc put IShowSpeed’s new $100k Cristiano Ronaldo and One Piece-themed stream setup on blast, calling it “trash” and “atrocious.” In early December, IShowSpeed started a broadcast on his YouTube channel to show off his newly […]
Bloodywood and BABYMETAL have teamed up on the anthemic new song “Bekhauf,” showcasing two of the most exciting acts to emerge in the metal scene in recent years. New Dehli’s Bloodywood’s melding of nu-metal and […]
Echo Wu was around 5 or 6 years old when she told her parents she wanted to be a cartoonist. At the time, she’d meant it in the more classical sense of cartooning, like those […]
Fresh off a packed European tour, “NARUTO The Symphonic Experience” is set for a North American run in 2025. The live orchestral experience immerses visitors in a two-hour journey through the beloved anime, which is […]
Fortnite Battle Royale wrapped up its popular monthlong Chapter 2 Remix campaign Nov. 30 with a live in-game event called “Remix: The Finale.” The virtual concert attracted 14.3 million concurrent players, the most ever for […]
The 2020s have been quite the chaotic decade and, as 2024 comes to a close, we accept that we are only halfway through what feels like one long surreal season of reality TV. While life […]
As the opening scenes of Gints Zilbalodis’ gorgeous, wordless Latvian animated movie Flow started unfolding on the screen, I had a moment of déjà vu. The image of a little black cat with huge wide […]
Nobody is more surprised that there are now three Mononoke movies than people who love Mononoke. Being a fan of Kenji Nakamura’s visually gobsmacking, narratively engrossing 2007 anime means constantly, carefully specifying, “No, not Princess […]
Ultraman has been a prominent media franchise in Japan since the television series Ultra Q first premiered in 1966. Even from a distance, the character made an impact on a young Shannon Tindle growing up in rural Kentucky, […]
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off made some waves when it was first announced. Not only was this Netflix anime series taking Scott Pilgrim into a whole new medium, but it was also going to feature the […]
Star Wars: Visions gives fans a totally new perspective on the galaxy far, far away. The first two season are full of delightful characters and adventures in the cosmos. So it is not shocking that […]
The animated conversation this year has been dominated by the medium’s biggest grosser yet (“Inside Out 2”) and one of the most acclaimed big-studio entries in years (“The Wild Robot”). But don’t sleep on the […]
It was big news when the first new mainline Pokémon animated series in over 25 years hit the airwaves. We said goodbye to Ash and hello to Liko and Roy in Pokémon Horizons: The Series. […]
More than 25 years after the debut of Cowboy Bebop, no one can stop obsessing over Cowboy Bebop. Overwatch 2 cashed in on the everlasting craze for the anime earlier this year. Then Logic dropped […]
The bitter aftertaste of Daft Punk‘s shocking 2021 breakup still remains, but their legacy continues to thrive in unexpected ways. Now, one dedicated fan and historian is inviting the global Daft Punk fandom to support […]
There are a lot of reasons to like Arcane, Netflix’s animated series set in the world of League of Legends: the dazzling animation, the creative use of original music, the compelling relationships. But one of […]
Photo Credit: King Records Japan’s ‘Hypnosis Mic: Divisional Rap Battle’ is getting an interactive feature film to release in February next year. The franchise was developed by King Records in 2017. The multimedia franchise “Hypnosismic,” […]
YouTube has announced they’re ending its $7.99 grandfathered legacy price for premium almost immediately after increasing its subscription cost for users. Early subscribers to what is now called “YouTube Premium” will soon see their subscription […]
Each week on Polygon, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home. This week, Look Back, the critically […]