Dan In Real Life (2007)

We rate it a Popcorn Combo: We won't be watching it again, but aren't ashamed to admit we were captivated by the series of unfortunate events that is Dan's life.

Directed by: Peter Hedges
Written by: Pierce Gardner and Peter Hedges
Starring: Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Dianne West, John Mahoney

Tsubasa

Tsubasa is without a doubt, the absolute corniest anime I have ever seen. (Exhibit A: screen shot above)

Syaoran, a young archaeologist, travels the multiverse seeking the scattered memories of his lover and childhood friend, Princess Sakura.

Archaeologist and the princess--that old hat.

The series is a collaborative work produced by Clamp which pulls together lead characters from different anime shows. You might recognize Yuko/Mokuna from XXXholic; and Syaoran/Sakura from Cardcaptor Sakura.

The artwork blends the cutesy features of the Sakura cast with the knottable limbs of XXholic. Some viewers might find the colors a bit washed-out. (But that might just be the tears of boredom you start shedding after the first 50 seconds.)

I rate it a BOX OF CANDY!

Marvel Anime

(Don't mind the annoying advertisement before this video.)

Have you ever wondered if the difference between American cartoons and Japanese animation is only skin deep? Here's your chance to find out. 

It's 2011--two years since Marvel Comics announced the production of four new television series featuring Wolverine, the X-Men, Blade and Iron Man. (In order, of importance to me.)

The shows, developed by Madhouse Studios, were released in October 2010 to Japanese audiences. And are scheduled for release in the US around the same time this year. A concrete date has not been announced.

Judging from past experience with Marvel it will either be released yesterday or in 2013.