Flashback Review: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

In 1999, “SpongeBob SquarePants” officially aired on Nickelodeon. Created by the late Stephen Hillenburg, the show is about a cheerful workaholic sponge going on misadventures working at The Krusty Krab, going jellyfishing, hanging out with his best friend Patrick Star, pestering his neighbor/co-worker Squidward and prevent Plankton from stealing Mr. Krabs’ krabby patty secret formula. […]

Flashback Review: Courage The Cowardly Dog: Season 1

“Courage The Cowardly Dog” aired in 1999 on Cartoon Network. (same year Batman Beyond aired) The show spawned three seasons, merchandise and an upcoming crossover film with Scooby-Doo titled, “Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo meets Courage The Cowardly Dog.” Before the upcoming crossover film comes out, I wanna share my thoughts on the first season. When […]

Nick’s Top 12 Dexter’s Laboratory Episodes That Haven’t Aged Well

Today’s Top 12 Editorial is different. I was gonna review a full season of “Dexter’s Laboratory.” A show I used to watch on Cartoon Network to see if it still holds up. I’ve decided to bail on this, because a full season has way too many episodes. Instead, I watched selected episodes I consider to […]

Flashback Review: Outlaw Star

Before the dark times, before “Teen Titans Go,” Cartoon Network was at its peak back in 1992-2013 with amazing shows including “Samurai Jack,” “Courage The Cowardly Dog,” “Teen Titans,” “Justice League” and my personal favorite, “Ed Edd N Eddy.” Adult Swim, another block for an older audience, aired awesome shows like “Aqua Teen Hunger Force,” […]

Flashback Review: Monster’s Inc

After “Toy Story 2” was released in 1999, Pixar’s next project is “Monster’s Inc.” Back in 1996, Pete Docter conceived a high concept (what if scenario) described in one sentence. “What if monsters are just white collar workers at a nuclear power plant doing their job to scare kids by extracting their screams into a […]

Madoka Magica

“Madoka Magica” officially aired in Japan in 2011. (same year American Horror Story aired on FX) It received critical acclaim from critics and anime fans alike. Although a short run, the anime became a phenomenon for its darker tone, subverting the magical girl genre, characters and realistic consequences. In 2012, (same year Skyfall came out) […]