Anime is fairly ubiquitous in North America these days; Netflix is even commissioning original animation from Japan and Korea, and even though there still tends to be a bit of a stigma surrounding ...

The best aspect of the new "live action" movie Speed Racer is that it's everything a fan of the original 1960s Japanese anime cartoon could wish for in a modern, big money, computer-enhanced ...

One of the year's most anticipated films, Lana Wachowski's The Matrix Resurrections, is about to open, plugging us back into the original Matrix's cyberpunk world. Before it releases, though, it's ...

When Speed Racer hit theaters in 2008, its pleasures blew right by audiences. “Speed Racer goes nowhere, and you’d be amazed how long the trip can take,” lamented the New York Times; “It’s ...

Amid the current push by filmmakers to deny photo-reality in favor of animated impressionism comes Speed Racer, a Wachowski Brothers motion picture derived from a ’60s Japanese cartoon television ...

“All (your son) talks about, all he seems capable of thinking about, is automobile racing,” a concerned teacher tells a parent in “Speed Racer.” No wonder. In this movie, automobile racing is the best ...

Exclusive: Emile Hirsch offers a hopeful update on Speed Racer 2's potential revival while confirming a script was scrapped ...