Polygon: All Posts by Daniel Dockeryhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/42931/favicon.ico2024-01-14T09:00:00-05:00https://www.polygon.com/authors/daniel-dockery/rss2024-01-14T09:00:00-05:002024-01-14T09:00:00-05:00Netflix’s live-action anime and manga adaptations, ranked
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<img alt="A collage featuring stills from the live-action One Piece, Cowboy Bebop, and Yu Yu Hakusho adaptations." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/UzUtvY4N7_AtfuSNN-cBkpj_zLA=/0x94:1821x1118/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73053842/best_worst_live_action_anime_netflix_adaptations_01.0.jpg" />
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<p>From Alice in Borderland to Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead and everything in between</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/entertainment/24031888/netflixs-live-action-anime-manga-adaptations-rankedDaniel Dockery2024-01-11T09:00:00-05:002024-01-11T09:00:00-05:00Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin has spent a decade as Marvel’s best villain
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<img alt="Vincent D’Onofrio as the Kingpin, holding up his hand with blood on his white suit" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ea-VOQVA9b5vFLyGXlD41ROxJGU=/0x0:2834x1594/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73044898/marvel_mcu_vincent_donofrio_kingpin_actor_echo_.0.jpg" />
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<p>From Daredevil to Echo, D’Onofrio’s performance can flex in any MCU project</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/24032204/marvel-kingpin-echo-vincent-donofrio-cast-goodDaniel Dockery2024-01-04T12:00:00-05:002024-01-04T12:00:00-05:00The DCEU’s greatest achievement was a film career for Harley Quinn
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<img alt="Margot Robbie grins on a background of purple and blue smoke as Harley Quinn in Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn)." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/AEaIPBbeEa7EnlpswmnHG-Se89U=/0x124:1800x1137/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73022766/rev_1_BOP_FP_0006_High_Res_JPEG.0.jpeg" />
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<p>Harley was the most consistent thing about an inconsistent franchise</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/24017796/dc-movies-ending-margot-robbie-harley-quinnDaniel Dockery2023-12-14T09:00:00-05:002023-12-14T09:00:00-05:00Netflix’s Yu Yu Hakusho is the rare tonal mishmash that works
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<img alt="Yusuke grabbing the ground mid-fight and looking at his opponent " src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/V0HK_4c5dPKSfLu1wcLOVwe0Dcw=/128x0:3968x2160/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72962229/YuYuHakusho_universal_base_na_03_zxx_edit.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: Netflix</figcaption>
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<p>Like in the original manga, Yusuke’s journey follows him through any genre it needs to</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/24000030/netflix-yu-yu-hakusho-live-action-review-yusuke-worthDaniel Dockery2023-11-23T11:04:00-05:002023-11-23T11:04:00-05:00Thanksgiving is Spider-Man’s holiday
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<img alt="Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) sits in front of a Thanksgiving feast prepared by his Aunt May (Rosemary Harris), who stands behind him as they both look off-screen with concern in Sam Raimi’s 2002 movie Spider-Man" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/DmGluN2RqZO6CZ7bhgFWO53HVBA=/228x0:2544x1303/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72895946/May.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: Columbia Pictures/Disney Plus</figcaption>
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<p>From Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man to the Macy’s Parade, it’s clear Peter Parker and Thanksgiving share a special link</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/23971196/spider-man-thanksgiving-connection-holidayDaniel Dockery2023-11-16T09:00:00-05:002023-11-16T09:00:00-05:00Godzilla reigns eternal thanks to years of tiny design changes
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<img alt="A lineup of Godzillas made to look like the “Evolution of Man” painting with Godzillas from 1954, 1962, 1964, 1974, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, and 2019" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/SAa7hadcU3boboCz5Pty8C0-vcw=/0x119:3000x1807/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72871164/Evolution_of_Godzilla_2.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Graphic: Will Joel/Polygon | Source images: Toho, Warner Bros.</figcaption>
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<p>Godzilla Minus One and Apple TV’s Monarch are just the latest looks for the King of the Monsters</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/23960731/godzilla-monarch-minus-one-tv-show-movie-historyDaniel Dockery2023-10-13T17:34:00-04:002023-10-13T17:34:00-04:00Taylor Swift’s breakup songs made The Eras Tour a mega-success, jokes be damned
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<img alt="Taylor Swift holds a pink guitar and looks up to the crowd away from her mic during Taylor Swift The Eras Tour at SoFi Stadium on August 3, 2023 in Inglewood, California" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/STdVRRaUym8lHCuHKSRUTVYk9Pw=/0x180:3460x2126/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72753894/GettyImages_1591259309.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Photo: Emma McIntyre/TAS23/Getty Images</figcaption>
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<p>Joke all you want, but the songs hit hard</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/23916051/taylor-swift-eras-tour-box-office-success-song-list-breakupsDaniel Dockery2023-10-13T12:00:00-04:002023-10-13T12:00:00-04:00Apple TV’s Godzilla show is the incredible missing link of the Monsterverse
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<img alt="Godzilla roaring in the rain toward a person standing near a bus with their back to the camera in Apple TV Plus’ Monarch: Legacy of Monsters" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/aei7UkeaiJDbvERHvilr1DVBuPw=/984x0:3837x1605/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72752493/Monarch_101_F00494F.0.jpg" />
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<p>Monarch Legacy of Monsters is all about stepping into a post-human hierarchy</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/23906907/godzilla-apple-tv-show-monarch-monsters-reviewDaniel Dockery2023-09-30T14:00:00-04:002023-09-30T14:00:00-04:00An earthquake changed one of Pokémon’s most promising seasons
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<img alt="Ash, with Pikachu on his shoulder, holds Snivy up proudly in an arena of people." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/1l4h9MwmYqksNSO6HerNZJk0QRU=/0x0:2852x1604/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72706104/Ash_and_Snivy.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: OLM/The Pokémon Company</figcaption>
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<p>And quashed Team Rocket’s chance to be scary again</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/pokemon/23895988/pokemon-black-white-anime-lost-episodes-fukushimaDaniel Dockery2023-09-28T09:00:00-04:002023-09-28T09:00:00-04:00The 10 most outrageous traps from the Saw franchise
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<img alt="Cary Elwes, rumpled and covered in filth, lies on a dirty basement floor and weeps as he tries to grab a cell phone lying on the floor just out of reach in the original 2004 Saw" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/YjT155DAZK_hOl8nuJAa_UnumeQ=/0x0:2048x1152/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72696893/Saw_2004.0.jpeg" />
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<p>Want to play a game?</p>
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