Matthew Magnus Lundeen is a writer, critic, and aspiring cinephile trying way too hard and simultaneously not enough. He writes anime features for Game Rant when he isn't trying to write fiction.

AlthoughFullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood was more successful for being faithful to its source material, its first adaptation, released in 2003, is still held in high regard for its darker tone and ...

When Edward and Alphonse meet a so-called religious leader who can invoke miracles, they believe he's carrying the philosopher's stone. Edward and Alphonse struggle over whether they should reveal the ...

Normally, when remakes are demanded, it’s because something went terribly wrong with the original, whether that meant the animation wasn’t sufficient for the adaptation or the writing tanked right at ...

Two young brothers are raised as alchemists, but when they are severely injured trying to perform a forbidden act, they begin searching for the one thing that can save them; the fabled philosopher's ...