Rafael Motamayor
Location
Stavanger, Norway
School
University Of Stavanger
Expertise
Shonen Anime, Star Wars Animated Projects, Kids' Animation
- Rafael was part of a team of writers that selected the 100 best animated sequences in history that won an award from the New York Press Club.
- He interviewed Hideaki Anno about making the last Evangelion movie.
- Rafael has covered every major international festival, from Cannes to Venice.
Experience
Rafael Motamayor has worked as a writer specializing in covering animation since 2018 for outlets such as Vulture, IGN, Polygon, IndieWire and The Hollywood Reporter. He keeps up with as many new anime shows as humanly possible while looking forward to his next film festival.
Education
Rafael has bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism and documentary production from the University of Stavanger, where he combined his passion for both filmmaking and journalism.
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Stories By Rafael Motamayor
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The vaults may seem like utopias in the Fallout TV series, but they have a much darker and more disturbing side.
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Let's head into the wasteland and talk about the ghouls from the Fallout series.
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Let's talk about that shocking, devastating new episode of X-Men '97. Major spoilers await you within.
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Keanu Reeves plays a guardian angel in Good Fortune, and that's something we want to see. Here's our footage reaction from CinemaCon 2024.
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Get ready to return to the Black Hills woods of Maryland, with Blumhouse and Lionsgate teaming up to revive the Blair Witch horror movie series.
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David Lynch co-wrote an animated fairytale called Snootworld for Netflix, but the streaming service rejected it.
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The Fallout TV series understands the best parts of the Fallout games and how to translate them to a new medium. Here's our review.
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Kit Harington has confirmed that the Jon Snow-led Game of Thrones spinoff/sequel series is not moving forward at the moment.
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Muad'Dib points the way to your home as Dune: Part Two gets release dates on digital platforms and physical media.
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Parasyte: The Grey, the alien invasion series from the director of Train to Busan, is scaling the Netflix top charts and is worth checking out for sci-fi fans.
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The final season of Evil gets in on the recent horror trend with its own The Omen-inspired storyline, as teased in the latest trailer.
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Kung Fu Panda 4 will be available for digital purchase and PVOD in April, while the sequel is still in theaters. There's also a new animated short with it
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Cartoon Network had a mandate against weirdness, but the show Flapjack still managed to be plenty weird.
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Christopher Nolan needed more time to develop as a filmmaker before he was ready to make Inception, one of his all-time best movies.
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Before debuting the first Pacific Rim trailer at San Diego Comic-Con, director Guillermo del Toro was a nervous wreck. Here's why.
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The First Omen star Nell Tiger Free says a scene in the upcoming horror prequel caused a few people to walk off set due to discomfort.
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The Apothecary Diaries is a thrilling, mysterious, and fun anime series, mixing House M.D. and Sherlock Holmes (only set in medieval China).
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Civil War filmmaker Alex Garland is determined to take a break from directing for the foreseeable future, although he does intend to continue writing movies.
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Frank Herbert's Dune and its sequels have now been turned into movies and TV mini-series multiple times. Here's our ranking of every adaptation.
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Explaining what the M-Count is in Star Wars requires an education on some fans' least favorite part of the franchise: midi-chlorians.
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Hayden Christensen had a wardrobe malfunction while shooting Star Wars: Episode 2.
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Godzilla x Kong gave us the world Jurassic World Dominion promised and failed to deliver.
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What are the Cosmic Force and the Living Force, and how do they differ in the Star Wars universe? Allow us to explain.
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What does the 'x' in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire actually refer to? Turns out, it's secretly a huge spoiler for the MonsterVerse film.
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In the previous MonsterVerse movie, the villain could be ripped to shreds because it was robotic. But that isn't the case in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.
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The big boys are headed back to the big screen! Here's what you need to remember before you see Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.
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The winter 2024 anime season had tons to offer, like legendary ongoing shows, the gayest sci-fi anime in years, a John Wick-esque anime about ninjas, and more.