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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A number of American remakes have turned out surprisingly well, including the top-rated one on IMDb (a crime thriller from an Oscar-winning director).
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Season 6 part 2 of Cobra Kai has given us all a new romance to ship, Chozen and Kim! Here's why this unlikely couple is a perfect match.
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One of David Fincher's masterpieces is getting an unexpected IMAX theatrical release in 2025 to commemorate a major anniversary.
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Few know how to hold a grudge like Clint Eastwood, as evidenced by that time he declared war on Coca-Cola after passing on directing The Karate Kid.
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Multiple Marvel movie actors make cameos in Bullet Train, one of which even represents a full-circle moment for the Brad Pitt action-comedy.
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For all of the Star Wars franchise's filmmaking achievements over the decades, only one Star Wars movie has won big at the Oscars.
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The threequel Paddington in Peru is the least enjoyable of the Paddington movies, but it still ends up being pretty charming. Here's our review.
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Cobra Kai season 6 part 2 has revealed the dark secret from Mr. Miyagi's past, and it recontextualizes what we previously knew about the character.
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Cobra Kai season 6 part 2 leaves no doubts about which character is the one and true villain of the entire Karate Kid franchise.
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Disney+ has unveiled a trailer featuring the first footage from Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth series and Tony Gilroy's Andor season 2. Check it out!
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Gil Birmingham is game to reprise his role as Thomas Rainwater for a future Yellowstone project, assuming certain preconditions are met.
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If you want to follow the sordid saga of Damien, the little kid who grew up to be the antichrist, here's how to watch The Omen movies in order.
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Dune: Prophecy takes place thousands of years before the Dune movies, so what's the long-term plan for the show? Here's what its producers had to say.
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The Michelle Yeoh-led American Born Chinese only got a short run on Disney+ before it was canceled. Here's the reason behind its early demise.
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Bones and Sleepy Hollow's crossover remains one of the weirdest yet nevertheless fascinating crossovers in television history.
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Agatha All Along has emerged as a highlight of Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, setting a Rotten Tomatoes record along the way.
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Arcane is a very popular, critically-acclaimed hit, so why has Netflix canceled the animated series after two seasons? Turn out, there's another factor at play.
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A billboard in a new episode of The Simpsons references one of the show's greatest moments and sparks questions about the future of a beloved character.
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2024 has seen a handful of major box office flops, but one of the biggest theatrical bombs of the year has gained new life on Netflix.
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Netflix's animated series Jurassic World: Chaos Theory is delivering on the promise that the Jurassic World film trilogy failed to follow through on.
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From the horrors of Sleepy Hollow to the trauma of The Neverending Story, here are the 10 best dark fantasy movies ever made.
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Patrick McHale's animated miniseries Over the Garden Wall has made the leap from 2D animation to stop motion, thanks to Aardman.
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Having directed a couple of films already, Jason Bateman nearly called the shots on what wound up being one of the best comedies since 2000.
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Dragon Ball Daima makes the Dragon Ball anime franchise more accessible than ever, and not just because it's streaming on Netflix.
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The Simpsons season 36 pokes fun at a lesser-known Martin Scorsese movie in what might be one of the show's most hyper-specific parodies ever.
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Movie theme parks used to showcase how movies were made, but while American parks have abandoned this, the idea lives on in Japan.
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The Simpsons season 36 episode 'Shoddy Heat' revealed why Homer still works at Springfield's nuclear power plant, despite being terrible at his job.