Movie Review: The Boy and the Heron
I definitely was a bit worried. While I adore what Hayao Miyazaki, the Walt Disney of Japan, he hasn’t made a film since The Wind …
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Movie Review: Godzilla Minus One
I can see American audiences going: do we really need another Godzilla movie? Well, yes and no. No, we don’t need anymore American Godzilla movies, …
Movie Review: Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
My entry into Japanese anime storytelling was not Spirited Away or My Neighbor Totoro, unfortunately. Instead, it was Dragon Ball Z (DBZ), a martial arts …
Movie Review: Inu-Oh
This is a review I take very little pleasure in writing. In general, movies that are legitimately trying to do something interesting are movies that …
Movie Review: Bullet Train
The pedigree for Bullet Train is sky high. David Leitch, the director, helped bring us John Wick and also helmed the sneaky good Deadpool Sequel. …
Movie Review: Belle (2021)
With Hayao Miyazaki mostly retired from the animation game. There’s a question in Japan of who is going to pick up his mantle. My current …
Movie Review: Prisoners of the Ghostland
I think we’re at the point in movie history where we get one great Nicholas Cage movie a year out of what I assume are …
Movie Review: Close-Knit
Black Panther. Love, Simon. The Force Awakens. It’s wonderful when you can see someone like you in a movie. Representation is a perennial struggle in …
Covid Classics: Look to the East
Americans tend to only get a distinctly Western view of movies, with superheroes, Oscar season, and the occasional British romcom. However, if they looked across …
Movie Review: Weathering With You
Hayao Miyazaki’s retirement left a gaping hole in the Japanese animated moviemaking world, with fans wondering who would dare try to step into his shoes. …