The Problem with 3-D Movies
The movie industry is thrilled with the first-weekend box office success of Monsters vs Aliens and is convinced that 3-D movies of this sort are the wave of the future…. Read more »
Monthly Archives: March 2009
Monsters vs. Aliens–Movie Review
I went to see Monsters vs Aliens partly because I had a chance to see it in 3-D, and I wanted to see how good the latest version of the… Read more »
Spirited Away–Anime Review
This is probably the most acclaimed anime ever made. It won the 2002 Oscar for Best Animated Feature, the only foreign-language film ever to do so. It is one of… Read more »
Knowing–Movie Review
Few things are sadder than a good idea badly executed. Knowing seems to have a good idea at its core. If it had a talented writer and a skilled director… Read more »
Clannad After Story–Episode 22
Fail. I guess this just illustrates the difficulty of converting a visual novel into the linear format of an anime. Kyoto Animation did a fine job of this with Kanon… Read more »
Confessions of a Shopaholic–Movie Review
I had fairly low expectations for Confessions of a Shopaholic and they were mostly fulfilled. There are some funny moments, but on the whole the script is hokey, predictable, uninspired… Read more »
Anime and the Forty-Seven Ronin
While reading Paul Varley’s Japanese Culture I was struck by his account of the tale of the “Forty-Seven Ronin.” It shed new light on something that had been bothering me,… Read more »
Fushigi Yugi–Anime Review
This is an interesting series. I don’t think I would call it a great classic, but it certainly has some dedicated fans. At first glance, from the way it is… Read more »
Watchmen–Movie Review
I’m not much of a comic book reader. Occasionally I am intrigued enough by an anime to check out the original manga, but that’s about it. As a result, I… Read more »
Repulsed?
I thought everyone followed Jonathan, but apparently the way he mixes up anime with the hollywoodism repulses people. It’s understandable… –Author, アニ・ノート, Those Pesky Pronouns Well, of course I write… Read more »