The Painted Veil
This movie is a class act: a historical drama filled with beautiful images, well-drawn characters and fine acting. Based on a novel by W. Somerset Maugham, it has a rather… Read more »
Author Archives: Jonathan Tappan
Dreamgirls
This is a film adaptation of the Broadway musical about a singing trio with a suspicious resemblance to The Supremes. It is top-level entertainment with rousing songs and some first-rate… Read more »
Kamichu! — Anime Review
Suppose, just for the sake of argument, that you woke up one morning and discovered that you had become a god. It might be great–perhaps you could solve all of… Read more »
Happy Feet
This movie is about penguins that sing and dance. It also has a plot, I think. There is a young penguin who can’t sing and wants to tap dance, but… Read more »
The Good Shepherd
Robert De Niro’s new movie (his second attempt as a director) is a long, dark and convoluted psychological thriller about the early days of the CIA and the men who… Read more »
Haruhi Suzumiya Clarification
OK, maybe I should clarify the previous post. First, I intend to buy the DVDs even if they mess them up badly. That’s the only practical way that I can… Read more »
Haruhi Suzumiya Licensed.
The teaser site now has an official announcement that The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is being released by Kadokawa Pictures USA and distributed by Bandai Entertainment. It also has a… Read more »
Inu Yasha–Anime Review
This is one of the most popular anime series of all time, though hard-core otaku tend to look down on it. It attracted an enormous audience when it was first… Read more »
Haruhi Suzumiya Licensed?
The web is buzzing with speculation that The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya has finally been licensed, based largely on a teaser site with teaser links from people who may be… Read more »
The Pursuit of Happyness [sic]
This movie starts with a statement that it is “inspired by a true story”. Of course that is Hollywood-speak for “there is not a grain of truth to be found… Read more »