Ponyo–Movie Review
Finally after all these years I got to see a Hayao Miyazaki movie in a theater on a big screen. This mini-review is based on the dubbed version currently in… Read more »
The Time Traveler’s Wife–Movie Review
Henry DeTamble (Eric Bana) has a problem: a time travel disorder. Every so often he has something like a epileptic seizure which causes him to vanish from the present and… Read more »
Final Thoughts on “Endless Eight”
The story finally ends, in a suitably anticlimactic manner. It feels like the folks at Kyoto Animation are as sick of it as we are. So why did they do… Read more »
Princess Mononoke–Anime Review
Hayao Miyazaki’s second most successful movie (after Spirited Away) is a dark, exciting adventure story that resonates with the power of myth.
Cosplayers At ConnectiCon 2009
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Why Pagodas Don’t Fall Down
The Economist examines the question of why Japanese pagodas don’t fall down during earthquakes. The answer is a bit surprising.
Like Simoun?
Pete quotes my whimsical description of Umi Monogatari and adds: Sounds like Simoun. The question is, if it’s any good as an anime. Let me set the record straight. Umi… Read more »
The Hurt Locker–Movie Review
The Hurt Locker is a riveting film, thoughtful and realistic. It is a slice-of-life (and death) story about a bomb squad stationed in Baghdad in 2004, about the time that… Read more »
Summer 2009 Anime Season First Impressions
This may be the weakest season ever (or rather, since I started paying attention to such things.) The recession is probably a factor. Fewer anime series are being produced (though… Read more »
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince–Movie Review
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the sixth movie in the series, and I actually liked it more than the previous two. It is dark, stylish and witty. Like… Read more »