Kyoto Animation Jumps the Shark
Part of the appeal of Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya as it was originally broadcast was in the uniquely confusing way that it was presented. It created a sort of meta-story… Read more »
Shakugan no Shana S
It seems that the supposed third season of Shana will actually be an OVA, probably with just one short story. Which actually makes me feel more optimistic about the project…. Read more »
Away We Go–Movie Review
Away We Go is an offbeat take on the road movie genre. Burt (John Krasinski) and Verona (Maya Rudolph) are a 30-something couple expected their first child. They suddenly realize… Read more »
Clannad Season 1–Anime Review
Clannad is the third in a series of shows from Kyoto Animation adapted from visual novels from Key/Visual Art’s. (The other two were Air and Kanon (2006).) Kanon is my… Read more »
Blessed Cellphone
Brian Ashcraft of Wired was having terrible luck with cell phones: he ran through four of them in less than a year. So he took his next one to the… Read more »
O’ Horten–Movie Review
O’ Horten is a quirky little Norwegian art-house film. The aptly-named Odd Horten is a shy, taciturn railway engineer who retires and then wanders around for the rest of the… Read more »
K-ON no Naku Koro ni
A horrible shock awaits K-ON! fans as Atarashii Prelude reveals the awful truth: How To Deal With A Jealous Ritsu The Fall Of Hirasawa Yui
My Neighbor Totoro–Anime Review
This may not be Hayao Miyazaki’s most profitable film, but it is probably the most beloved. Totoro toys and memorabilia are perennial favorites, and his image appears on the Studio… Read more »
Up–Movie Review
Up is probably the best movie Pixar has made since Toy Story. It isn’t the sort of game-changing breakthrough that Toy Story was in its day, but it is a… Read more »
Ask Anything You Want
The tourists are even allowed to consult the Oracle at Delphi. That scene reminded of when Chaz and I visited an ancient temple at Ise in Japan. Outside the gates,… Read more »