Common Symbolism in Anime
I put a bunch of notes here about common symbols. These are my own interpretations and speculation. You can take it for what it is worth.
A Little Snow Fairy Sugar–Anime Review
I’m getting a little tired of constantly typing “this series is not suitable for young children”, or words to that effect. So here is one that won’t require me to… Read more »
Stranger Than Fiction
I associate Will Farrell with comedies that are funny but rather dopey; his last movie Talladega Nights is a classic example. However his latest movie is different. It’s a low-key… Read more »
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
(…moving from the sublime to the ridiculous…) I’m giving this movie a mild recommendation because it is extremely funny, and I’m prepared to forgive just about anything if it is… Read more »
Haibane Renmei–Anime Review
Can a television series qualify as great literature? In principle I don’t see any reason why one couldn’t, but few of them have any such ambitions. In any case great… Read more »
The Prestige
I can’t avoid comparing The Prestige with The Illusionist, a movie that I saw a couple of months ago. Both are rather dark stories about stage magicians practicing their craft… Read more »
Strawberry Marshmallow — Anime Review
This show has no particular ambition other than to be very funny, and to a large extent it succeeds. The episodes on the first two DVDs are the funniest things… Read more »
The Departed
If there is a lesson to be taken home from Martin Scorsese’s new movie, it must be that Irish gangsters are more ruthless and bloodthirsty than Italian gangsters. This is… Read more »
Flags of Our Fathers
Everyone who has taken photographs knows that sometimes you get a great picture by pure luck. If you take enough pictures, sooner or later you will press the shutter at… Read more »
Kino’s Journey — Anime Review
A young traveler on a talking motorcycle travels from place to place, never staying anywhere more than three days. Each new place has a story of its own. Sometimes the… Read more »