The Wind Rises–Movie Review
“All I wanted to do was to make something beautiful.” –Jiro Horikoshi If you live near an art-house theater you might have a chance to see The Wind Rises (Kaze… Read more »
Tag: Miyazaki
From Up on Poppy Hill–Movie Review
From Up on Poppy Hill (IMDB) (Kokuriko-zaka Kara) is not the greatest movie that Studio Ghibli ever made. Still, even a second-rank Studio Ghibli film probably beats a first-rank film… Read more »
Ponyo (DVD)–Anime Review
I wrote a capsule movie review of Ponyo back when it was released in American movie theaters. Now that I have had a chance to examine the DVD version I… Read more »
Is Ponyo a Classic?
is everything Miyazaki makes is now an instant classc? How about Howl’s Moving Castle? … And BTW, 20 miles is a big deal now? What a whiner. Just move somewhere… Read more »
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 »
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.
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 »
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 »
Whisper of the Heart–Anime Review
Studio Ghibli is the most prestigious of all anime studios. A small studio founded by acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki, it primarily does theatrical movies with clever, original screenplays and top-quality… Read more »