The early 2000’s was a wild time for digital media. The onset of commercially available video editing software, particularly Windows Movie Maker, brought video editing into consumers’ hands, and many aspiring editors thought to pair their favorite anime with popular English language music in a now widely recognized form: AMVs. AMVs, or anime music videos, … Continue reading Rediscovering Anime: Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)
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Movie Club: Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
For Movie Club this week I decided to get into the spirit of the season by bringing my favorite Christmas movie to the table. To be frank, there aren’t many holiday films that I enjoy. I've never really connected with the ways it's traditionally depicted in media, but whenever I'm in the mood for a … Continue reading Movie Club: Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
Movie Club: Shin Kamen Rider (2023)
This week I got to pick again for Movie Club, so I had to go for the hat-trick and finish the trilogy (so far) of “Shin” films by Hideaki Anno. Like Ultraman, Kamen Rider is a series I've only admired from a distance; with so many different installments, it's difficult to tell where a good … Continue reading Movie Club: Shin Kamen Rider (2023)
Movie Club Double Feature: Shin Godzilla (2016) & Shin Ultraman (2022)
This week for Movie Club I watched two movies on my way back from Japan. On the flight home I had the opportunity to watch Hideaki Anno’s Shin Godzilla (2016), and the film he wrote after it, Shin Ultraman (2022). While Shin Ultraman is helmed by a different director, Shinji Higuchi (co-director of Shin Godzilla), … Continue reading Movie Club Double Feature: Shin Godzilla (2016) & Shin Ultraman (2022)
Movie Club: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
It’s always interesting when your first encounter with a movie is out in the world, rather than a theater setting. That’s what happened to me with this week’s pick, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022). I had just started unpacking in my mom’s guest room late at night after a delayed flight. I didn’t know … Continue reading Movie Club: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
Movie Club: Belladonna of Sadness (1973)
The following review contains descriptions of sexual content. I love suggesting animated movies when it’s my turn to pick for Movie Club. I am seldom more captivated by film than I am when watching animation, and I love learning the stories about the production that goes into making an animated feature. I had heard about … Continue reading Movie Club: Belladonna of Sadness (1973)
Movie Club: Killjoy (2000)
One fun thing about the movie club is that we're really willing to watch almost anyone's movie pick, no matter how off the beaten path it is. Previous highlights include For Y'ur Height Only (1981) and The Holy Mountain (1973); we get to see movies we'd sometimes never otherwise watch because the decision is made … Continue reading Movie Club: Killjoy (2000)
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