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)
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Movie Club: Paprika (2006)
Satoshi Kon was a masterful storyteller, and his name is renowned among anime enthusiasts. Kon has a distinct lifelike art style that manages to be both true to life and successful at capturing the frantic anime energy that’s familiar to the genre. His stories are heartwarming human experiences that plumb deep into the psychology of … Continue reading Movie Club: Paprika (2006)
Movie Club: Memories (1995)
This week for movie club Mikel picked an awe-inspiring anthology from Japan: Memories (1995). Clocking in at just under two hours, Memories is an animated collection of manga short stories written by Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of Akira and Steamboy. The film is divided into three segments, each directed by a different person: Magnetic Rose directed … Continue reading Movie Club: Memories (1995)
Sam Wolfe is alive 