Arrival – film review
Based on the novella “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang, Arrival tells the story of a reserved, gifted linguistics professor, Louise Banks…
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Reviews of films and direct-to-video works, including anime (excluding television series).
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – film review
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is set in the same fictional world as the Harry Potter books and movies, but this…
Moana – animated film review
Disney’s latest “princess movie”, Moana, does a lot of things right. Inner Workings, the short that precedes the main movie, is charming and…
Doctor Strange – film review
For reasons unfathomable (Disney magic, perhaps?), the Marvel movie machine keeps turning out entertaining films—I can’t think of a single turkey among them.…
Cars – animated film review
It’s been a couple years since I last watched Cars. Lightning McQueen is a rookie superstar on the racing circuit, and he has…
Sukeban Deka 2 – The Kazama Sisters’ Counter Attack- film review
Sukeban Deka 2 – The Kazama Sisters’ Counter Attack is set following the Sukeban Deka III television series. An evil mastermind has gained…
The Pirate Movie – film review
The Pirate Movie has always been one of my favorite popcorn flicks. It’s a parody of The Pirates of Penzance (which is itself…
Sukeban Deka the Movie – film review
I was introduced to the Sukeban Deka television series almost 20 years ago, and Sukeban Deka the Movie happens after the second series.…
Lady and the Tramp – animated film review
Lady and the Tramp has long been one of my favorite Disney animated features. I love the animation, I love the music, I…
The Book of Life – animated film review
When The Book of Life first came out, I was interested in seeing it, but I never got around to it. I have…
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension – film review
I remember enjoying The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension back in the day. It’s quirky, has some fun humor, and…
The Return of the King (1980) – animated film review
After the 1977 release of The Hobbit, Rankin/Bass took three years to create and release The Return of the King in 1980. They…
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – film review
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 picks up immediately after the previous film. Dobby has died, and Harry and company must…
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 – film review
The last book in the series was split into two films, the first being Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. This…
Firefox – film review
I remember watching Firefox back when it first came out, and loving it. It had been several years since I last watched this…
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – film review
The events in the sixth film in the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, help Harry, Ron, and Hermione learn to better…
Back to the Future Part III – film review
As with the second film, Back to the Future Part III picks up right where the previous one left off. Marty gets a…
The Flight of Dragons – television special review
Just over 30 years ago, The Flight of Dragons was brought to life by Rankin/Bass (the same people who did The Hobbit and…
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – film review
Taking us past the halfway point in the films, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix also heads farther into the darker…
Mobile Suit Gundam F91 – anime film review
Mobile Suit Gundam F91 is set in the Universal Century timeline (the main Gundam storyline) thirty years after the events in Mobile Suit…
Kubo and the Two Strings – film review
In Kubo and the Two Strings, Kubo and his mother live in a seaside cave near an unnamed village. Every day, the young…