“Grave of the Fireflies” was more than an animated film indeed, it surpassed both in scope and depth. The sentiments that war films evoke in normal viewers in the right manner it properly, particularly touched me. It made me this much a mere and pathetic ball of sorrow, much of that pall sibling ache within …
Oh how adorable a notion – A picture where Yeti’s refers to humans as “smallfoots” and views them as creatures reserved for tales. How do I compromise and grasp understanding of the other side? It is an invitation. Smallfoot, is in fact a rather politically incorrect musical and to stray even one bit from what …
Christmas has become extinct. It’s common knowledge that Christmas has become nothing but a holiday focused on features like insatiable greed, and after viewing the newly released remade iteration of Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch, one can almost reason that there is some grain of truth in such people’s complaints. Brought existence to this atrocity otherwise …
Five Nights at Freddy’s has, in my view, managed to polarize fans and critics in a much more dramatic manner than I have seen in a very long time. I am straddling the line of the fan and the critic and so my viewpoint is in the middle. Five Nights at Freddy’s as seen through …
A Silent Voice has been around since 2016, yet the first release of this film mostly went unnoticed as it was only screened in probably a few theaters in the US. Nevertheless, more than two years passed before the restoration was at long last confirmed, giving the western audience a chance to experience a video …
Kyoto Animation’s 2020 film “Violet Evergarden: The Movie” is significant in several important ways. One reason is that it serves as a direct sequel and conclusion to the first series, Violet Evergarden, whose ending really tied up things well, so I doubt there will be more chapters or further seasons for it. Moreover, “The Movie” …
Blame! is a new name for a Netflix adaptation of its classic manga. The movie that is fresh has not the old gloomy realism but it’s own punch as a sci-fi action. It tells the story of Killy, who is an unknown person traveling through the huge and empty ruins of megacity to look for …
Netflix’s The Monkey King is an animated film about growing up, but it has difficulty finding its feet. The premise is engaging, and the animation is colorful at times. However, what holds back The Monkey King are the elements that are more ordinary about it– its action is lackluster and its main character is unlikable. …
In The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store by Tsuchika Nishimura, a shopping center and its staff are transformed to accommodate anthropomorphic animals. It may be brief, but Production I.G.’s anime adaptation of The Concierge is a funny and beautifully made realization of Nishimura’s idea. It also serves as a reflection on what places like Hokkyoku …
In the west, many women as children are sold as prostitutes in the towns that dot the arid desert. Each of them is forced to satisfy the desires of men, and each of them falls in love. Prostitutes are not free to choose who they love despite having several men at their disposal . “What …
