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The House of the Lost on the Cape review
Entertainment tends to turn tragedy into spectacle. Habitually, the focus is on delivering vivid depictions of the catastrophic rather than…
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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko review
Conventional roles are muddied in director Ayumu Watanabe’s (Children of the Sea, Space Brothers #0) Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko. Nikuko…
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The Deer King review
A directorial debut can be a difficult undertaking. Often, experience is indispensable when it comes to artistic expression. But Masashi…
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Panda! Go, Panda! Blu-ray+DVD review
In October 1972, the Ueno Zoo received a pair of pandas, commemorating diplomatic ties between China and Japan. This wasn’t…
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Ryoma! Prince of Tennis review
The Prince of Tennis has enjoyed a whimsical 23-year history. The original manga debuted in 1999 and followed Ryoma Echizen,…
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5 Centimeters Per Second review
The first episode of 5 Centimeters Per Second clarifies the meaning of the film’s title- it’s the rate that cherry…
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Children Who Chase Lost Voices review
Ideally, art provides contemplation of life’s inevitable hardships. But far too often, many modern movies deliver little more than sugar-coated…
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The Place Promised in Our Early Days review
What the Universe Dreams About…. For some, 2016’s Your Name might have served as an introduction to the artistry of…
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Gintama The Very Final review
Too often, media like manga, television, and film aren’t on a predetermined trajectory. Instead, storylines are drawn out as long…
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Belle review
Much like his 2009 film, Summer Wars, director Mamoru Hosoda’s latest effort offers an intriguing contrast between the real and…
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