@Courtesy of Anniplex USA In the 1970s, they would have called Ubu Kamigori “bionic.” In the year 2099, she can be described as a biological-hybrid android reconstructed with Somadea technology. Regardless of the terminology, Kamigori did not ask for her new “enhanced” condition. Her new boss definitely took some creepy liberties, which is why their…
©Courtesy of GKIDS Honestly, animation was probably the only way to adapt Amélie Nothomb’s otherwise “unadaptable,” “biographical” novella. Describing the world as she supposedly saw it as a three-year-old toddler, her book-club-friendly The Character of Rain reads something like Look Who’s Talking in the style of Terrence Malick. Regardless, the title rugrat character has a…
©Courtesy of Sony Pictures Dating is never easy when you are sixteen, but it is especially hard for a Devil Hunter like Denji. Instead of attending high school, he spends his days patrolling the streets. Technically, he hunts devils, rather than the demons of other famous anime (and KPop) franchises, but it is the same…
©Courtesy of GKIDS A Danish princess is about to discover “The Undiscovered Country.” That metaphor for the mysteries of the afterlife, taken from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, previously inspired the sixth (and probably best) original Star Trek film. It also could have very easily served as the title for Mamoru Hosoda’s new anime feature. The title character’s…
©Courtesy of GKIDS When asked why he runs, a junior high track star replies “to win,” as if it’s a stupid question, but it isn’t. In fact, several Japanese track stars at various stages of their careers must wrestle with that question throughout this film, especially during losing streaks. Yet, they keep running in Kenji…
©Courtesy of Sony Pictures Instead of ghost-busting, demon-slaying could be the top movie profession of the 2020’s. Five years before the KPop Demons Hunters became a breakout sensation, the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime franchise (based on Koyoharu Gotouge’s manga) released the #1 global box-office champion of 2020. Admittedly, that year came with an…
©Courtesy of GKIDS “Linda Linda” is one of the biggest hits from Japan’s most popular punk bands, the Blue Hearts. Yet, this Japanese high school garage band totally makes it their own, despite their new Korean vocalist’s spotty command of the language. A lot of Americans discovered the real band indirectly through this film when…
©Courtesy of A24 In Wan Laiming’s classic 1961 Chinese animated film, the Monkey King created real Havoc in Heaven. Similarly, in this film, Ne Zhe, the Buddhist guardian folk hero, eventually leads a genuine insurrection against the celestial rulers, worthy of John Milton. Both films illustrate the Mainland Chinese movie going public’s continuing preference for…
©Courtesy of Watermelon Pictures “The Great Ravine” boasts valuable mineral deposits and fertile agricultural soil, but it is claimed by two rival nations. Frankly, it sounds a bit like the Kashmir Valley, especially since it appears in an animated feature produced in Pakistan. Unlike his neighbors, master glassworker Thomas Oliver wants nothing to do with…
© DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved. Gru and the Minions had little trouble going straight. Deckard Shaw also convincingly crossed over to the good side in Fast and Furious franchise. It just doesn’t seem fair that Mr. Wolf and his colleagues have so much trouble putting their criminal pasts behind them. Maybe people just get…
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