© Amazon MGM Studios Life is simple for Kazuma Kiryu when he fights in yakuza-sponsored underground fights: keep punching until he is the last man standing. Everything else is much more complicated, because of his complex and sometimes contradictory loyalties to his yakuza clan, their broader criminal alliance, and his adopted family of orphans. Of course,…
©Courtesy of Netflix The original Mobile Suit Gundam deserves a lot of credit for making “mecha” a thing. It was also notable at the time for featuring human beings as both the heroes and the bad guys, within a science fiction anime context. Naturally, most viewers identified with the Earth Federation Forces (EFF), since all…
In “Mending Wall,” Robert Frost wrote: “good fences make good neighbors,” but it is unclear whether the poet laureate truly agreed with the sentiment. For the Chenoweth Family and their neighbors, the border a gasmask-clad man draws around and through their properties represents a deadly sinister invisible barrier. The mystery man certainly looks creepy—presumably that…
©Courtesy of Adult Swim Do not expect much cross-promotion for this new anime series in the Guggenheim rotunda. For many viewers, the sight of any seemingly benign spiral will cause great unease, even after just one episode. As fans of Junji Ito’s cult-classic manga and the 2000 live-action adaptation directed by Higuchinsky (a.k.a. Akihiro Higuchi)…
Photo by Courtesy of Paramount Pictures – © 2024 Paramount Animation Remember when Spider-Man and Nick Fury both appeared in the third installment of Marvel’s four-issue Transformers limited-series? That was when the comic company was the king of toy licensing deals. Of course, their four-part series extended into an eighty-issue run, developing its own separate and…
©Courtesy of Crunchyroll Joining a Japanese pop “idol” group is almost like enlisting in the military. There is constant practice, a rigid chain of command, and a strict code of conduct—but absolutely no boyfriends allowed. Yet, aspiring idols continue to dream of fans’ adulation. Kazumi Takayama would know. The “graduate” of the powerhouse female idol…
©Courtesy of GKIDS Momo Ayase and her “Okarun” classmate are both simultaneously like Mulder and Scully of The X-Files. He ardently believes in UFO phenomenon, but remains skeptical of ghosts. Conversely, she completely accepts the supernatural, but scoffs at the possibility of extraterrestrial visitors. They will dissuade each other of their disbeliefs, in the most…
©Courtesy of Rawhide Pictures As the fortieth president, he so completely defined the 1980s, they are often generically referred to as “The Reagan Years.” He also greatly altered the course of history, turning the tide of the Cold War, in favor of the Western free world. Yet, despite his popularity and success, Ronald Reagan’s legacy…
Photo by Courtesy of Netflix – © © 2024 Netflix, Inc. Considering the growing anxiety regarding artificial intelligence (AI), this ought to be the Terminator franchise’s moment in the (nuclear winter-shrouded) sun. After all, Skynet’s deadly revolt and its merciless killing machines have become a part of the cultural vernacular, fueling our collective unease with AI….
©Courtesy of Lionsgate It is not fair that the shadow of Brandon Lee still looms over this new movie version of The Crow, because Vincent Perez, Eric Mabius, Edward Furlong, and Mark Dacascos all played the risen avenger in the sequels and one-season TV series that followed the tragic 1994 film. However, life is not…
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