SoCal Anime Fans Assemble! “Anime Riverside 2023” had a robust turnout…

Stranger in a Not-So Strange Land… For full disclosure, I have to be honest; I am not a diehard anime fan. Yes, I can appreciate the occasional Studio Ghibli production (“Spirited Away,”” “Red Turtle”), and I’ve watched a few episodes of various anime series here and there, but if you asked me to name a…

A brief sampling of Disney’s “Star Wars: Visions” (2021)…

*****STAR DESTROYER-SIZED SPOILERS AHEAD!***** With the recent avalanche of Star Wars product on DisneyPlus since “The Mandalorian” opened the floodgates to the Disney streaming service in November of 2019, there has been an almost nonstop menagerie of new Star Wars content, with a lot more on the way (“The Book of Boba Fett,” “Kenobi” etc)….

The night I lost my Miyazaki virginity…

Last night, my wife took me (somewhat reluctantly at first) to see a 15 year-anniversary screening at our local cinema of one of her all-time favorite movies; the Academy Award-winning modern classic, “Spirited Away” (2001).  The animated feature is from Ghibli Studios, and is generally believed the be the masterpiece of prolific and legendary Japanese…