*****YUBABA-SIZED SPOILERS!***** Nearly seven years ago in late 2016, one of the first columns I did for this site was on losing “my Miyazaki virginity” by agreeing to see my wife’s favorite movie, “Spirited Away,” which was returning to theaters for its 15-year anniversary. While anime is not necessarily my favorite genre, I saw something…
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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)….
Retro-Musings: “Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot” (1967) was a goofy staple of childhood…
Mecha Memories. When I was a kid, VCRs weren’t really a thing yet (let alone DVDs, BluRays, DVRs or streaming), so you watched whatever was on TV at the time. Usually a favorite movie of yours would air once a year, if you were lucky, and you would make sure your butt was home and…
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…