Director Makoto Shinkai’s follow up to Your Name finally hits select theaters dubbed and subbed in the US today. GKIDS brought it to US theaters in limited release Jan 15th, nationwide today. During a fan preview we watched, there was also a full interview with the director about the film and its themes. So let’s […]
Little Women was my first favorite book. I think I’ve probably read it 50 times, and cried, laughed and ached at pieces of it every time. I thought I had seen every version – I haven’t (see the link to a list later this post) – and liked some much more than others. And I […]
The first creature feature of 2020 drunk dives into theaters this Friday. Starring T.J. Miller and Kristen Stewart, the film follows a group of researchers in an underwater lab at eleven thousand meters deep. When an earthquake causes the vehicle to be destroyed and exposes the team to the risk of death, they are forced to […]
Shirou Emiya made his choice: to keep fighting, and to protect Sakura Matou. Due to the participation of Zouken Matou in the Holy Grail War, and his summoning of the Servant True Assassin, things begin to distort, steadily worsening day by day. Resolved to protect Sakura and not betray her, Shirou refuses to leave the […]
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, the final film of the Skywalker saga, as its been named, hits theaters this Friday. I had an opportunity to screen it in advance and have some thoughts on where things went. The resistance continues to fight against the First Order, but is finding their support dwindling. Meanwhile Leia […]
Looking through the queues of movies and old TV shows that are now available on Disney+ can be a bit daunting. There’s a ton to get through and you wonder when the streaming service is at full strength if it will be a bit overwhelming. But that’s the future. For those of us looking into […]
Coming off the success of the first live-action adaptation of Tokyo Ghoul, we dive back into the world of Ghouls and Humans with the latest installment Tokyo Ghoul S. Now a member of Anteiku, Ken Kaneki grows closer to the ghouls around him. Determined to protect his new home against anti-ghoul forces, he trains his […]
Evil resurfaces in Derry as director Andy Muschietti reunites the Losers Club—young and adult—in a return to where it all began with IT: Chapter Two. Because every 27 years evil revisits the town of Derry, Maine, “It Chapter Two” brings the characters—who’ve long since gone their separate ways—back together as adults, nearly three decades after […]
I know, I know, when you first saw the title, “Zombie Tidal Wave,” and heard that Ian Ziering was not only starring in it, but also the producer, you had dancing thoughts of “Sharknado”-ish action coming to Syfy on Aug. 17. I mean, the pieces all fit. The king of the “Sharknado” movies was moving […]
Disney’s latest attempt at a live-action remake has taken on Aladdin. Sadly the attempt fell on auto-toned ears. Going into the film, I didn’t have high exceptions simply due to what I had seen from the marketing so far. Will Smith’s appearance and take on Genie had me concerned the most. Granted, comparing him to […]
