This year’s Studio Ghibli Fest finally takes fans to The Secret World of Arrietty – the directorial debut of Hiromasa Yonebayashi. It’s always interesting to see a film from Ghibli… Read more The Secret World of Arrietty Review: Rich detail and great characters create one of Ghibli’s best →
Filled with a sense of free spirit and standout performances, The Peanut Butter Falcon is a touching and heartfelt feature debut of collaborative writer/directors Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz that’s… Read more The Peanut Butter Falcon Review: A feel-good and fulfilling adventure →
Now, I’ll be the first to tell you that going into the live-action adaptation of the iconic Nickelodeon animated series Dora the Explorer – I was expecting the worst. Frankly,… Read more Dora and the Lost City of Gold Review: Surprisingly great summer flick for families →
Here we are again with another outing of Disney’s plan to create live-action remakes of their animated classics, Aladdin. However, unlike most of Disney’s remakes, Aladdin has faced a litany… Read more Aladdin Review: Musters up enough nostalgic magic, but not much else →
Laika Studios, the creators of Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings, brings another stop-motion adventure to the big screen with Missing Link and creates a suitably fun time for… Read more Missing Link Review: A charming animated adventure you don’t want to miss out on →
When seeing the lineup for this year’s Studio Ghibli Fest, I was more than excited to see one of my personal favorites, Howl’s Moving Castle, kicking off this year’s series.… Read more Howl’s Moving Castle Review: A true timeless classic and one of Miyazaki’s best →
Anime has always been a tricky medium for me to navigate through. In my personal experience, there is very little middle ground in animes that I enjoy, and I end… Read more Made in Abyss: Journey’s Dawn Review: A recap for the series I won’t be going back for any more →
Attempting to put a modern spin on a classic story, The Kid Who Would be King falls short of being anything invigorating and comes off more as boring and uninspiring.… Read more The Kid Who Would Be King Review: A straightforward and boring adaptation of a classic tale →
