Add Some Sumptuous Silence to Your Halloween Watchlists with Lon Chaney’s ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ September 20, 2021
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Reviews You Go, I Go, Here We Go! ‘Ultraman Geed’ Lands with a Solid Meh 'Ultraman Geed' directly follows 2016's 'Ultraman Orb,' which was immensely popular. So 'Geed' certainly had big rubber boots to fill. Does it measure ... By Jamie GreeneJune 22, 20200
Movies Shout! Factory’s Universal Horror Collection Shines a Light on Forgotten B-Movie “Greats” Looking for some classic B-movie horror schlock? Say hello to Scream Factorys' Universal Horror Collection sets. Volume 5 features Paula the Ape-Girl! By Jamie GreeneJune 22, 20200
Animation Annecy 2020: ‘The Shaman Sorceress’ Tells a Story of Competing Faiths That Defies Expectations 'The Shaman Sorceress' is a sumptuously animated film that explores the conflict with Western cultures that eventually eroded Korean traditions. By Jamie GreeneJune 22, 20200
Animation Annecy 2020: ‘Shooom’s Odyssey’ Is Possibly the Most Adorable, Heartwarming Film at the Festival Say hello to Shooom and Squeek, the ridiculously cute owlet stars of Julien Bisaro and Claire Paoletti's 'Shooom's Odyssey.' By Jamie GreeneJune 19, 20200
Featured Post A Definitive Ranking of the Live-Action Batman Feature Film Scores We’re ranking the scores for all 10 (as of this writing) live-action feature films starring Batman as a main (or major) character! By Jamie GreeneJune 18, 20202
Featured Post The Inherent Political Power of Music: A Conversation with Vivek Maddala, ‘Asian Americans’ Composer We sit down with Vivek Maddala to discuss his unique approach to music, his score for 'Asian Americans,' and the inherent political nature ... By Jamie GreeneJune 16, 20200
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Animation GKIDS Retrospective: ‘Promare’ Our GKIDS retrospective looks at 'Promare,' which delivers an incredibly timely message about human rights and a more-than-subtext queer relationship. By Jamie GreeneJune 15, 20200
Animation The 2020 Annecy Festival is a Go… and Online for the First Time Ever If there’s one thing on which absolutely everyone can agree, it’s that 2020 has been weird. Feel free to substitute your own adjective ... By Jamie GreeneJune 15, 20200
Movies Behold the Sinister Nightmare that is 1933’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ 'Alice in Wonderland' (1933) doesn't hold back AT ALL in making Wonderland look as sinister and uninviting as possible. And it's a fantastic ... By Jamie GreeneJune 12, 20200
Animation GKIDS Retrospective: ‘Tokyo Godfathers’ Our GKIDS retrospective lands on the brand-new Shout! Factory release of Satoshi Kon's 2003 masterpiece, 'Tokyo Godfathers.' By Jamie GreeneJune 11, 20200
Featured Post 10 Questions with ‘Shirley’ Composer Tamar-kali We had the pleasure of chatting with Tamar-kali about her career, the wild variety of sound she employs in her music, and working ... By Jamie GreeneJune 9, 20200
Books The Importance of Representation in Picture Books… and Outdoors We need to see more faces of color in places where they've historically been made to feel excluded. And we need more Black ... By Jamie GreeneJune 8, 20200
Animation GKIDS Retrospective: ‘MFKZ’ Our GKIDS retrospective arrives at 2018's joint French-Japanese production 'MFKZ,' perhaps the label's most decidedly adult film. It earns its R rating. By Jamie GreeneJune 8, 20200
Featured Post GBBP 231: Minh Lê We welcome Minh Lê to the show! Minh is a children’s book author who is no stranger to this site. We reviewed his ... By Jamie GreeneJune 4, 20200
Music/Audio Big Finish Pushes the Limits of ‘The Human Frontier’ 'The Human Frontier,' which is ostensibly the last in the Big Finish Originals line, is available now as a digital download. By Jamie GreeneMay 28, 20200
Featured Post 32 Things I Learned about ‘The Invisible Man’ from the Blu-ray Bonus Features In this director's commentary for 'The Invisible Man,' writer/director Leigh Whannell gives a master class in filmmaking that's HIGHLY entertaining. By Jamie GreeneMay 28, 20200
Animation GKIDS Retrospective: ‘Ernest & Celestine’ Sometimes I just want to escape into a film that makes me a happy. And 'Ernest & Celestine' more than delivers. It's a ... By Jamie GreeneMay 27, 20200
Comics Go Hunting with Atelier Sentō’s ‘Onibi: Diary of a Yokai Ghost Hunter’ I'll be honest, Atelier Sento's 'Onibi: Diary of a Yokai Ghost Hunter' ticks a lot of my boxes, so I think I was ... By Jamie GreeneMay 21, 20200
Reviews Ultraman Returns in ‘Return of Ultraman,’ Natch As the first post-Tsuburaya series, 'Return of Ultraman' checks many of the same boxes and continues the franchise's winning formula. By Jamie GreeneMay 19, 20200
Add Some Sumptuous Silence to Your Halloween Watchlists with Lon Chaney’s ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ September 20, 2021
Witness the Birth and Evolution of a Genius: Three Early Makoto Shinkai Films Land on Blu-ray June 16, 2022
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