Hello friends, it’s time for another edition of What I’ve Been Reading. Surprisingly, there are no pieces about video games this time around! More
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What I’ve Been Reading: August 13, 2017
August 13, 2017
Culture, Internet, Movies, What I've Been Reading Apology theatre, Film criticism, Speech norms Leave a comment
What I’ve Been Reading: January 22, 2017
January 22, 2017
Culture, Internet, Movies, Music, Video Games, What I've Been Reading Awesome Games Done Quick, Bollywood, Japanese rock music, Racism, Steve Harvey Leave a comment
This week, What I’ve Been Reading is going international! Sort of. You’ll see what I mean after the jump. More
Things I’m Most Looking Forward To in 2017
January 19, 2017
Anime, Internet, Movies, Television, Video Games, Web Series A Hat in Time, Brand New, Bravest Warriors, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Elevent Little Roosters, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Night in the Woods, Persona 5, Poi, Sense8, Yooka-Laylee, Your Name 1 Comment
An annual tradition for this blog is to list stuff I’m looking forward to in the coming year. Because I’m about two weeks behind where I need to be, here’s the stuff I’m looking forward to in 2017. More
What I’ve Been Reading: December 4, 2016
December 4, 2016
Anime, Business, Culture, Internet, Movies, Video Games, What I've Been Reading Keiichi Hara, Keijo!!!!!!!!, Miss Hokusai, Toilets, Video game archival Leave a comment
- Bullets in the intro? Whose idea was that?
It was mine.
- We’re fucked.
Anyway, let’s talk about anime and video games and shit.
What I’ve Been Reading: November 20, 2016
November 20, 2016
Culture, Internet, Movies, Super-nerdity, Video Games, What I've Been Reading Ratchet and Clank, Siberia, Snowballs, Twitter, Vine Leave a comment
A brief one this week, ribbed for your pleasure. (Disclaimer: Not actually ribbed.) More
The Ghibli Watch: Final Thoughts
June 4, 2016
Anime, Movies Hayao Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Morita, Isao Takahata, Studio Ghibli, The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness, Toshio Suzuki Leave a comment
Here are the links to the two parts of my Ghibli watch: Part 1 & Part 2.
When I pledged to watch every mainline Studio Ghibli movie (plus Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Ocean Waves) back in February, I expected to be taken on a 22-film journey of magic and wonder. That didn’t happen. Some of the films were mundane. Others were just dull. Disappointment was frequent and often sustained.
But some of that magic and wonder did eventually appear, and it was in those moments that I understood why Studio Ghibli is such a beloved institution. Like any studio, they’ve had their ups and downs over the years, but the quality of their best output is undeniable. To gain some more perspective on how the studio functions and why it produces the kind of movies it does, I decided to watch the recent documentary about the studio, The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness. More
The Ghibli Watch, Part 2
May 16, 2016
Anime, Movies Arrietty, From Up onPoppy Hill, Gorō Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Hiroyuki Morita, Howl's Moving Castle, Isao Takahata, My Neighbors the Yamadas, Ponyo, Spirited Away, Studio Ghibli, Tales from Earthsea, The Cat Returns, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, The Wind Rises, When Marnie Was There 1 Comment
A few months ago, I resolved to watch every single feature-length mainline Studio Ghibli film from start to finish. I posted Part 1 a couple of months ago, which covered Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind to Princess Mononoke. I finally finished this project yesterday, and here are my thoughts on My Neighbors the Yamadas to When Marnie Was There.
Two disclaimers: 1) This piece contains spoilers for all the films discussed! 2) Unless otherwise stated, when I write “Miyazaki” by itself, I’m referring to Hayao Miyazaki and not his son Gorō.
Alright, let’s dive in! More
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