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May 30, 2019

“Howl’s Moving Castle” Is Miyazaki’s Personal Favorite, And It’s Easy to See Why

Howl's Moving Castle, Hayao Miyazaki's sprawling, mythic steampunk fantasy from 2004, is one of the master's more underrated features.
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May 28, 2019

The Simple Pleasures of “Ponyo”

One of Hayao Miyazaki's lighter, sentimental films is a celebration of ordinary life & parental love as seen through the eyes of a child.
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May 19, 2019

“Princess Mononoke” & the Beauty of Unpleasant Matters

One of Miyazaki's most enduring classics, Princess Mononoke addresses the concepts of violence and hatred in a way young viewers can understand.
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May 18, 2019

Pigs Fly in Miyazaki’s Swashbuckling Sea Adventure “Porco Rosso”

Porco Rosso is yet another swashbuckling adventure in the grand tradition of Hayao Miyazaki, a high-flying caper about a flying pig who's also a sea pirate.
Laputa: Castle in the Sky&
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May 10, 2019

“Castle in the Sky” Is Miyazaki’s Swashbuckling Steampunk Adventure

While it doesn't have the reputation of Miyazaki's later works, Studio Ghibli's sophomore film serves as a lovely steampunk primer to the man's filmography.
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May 9, 2019

“Albatross Soup” Is a Psychedelic Riddle Riddled with Clashing Tones

Winnie Cheung's award-winning short is filled with trippy imagery, but might be too frenetic for its own good.
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April 6, 2019

This Magnificent Cake! Review: Five Slices of an Interconnected Story

While the macabre stop-motion animation of this animated anthology is sweet, its approach to colonialism leaves a bitter taste in the mouth.
Spider-Man Into the Spider-VerseS
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December 2, 2018

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Review – A Web-Slinging Animated Classic in the Making

Miles Morales gets the big-screen treatment he deserves, an aesthetically vibrant, action-packed story that might just be one of the best animated superhero films of..
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October 15, 2018

CIFF 2018 Dispatch, Part 1 (Feat. Interview w/Felix van Groeningen)

This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood The 54th Chicago International Film Festival is more than just an amped-up pledge drive for Cinema/Chicago – it’s..
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September 13, 2018

BoJack Horseman Season 5 TV Review: As Devastating and Bleakly Funny As Ever

Netflix’s bittersweet tale of talking animals and the vagaries of celebrity returns for a thoughtful fifth season filled with even more emotional depth and acerbic..