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Perfect Blue
I wrote an article for the AllTheAnime blog reflecting on Perfect Blue as a horror film, while my Neo, Uncooked Media review of the 2013 Blu-ray release follows. Following Cowboy Bebop, the fledgling label Anime Limited’s new release is … -
The Wings of Honneamise
(Neo Magazine, Uncooked Media – I also wrote an article about the production of the film for the AllTheAnime blog and another article that’s reproduced below the review.) Picture a world different from ours in intricate, tiny details, ye… -
Erased
(Neo, Uncooked Media – I also have an article on the live-action Netflix version on the AlltheAnime site.) (Volume 1) If Stephen King scripted an anime, it might look like Erased, which Anime Limited is releasing in two six-part volumes….
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Retrospective: The Company of Wolves
(SFX Magazine, Future Publishing) The sign on the soundstage door warns, “Wolves on set.” Within, the fairy-tale forest is darkened. This is a night scene, i… -
Paul
(Judge Dredd Megazine, Rebellion) Back in 2004, I spent a strange day at Ealing Studios in west London, watching Simon Pegg and Nick Frost playing whack-a-zo… -
The Horde
(Judge Dredd Megazine, Rebellion) The slew of zombie films continues with The Horde, a French feature from newcomers Yannick Dehan and Benjamin Rocher. By th…
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Big Hero 6
(Sight & Sound, BFI – I also wrote an article on the film’s production for the MangaUK blog.) I saw Disney’s CGI cartoon Big Hero 6 when it premiered at … -
Kung Fu Panda 3
[Whereas I have an entry on the original Kung Fu Panda film in my 100 Animated Feature Films book, here’s my review of the third film for Sight & Sound m… -
Ferdinand
(Sight & Sound, BFI) The Story of Ferdinand was a picture book published in America in 1936, with a story by Munro Leaf and illustrations by Robert Lawso…
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My Neighbor Andrew Turned Out to Be the Real Totoro—A Trek Through the Sayama Woods
You have been doing a lot of research recently about Hayao Miyazaki’s film ‘My Neighbor Totoro.’ That’s right. Are you interested in where Director Miyazaki … -
I Boarded the Galaxy Express with a British Friend and Ended Up Debating the Soul of Leiji Matsumoto world.
We’ve been to the Leiji Matsumoto 50th anniversary exhibition in Roppongi, which Andrew wrote up as a report for Animation World Network, illustrated by Carl… -
From Heidi to Kaguya: Our Visit to the Takahata Exhibit
We recently went to the Isao Takahata Exhibition in Tokyo to report on it for Animation World Network (our report is here). As fans of Takahata’s work, we ha…