Violence Voyager (2019).
Nowhere else have I found sound design that’s made me so intensely uncomfortable as in Violence Voyager, and that’s the least of it. This nightmarish Japanese animated film has a… Continue reading "Violence Voyager (2019)."
Author: Haydn Spurrell
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Telltale’s The Walking Dead: The Definitive Edition (2019).
Skybound Entertainment’s release of the entire Telltale Games’ Walking Dead saga is bittersweet. This series, as a whole, epitomises the legacy of a now dead studio. It’s an uneven collection… Continue reading "Telltale’s The Walking Dead: The Definitive Edition (2019)."
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Angel’s Egg (1985).
Over thirty years ago director Mamoru Oshii and artist Yoshitaka Amano created a seventy-one minute short film with little plot, even less dialogue, and with such little broader appeal that… Continue reading "Angel’s Egg (1985)."
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It: Chapter Two (2019).
Side quests punctuate part two of Andy Muschietti’s effort to adapt Stephen King’s monstrous 1986 novel, detours that are superfluous in a story that’s thinner than it’s pretending to be.… Continue reading "It: Chapter Two (2019)."
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The Farewell (2019).
Director Lulu Wang’s eyes are firmly on the ground in her charming, heart-warming and tenderly funny drama about family, culture, and the immigrant experience. It reaches deep into the well,… Continue reading "The Farewell (2019)."
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Batman: Hush (2019).
The biggest talking point to come from the latest in DC Animation’s ever-growing line of original films is the major change to the source material that comes late in the… Continue reading "Batman: Hush (2019)."
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Weathering with You (2019).
Is Makoto Shinkai’s latest film ‘Weathering with You’ stylistically consistent or simply rote? Makoto Shinkai’s follow-up to his 2016 mega-hit Your Name has a lot of pressure stacked on top… Continue reading "Weathering with You (2019)."
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Midsommar (2019).
Dani Ardor emotes physically, viscerally, and she loses control when circumstances overwhelm her. Upon learning of a terrible tragedy, she weeps loudly, uncontrollably, in the lap of her boyfriend –… Continue reading "Midsommar (2019)."
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Batman (1989).
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Tim Burton’s groundbreaking superhero spectacle, we look back at its lasting influence on the industry and how well the film holds up in an… Continue reading "Batman (1989)."
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Booksmart (2019).
The high school experience is one of life’s not so uncommon phenomena, a thing so unique to each individual and yet simultaneously so predictably ubiquitous. For Amy and Molly (Kaitlyn… Continue reading "Booksmart (2019)."