Star Wars – The Last Jedi – film review
Coming off the successes of The Force Awakens and Rogue One, I had high hopes for Star Wars – The Last Jedi. Great…
Category: Movie reviews
Reviews of films and direct-to-video works, including anime (excluding television series).
Ladyhawke – film review
I remember seeing Ladyhawke when it first came out, and it was beautiful then. The music, the costumes, most of the acting; it…
The Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Ring – film review
The Lord of the Rings – The Fellowship of the Ring was released nearly 16 years ago in December 2001. It was the…
Alice Through the Looking Glass – film review
I loved Alice in Wonderland when it came out back in 2010. It was quirky, bizarre, and really caught the spirit of Lewis…
Wonder Woman – film review
Wonder Woman is, finally, the DC film you’ve been waiting for. You may have been patient through the brooding reinvention of Superman and…
Interstellar – film review
I’d heard good things about Interstellar over the last couple years, but I only recently got around to watching it. It tells the…
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – film review
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is a worthy sequel to the first one. Not by any means flawless, but a lot of…
Ghost in the Shell – film review
I read the Ghost in the Shell manga way back in the day, not too long after it came out in English, so…
Beauty and the Beast (2017) – film review
Beauty and the Beast is a live action retelling of Disney’s animated film by the same name, with some additions from the Broadway…
The LEGO Batman Movie – animated film review
I loved The LEGO Movie three years ago (has it really been that long?). It was witty, exciting, and had a fun story.…
Power Rangers – film review
I never watched the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers when it was on TV (or any other time, for that matter). It was aimed…
Pete’s Dragon (2016) – film review
Here we are, 39 years and a few months since the original Pete’s Dragon was released. Other than the title and the two…
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind – anime film review
I did not see Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind until it had been out for about 11 years. It was much…
Tarzan – animated film review
Tarzan originally came out when I was living outside the States, so it took a few years before I watched the film for…
The BFG – film review
I have never read the Roald Dahl book on which The BFG is based, so I went into this film without any preconceived…
Monty Python and the Holy Grail – film review
Monty Python and the Holy Grail has been a favorite of mine for years. It follows King Arthur (played by Graham Chapman) as…
Beauty and the Beast – animated film review
I remember when Beauty and the Beast came out back in 1991. I’d heard the music from a lot of different sources, and…
My Neighbors the Yamadas – animated film review
I originally saw My Neighbors the Yamadas in the theater in Japan. It immediately became one of my favorite Studio Ghibli films for…
A Monster Calls – film review
I went into A Monster Calls not knowing what to expect, other than being given the title and a very brief summary about…
I Am Not a Serial Killer – film review
Back when the book first came out, I read I Am Not a Serial Killer and enjoyed it. I am not one who…
Rogue One – A Star Wars Story – film review
After loving The Force Awakens, I was looking forward to Rogue One. It’s now been a week since it came out, and I…