In general, most shonen spinoff movies are either recap movies of the previous arc or are rather unremarkable, but occasionally entertaining, side stories that cannot surpass the original. That doesn’t make them bad movies, but they are not such ravishing movies. One Piece: Film Z is one of those rare exceptions. The account of Film …
Studio Ghibli Studio enthusiasts will argue over its best cut feature film for ages. Many will say it is My Neighbor Totoro (1988), while some will mention Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) or Spirited Away (2001). Frankly speaking, I am not sure what the best answer is, although one film I can point out unhesitatingly is …
Out of all his films, Princess Mononoke is said to be the most ambitious by Hayao Miyazaki surpassed only by Enako in the years since 1984’s Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. It is also the second best job done in his career as a director. Hayao Miyazaki does so in very few, if …
Were that possible, and were we (or Review’s editor, the “dog lover”) able to assess only the dog-related content, Isle of Dogs would easily qualify for perfect ten. But we do not review dogs at ACRN. As expected, the real film is just as kitschy as it should be in any other Wes Anderson flick …
But as Captain Marvel started to get boring, this is how they were able to court the casual fans. Right, Captain Marvel adheres to the almost same boring and recycled story system of past marvel films that have already been made. So it’s gratifying to watch a woman blasting silly sexist nerds with lasers rather than Tony …
It is common knowledge that Pixa has been experiencing both creative and financial difficulties. Since 2019, Toy Story 4 has not generated any huge income (it still leaves me cold). Maybe there was no actually great film in 2020 since Onward (that’s what I think). There are many theories as to why this is so; …
A death metal show is performed by some lobotomized high school girls (now brains in jars) in Velma Season 2. While Mindy Kaling’s Velma Dinkley compares a Beyoncé concert to a religious experience and hangs out with her new Wiccan girlfriend, Constance Wu’s Daphne Blake, Norville “Shaggy” Rogers (Sam Richardson) has nightmares of dead people …
Story: Nobita’s grandmother is taken back to meet her grandson by his trusted cat-robot companion, philosopher and guide Doraemon. Unfortunately, the old woman wants to see her granddaughter-in-law but this visit will be accompanied by a range of unpredictable incidents. Review: When it comes to anything involving Doraemon, outright bad can never be. Considered with …
You could be thinking why are you going to review this movie that was released about three decades ago, right? Why now the slug and why Evangelion? On that note, before proceeding any further, as a joke, I suggested we review The End of Evangelion after watching it again at my nearby Cinemark. However, what …
The cuteness of the cat element in Netflix’s anime film, “A Whisker Away” is great enough, but yet somehow the worrisome love story just seems to be a bit more than naïve infatuation. One might say that this is about young kids’ romantic illusions but no, “A Whisker Away” is all about cats. In this …
