Posts Tagged ‘GKIDS’
Masaaki Yuasa: Five Films Blu-ray Review: Time to Ride the Wave
The new box set is a treasure trove of content for Yuasa fans, and a great reminder of the impressive anime legacy he has crafted throughout his career.
Read MoreThe Deer King Movie Review: Beautiful, If Overly Complicated Fantasy
A fantasy anime following in the footsteps of Princess Mononoke that has many interesting parts… maybe too many.
Read MorePanda! Go Panda! Blu-ray Review: Proto Totoro Anime Film
Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki make the prototype for the Ghibli films that would rule anime filmmaking for decades afterward.
Read MoreChildren Who Chase Lost Voices Blu-ray Review: Fantasy Adventure about Loss
A departure from his usual urban sci-fi, Makoto Shinkai’s fantasy epic delves into a journey under the earth.
Read More5 Centimeters Per Second Blu-ray Review: A Story about Distance
Makoto Shinkai’s second feature length film is a sequence of related short stories exploring missed opportunities for romance.
Read MoreThe Place Promised in Our Early Days Blu-ray Review: Sci-Fi Sentimental Teenage Drama
Director Makoto Shinkai’s feature anime debut plays with themes he would later develop more fully in Your Name and Weathering With You.
Read MoreHome Video Releases from GKIDS by Makoto Shinkai and Isao Takahata Coming in June
The films are The Place Promised in Our Early Days, 5 Centimeters Per Second, Children Who Chase Lost Voices, and Panda! Go Panda!
Read MoreOn-Gaku: Our Sound Movie Review: A Lo-fi Delight
Its droll sense of humor and basic style give it a unique perspective.
Read MoreLupin III: The First Blu-ray Review: Lots of Fun
Lupin III’s first foray into digital animation is a lovely looking, fun adventure for the family.
Read MoreWeathering with You (Limited Collector’s Edition) 4K Ultra HD Review: Prettier Colors, More Insight
This 4K limited edition of the anime film includes the film’s soundtrack and a fascinating feature-length making-of documentary.
Read MoreWeathering with You Blu-ray Review: Anime Girls Make the Rain Stop
The new blockbuster anime film by Your Name director Makoto Shinkai again pits teenage love against supernatural disaster.
Read MoreRide Your Wave Blu-ray Review: Touching Romance Becomes Ghost Story
Masaaki Yuasa’s latest feature about surfing, grief, and water controlling ghosts is touching and off-putting at once.
Read MorePromare Blu-ray Review: Hyper Kinetic Superhero Firefighters
Studio Trigger’s debut feature-length anime film is a high energy, colorful sci-fi confection.
Read MoreFunan Blu-ray Review: A Genocide Through the Eyes of One Family
A beautiful telling of a tragic story.
Read MoreGenius Party & Genius Party Beyond Blu-ray Review: Dozen Odd Egg Japanese Animations
Twelve short films from veterans of the anime industry explore the limits of storytelling, animation, and sometimes the audience’s patience.
Read MoreThis Magnificent Cake! Blu-ray Review: This Magnificent Movie!
A beautifully crafted anthology and one worthy of an Oscar nomination in the animated short films category.
Read MoreThe Case of Hana & Alice Blu-ray Review: An Animated Slice of Life
GKIDS brings us this animated prequel to Shunji Iwai’s Hana & Alice which is a lovely, episodic, charming day in the life of a burgeoning friendship.
Read MoreModest Heroes Blu-ray Review: Eat Their Shorts
Studio Ponoc is back with three animated shorts about modest people
doing extraordinary things.
Perfect Blue (1997) Blu-ray Review: Anime Psychothriller Lives Again
Satoshi Kon’s animated psychological thriller is a mind-bending story of violence and personality crisis in the Japanese pop world.
Read MoreLu Over the Wall Blu-ray Review: Manic Dream Pixie Mermaid
The story is a bit simple, but the animation really shines.
Read MoreLu Over the Wall Blu-ray Review: Vampire Mermaids Warm the Heart
A boy befriends a mermaid, and director Masaaki Yuasa reigns in his anarchic animation style…for a little while.
Read MoreThe Night Is Short, Walk on Girl Blu-ray Review: A Long, Strange Trip
Funny, bizarre, and strangely obsessed with underpants, this Japanese animated comedy deserves to be seen.
Read MoreMind Game (2004) Blu-ray Review: Endlessly Confusing, Endlessly Fascinating
Masaaki Yuasa’s debut animated feature is a kaleidoscope of images and scenes that, miraculously, make a coherent (if confusing) film.
Read MoreFathom Events Presents Ponyo on Its Tenth Anniversary
And so the Studio Ghibli Fest 2018 begins.
Read MoreFathom Events and GKIDS Present Mary and the Witch’s Flower
Studio Ponoc, heir apparent to Studio Ghibli, proves they have taken the animated torch and ran with it.
Read MoreThe Girl Without Hands Blu-ray Review: A Mesmerizing Fairy Tale
Distinctive animation elevates a simple story into the sublime.
Read MoreNapping Princess Blu-ray Review: Don’t Sleep on This
Veteran anime writer/director Kenji Kamiyama successfully launches a delightful new property.
Read MoreA Town Called Panic: The Collection Blu-ray Review: Belgium’s Greatest Export
GKIDS and Shout Factory! present what is arguably the funniest Blu-ray of 2017.
Read MoreFathom Events and GKIDS Present Howl’s Moving Castle
It is a testament to the wonder of the film that I caught Howl’s Moving Castle on Blu-ray a few weeks ago but was still enthralled to watch it again.
Read MoreFathom Events and GKIDS Present Spirited Away
Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning animated classic is a delight on the big screen.
Read MoreFathom Events and GKIDS Present Castle in the Sky
The first Studio Ghibli film is a delight for all ages.
Read MoreFathom Events Presents My Neighbor Totoro
My Neighbor Totoro kicks off Studio Ghibli Fest and it’s as delightful as I remember.
Read MoreA Town Called Panic: Double Fun Movie Review: The Bad Boys Are Back
Celebrate Art House Theater Day with Cowboy, Indian, and Horse.
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