Josh Stevens

Josh Stevens

Favorite films

  • The Cat Returns
  • Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
  • Perfect Days
  • Night Is Short, Walk On Girl

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  • Witch Watch: Watch Party

    ★★★★

  • Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-

    ★★

  • Conclave

    ★★★½

  • Captain America: Brave New World

    ★★★

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  • Witch Watch: Watch Party

    Witch Watch: Watch Party

    ★★★★

    Are they lovers? Worse, they’re stupid.

  • Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-

    Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-

    ★★

    In trying to surprise longstanding franchise fans, this new series deliberately hides a vital point that massively impacts is accessibility to newer fans, to the point that it feels like false advertising. It isn’t even a twist, but an essential part of the series’ world-building. Mentioning it feels less like a spoiler and more a requirement to help people make an informed choice, but I’ll dance around it so I don’t have to tag this as a spoiler review.

    Half…

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  • maboroshi

    maboroshi

    ★★★★

    If “Maquia” was Mari Okada trying to make a more commercial film, then “Maboroshi” is her undiluted. Her trademark melodrama is put on notice with a story that has all the weird nuances that only she could write.

    I loved it.

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3

    Sonic the Hedgehog 3

    ★★★★★

    I have always been a defender of the live-action “Sonic the Hedgehog” films, but this even exceeded my expectations. Drawing heavily on the Sonic Adventure 2 video game that was a standout memory from my childhood, I found myself at times beaming like an absolute idiot, and others wiping the tears welling up in my eyes. This film was a fun and heartfelt ride, anchored by a faithfulness to one of the franchise’s most iconic characters: Shadow the Hedgehog.

    Sealed…

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