I watched this during a Laserdisc screening, of all things. I’ve never seen the show it’s based off of, but I found the film perfectly accessible. This is a movie that gets its value from its emotionality and its absurdity. The main character is a selfish and capricious young man who, despite all his short-sightedness, is loved by the people around him. Well, some of them.

The characters lay their feelings out on the line, revealing the depth of their…

Wow okay, here we go.

Did I like Star Wars 9? I enjoyed it. Is that the same as liking it?

Is it fair to assess a movie based on what it has to say about other movies? In this case I think they’re begging the viewer to. This film is packed to the space-gills with things to say about the prior movies. One of the earliest lines in the film is taken directly from an iconic scene in Revenge…

I watched this film with my boyfriend. It's one of his all-time favorites. It seemed interesting but mostly I was doing it as a favor.

However, less than 2 minutes in I realized I was watching a Masaaki Yuasa film. I was elated. And for good reason. For all the weirdness, variety, and intensity of Yuasa's more contemporary work, this is all the more so. I imagine I'll spend quite some time unpacking it.

The animation is so wild. Things…