In 1929, the Surrealist painter René Magritte stunned the world with his painting The Treachery of Images, which depicted a pipe accompanied by the cheeky caption, “This is not a pipe.” He was right of course: it was the painting of a pipe. Audiences were split in their reactions: many were enraged at the perceived… Read More Review: Jujutsu Kaisen 0
As the Light Novel Club discussed a few months ago, the original Sword Art Online vol. 1 skipped over nearly two years of events in Aincrad, jumping from the day people became trapped in the game all the way up to shortly before the death-game ends. Short stories in later main-series volumes helped fill in… Read More Review: Sword Art Online The Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night
Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering with You finally hits theaters last week, and our podcast team was super excited to see it. Did it meet their expectations? Was it as good as Your Name? Did they notice the cameos? And what does the theme of the Weathering with You have to do with our everyday lives? Listen… Read More TangleCast 70: Weathering (and Worrying) with You
The old adage reminds that it’s not the destination, but the journey that’s of consequence. That’s often true for characters in the stories we read and films we watch, but it’s also sometimes accurate for viewers as well. In The Wonderland, the latest film by director Keiichi Hara (Colorful, Miss Hokusai), featuring character designs from… Read More Review: The Wonderland (Anime Movie)
Hodaka and Hina lead complicated lives. He’s run away from his rural home to Tokyo, where he starts a job researching paranormal events for Keisuke, an irresponsible freelancer. She’s desperate to make money to support her and her younger brother, who live by themselves. But the pair are brought together by an extraordinary phenomenon, a… Read More Review: Weathering with You
One Piece: Stampede, the latest movie in the series, hits North American theaters beginning this Thursday (October 24th), and in this episode of the TangleCast, David, Peter, and Holly give you their spoiler-free thoughts on the film! Join the One Piece fanatics (well, two super fans and one…not so much) as they discuss the franchise’s… Read More TangleCast 65: One Piece Stampede
Mari Okada’s meditation on motherhood is grand in scope, but more importantly is able to also stay personal and sincere. What does it mean to be a mother? That question is at the heart of Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms, the directorial debut from esteemed anime screenwriter, Mari Okada, who also wrote the story.… Read More Review – Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms