Well, it's not the worst thing I've ever seen, but I can't say it's good either. One of my favourite thing about Ghibli films is that...

I feel a bit mixed on this anime. On paper, it's exactly the opposite of everything I like in anime. But I'm trying to branch out a bit...

I've (almost) finally done it! I’ve seen all the Ghibli feature films (including Nausicaa)…except for one. I'm sorry but I just can't...

Puparia is a stunningly beautiful short that's well worth your time, all three minutes of it. The biggest selling point here is the...

When you sit down and watch the fluffy and lighthearted 'Finding Nemo' you don't realise the complex balance of the clownfish 'harem'...

I recently came across an amazing find for you fellow aesthete-lovers. A short film by Chris James called "After Beardsley" (1982). I had...

Once upon a time there was a young boy. As a lot of young boys like to do, he enjoyed playing tricks on the gullible villagers in the...

Our lives are filled with horror, whether this is being accosted by thugs down dark alley or looking at a particularly unpleasant bank...

Having won the prestigious Prix du Rome in 1834, Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin, a pupil of Ingres, journeyed to L’Academie de France to learn...

In the early 19th century, Wackenroder and the Nazarenes re-appropriated Albrecht Dürer by characterizing him as a nationalist figure and...

I've been a casual fan of Pokemon for a long time. Mainly because I was fairly obsessed with Pokemon cards and the original series as a...

It's fluff, silly box-office fodder but it's quite possibly one of the most charming films ever made; it should be treasured. In the...

I am currently trying to work my way through all of Hitchcock's films. I am currently up to having seen 19 of them. Vertigo was the 19th....

Amongst the jackals, panthers, bitches, Apes, scorpions, vultures, serpents, Yelping, howling, snarling, groveling monsters In the...

Time for my mini-post and I'm going vastly off-topic from my usual theme but this really struck a chord with me (pun intended). I am...

PAPAN-GAPAN!: For me, Patalliro is a ‘grower’ not a ‘shower’ - it’s an acquired taste but in my opinion it’s one that’s worth acquiring...

Cute, fun but ultimately frivolous. No drama or strife, it's just fluff but it's well-done fluff that's an enjoyable watch for fans of...

It's weird, it's old, it's gay - but if you on board for that, you'll love it. It's hard to describe Patalliro to those who haven't seen...

Okay, this is cute. Get into it. By the time you've got to this "movie" you've already seen both seasons and the first movie if you've...

Navigating the world of yaoi is tricky because when it’s bad, it’s horrible. The flip slide is that when it’s good it’s usually great....