Despite the legacy of the Code Geass series and movies and despite a twisty-turny plot, Rozé of the Recapture is easy to follow.
Review: Lupin III – The Castle of Cagliostro in 4K
Miyazaki’s artistry is fully displayed in The Castle of Cagliostro, with lush landscapes and meticulously detailed animation.
Review: Promare [Scotland Loves Anime 2024]
Scotland Loves Anime (Edinburgh Edition) kicked off last night, when self and Girdy found ourselves at The Cameo to see Promare (2019)!
Scotland Loves Anime expands to London
Geek Native’s favourite animated film festival, Scotland Loves Anime, is turning 15 and growing.
Scotland Loves Anime 2023 winners: Jury and Audience split as organisers promise a voting review
There are two winners after Scotland Loves Anime 2024, which is unusual but not unheard of.
That escalated badly! A review of Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower
The Studio 4°C anime is directed by Shoujirou Nishimi and suits fans of surreal and/or bleak fantasy. The flying evil goose spaceship is just one example.
Men are idiots: A review of Macross Plus (Movie Edition)
I was calling Macross Plus the movie edition “Top Gun in space” in my head long before I heard pretty much everyone else on the Sunday night of Scotland Loves Anime call it the same thing. Ergo, it makes it into the review. However, the male idiots in Top Gun were at least a bit […]
Robot bodies: A Review of Galaxy Express 999
Galaxy Express 999 feels more like a road movie than a grand adventure. It’s not Lord of the Rings in space despite the half-pint hero setting out on a long journey to do right and meeting mysterious warriors on the way.
Jazz to the MAX: A review of Blue Giant
Aside from reading the synopsis, I knew absolutely nothing about Blue Giant before going in – and I know very little about jazz (can’t even read sheet music, in fact). But that didn’t stop this from being a very enjoyable film. ~B
Warm and a bit spicy: A review of Komada – A Whisky Family
I buy my whisky from Masters of Malt (which has an excellent whisky Santa, btw) and they’re an English company. I’m Scottish. And yet, I’m not sure I recall Scotland getting mentioned once in Komada – A Whisky Family. Despite several characters being, you know, whisky fans. It looks like I can forgive Masayuki Yoshihara […]
