The 26th Detective Conan film, the Iron Submarine, was the most commercially successful in the franchise and the first to break 10 billion yen. The 27th is Detective Conan: Hyakuman Doru no Michishirube (The Million-Dollar Five Guiding Stars) and will hit cinema screens in Japan in April. The latest trailer reveals that the Kaito Kid’s […]
Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start With Magical Tools trailer
“Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start With Magical Tools” is an anime with a title that tells you pretty much everything and is based on Hisaya Amagishi and illustrator Kei’s light novel series.
8 of the ‘best’ new festive films to watch over the holidays (trailers included)
With the holiday period underway, we’ve started on one of Fenn’s favourite festive traditions: watching an excessive number of ‘holiday’ movies (and those that are ‘holiday-adjacent!). Over the years Fenn has ‘ploughed’ his way through many a festive film: the classics, the controversial, and the cheesy. Thus, this year he’s been freed up to focus […]
God’s Game We Play gets first trailer
God’s Game We Play is based on Kei Sazan’s light novels and will have AliA perform “NewGame” the opening theme song.
Civil War trailer from Alex Garland is a look into USA’s possible future
A24 is not afraid to put out movies that other studios would baulk at. That has historically been movies too ‘arthouse’ for more mainstream tastes. This time, they’re backing Alex Garland’s (Annihilation/ Ex Machina) glimpse at an American that has now truly gone to war with itself in Civil War.
IF (Imaginary Friends) trailer – rolling for perception
John Krasinski is bringing us IF, a movie about a teenage girl who can suddenly see all the abandoned Imaginary Friends (“IFs”) in the world. It’s through Paramount, but has a distinctly Disney/Pixar feel to it with a mix of live action, and CGI animated IFs.
Dune: Part Two drops another epic trailer
Before the Hollywood strikes, Dune: Part 2 was going to be released in November 2023. I do not begrudge a single person involved in those strikes even the slightest bit.
Netflix’s new Witcher anime movie sees Doug Cockle return to voice Geralt (teaser trailer)
I was over the moon when I read that Doug Cockle (who is the voice of Geralt in the Witcher games) will be returning to play Geralt in Netflix’s new Witcher anime, Sirens of the Deep.
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
