May I Ask for One Final Thing? thickens up the plot for Scarlet in Ep. 8 "May I Offer You a Fist in Place of a Handkerchief?". All to enhance the drama and mystery surrounding the events taking place in her country, with Terenezza seemingly at the head of all the unrest there. Ah well, it at least
The Pendragon Cycle is a series of historical fantasy novels by Stephen R. Lawhead. As you might've noticed from the title, it's basically a retelling of Arthurian legend. However, a closer look reveals that it's a rather bizarre retelling, with a focus on religion over anything else. Specifically:
Mamoru Hosoda is perhaps one of the most famous director of anime films in the world right now. He has directed and written for such anime film masterpieces such as The Boy and the Beast, Mirai, and Belle. And soon, we are all set to see another masterpiece in the form of the upcoming Scarlet. Not
This Monster Wants To Eat Me muddies the waters of yuri a bit in Ep. 7 "A Kind Person". All via some very candid declarations from Shiori regarding her relationship with Hinako...or not, depending on how you interpret her words. Meanwhile, a newcomer is threatening to make the waters murkier yet,
Sentenced to Be a Hero is not your typical fantasy anime. It's not hard to see that, really. One look at the novel series of the same name by writer Rocket Shokai, and you can tell that this story is far darker than your usual fantasy. Especially since this fantasy world is a world where the title
May I Ask for One Final Thing? gives us a new arc with Ep. 6 "May I Send This Pig Flying Into the Sky?" and Ep. 7 "May I Carry Out a Plan That Shows a New Side of You?". All involving a great deal of religious strife in the land that Scarlet calls home, and also a bisexual awakening in that land's
For a film called All Of A Sudden, very little happens suddenly in Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s sensitive portrayal of friendship and care. The director (Drive My Car) has a particularly patient style of filmmaking that is not universally appealing, but it captures humanity in all its messy earnestness.
Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl returned for The Last Drive-In: Joe Bob's Halloween House Party, delivering a double feature built around two very different approaches to Halloween horror. This time, the legendary horror host paired Body Bags (1993) with WNUF Halloween Special (2013),
Paweł Pawlikowski’s new film is a dense exploration of a very specific part of Thomas Mann’s life and Germany’s history. Winning Best Picture at Cannes and chosen as Poland’s submission for Best International Film, the film expects a certain level of historical and geographic knowledge