As we head into February, we also head into Moira Rose’s favorite season: awards. Things kick off with the Grammys and the SAG Awards this month, with more ceremonies premiering in March. Things look a little light on the film side, but there’s still a few highlights headed to the big screen.
Mobile Suit Gundam is perhaps one of the most famous anime franchises in the world. There are many reasons why. The politics of each series, the intriguing and well-developed characters, but it's really not hard to see the main reason why they're so popular. It's the giant robots. Giant robots
The Sheep Detectives is a towering testament of how powerful animated stories can be when done right. A genuine crowdpleaser, the film is sure to warm and break your heart, wrestling with richly textured explorations of death and grief, lost and found families, and the necessity of memory.
Though marital arts action cinema is vast and varied, it is rare for one to elevate the genre and push it forward. There have been few recently - The Raid comes to mind, and while not technically "martial arts" I'd argue John Wick counts - that feel as if something new and special is happening.
Daemons of the Shadow Realm has Yuru and his Daemons turn the table on his pursuers in Ep. 4 "Jin and Yuru". It's pretty clearly a case of the hunters becoming the hunted here, and in a very action-packed way to boot. Now we wait and see if this is a good thing for Yuru, or if he has bitten off
