The Ancient Magus' Bride season 2 Ep. 7 "Slow and sure. I" finally gives Chise a grand day out with her school friends, with it being a grand day in too. Complete with indoor rock climbing, camping, and some bonding time with her new friends and classmates. It's a nice relaxing slice-of-life
After the supernatural drama of the previous episode, The Ancient Magus' Bride season 2 Ep. 6 "Better bend than break." feels like a nice break from that. Especially since Chise gets to invite a friend over for a nice relaxing sleepover. Complete with them discussing their mutual love woes. The
The Ancient Magus' Bride season 2 Ep. 5 "First impressions are the most lasting." gives us something that's truly rare in the world of anime. In fact, not just anime, but in all of fiction in general. What is that rare something that's so amazing that I feel the need to feature it in this review,
The Ancient Magus' Bride season 2 Ep. 4 "The cowl does not make the monk." gives Chise an unexpected visit to her new grandmother-in-law. At least, that's the closest approximation I can come to Chise's relationship to Elias' mentor. She even acts like a doting granny, even though she doesn't look
The Ancient Magus' Bride season 2 Ep. 3 "Birds of a feather flock together. II" not only gives us a more detailed look at Chise's classmates, but it also gives us a look at Chise's life when classes at the College are over and done with. Admittedly, it seems to be more or less the same as what
The Ancient Magus' Bride season 2 Ep. 2 "Birds of a feather flock together. I" gives us Chise's first school day at the College. Admittedly, it's not her first school day period, but it goes much better than her mundane school days. Chise even meets an old friend during class and seems to be making
Bunker centers on famous and celebrated architect Miguel (Javier Bardem), who has uprooted his family from Spain to London. His perfect life gets interrupted when his working-class neighbor Tony (Stephen Graham) starts to build a garage conversion with a window overlooking his garden. The architect
The 2026 reboot of Magic Knight Rayearth shows us that friendship is quite powerful in the magic department in Ep. 4 "Our Battle". It's a lesson from My Little Pony, but it's quite applicable to this anime too. Our trio of heroines will need that power, since this is their bloodiest battle to date.
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
