Category: Movies

  • Princess Mononoke: Ghibli’s Masterpiece

    Princess Mononoke: Ghibli’s Masterpiece

    I had an oddly intense debate with myself as to where to put this one. It was an anime, so surely it would be better off in the Saturday slot. But it’s a movie, so… wouldn’t it be better off in the Monday slot? In the end, I decided two things. One: it didn’t matter.…

  • Inigo Montoya: How a Single Line Can Perfectly Capture a Character

    Inigo Montoya: How a Single Line Can Perfectly Capture a Character

    In storytelling, there are three important things you need to do to establish your characters. It doesn’t matter if it’s a book, a movie, a video game, or whatever. If you don’t do these three things, your character isn’t destined to last. They are: Give the audience their name Establish their backstory Establish their goal…

  • The Stigma Against Animation

    The Stigma Against Animation

    Let me ask you something: what’s the first thing that comes to mind when I say ‘animation’? Is it a long, expensive, painstaking process that, when well executed, can result in a visually striking product that will stand the test of time? Maybe it’s a specific movie or show. Or, if you’re an average movie-goer,…

  • Disney’s Losing Streak

    I have watched some pretty bad movies in my time. Unfortunately, we live in a world where far more bad films come out than good ones. But in the last few months, I have seen some unbearably awful movies! And oddly enough: most of them came from the mouse that rules the world himself. Just…

  • Fallen Kingdom: The Lost World Electric Boogaloo

    Fallen Kingdom: The Lost World Electric Boogaloo

    I never want to watch another dinosaur movie ever again. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom is one of the most baffling Hollywood blunders I’ve ever seen. It’s not just shallow and soulless. It’s not just nonsensical. It saw the mistakes made by The Lost World and said “Yeah, not gonna do that.” and then proceeded to…