Studio Ghibli: Staff Picks
"The utter sublimity about Studio Ghibli’s animation remains unrivaled amongst other artists of its form; it has for 30 years and likely will for 30 more." [...]
Articles by Sam Henry Miller
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CGI: The Magnificent Move-y Returneth
"Applying the term 'realism' would be a misstep as many story-worlds belie the tenets of what we understand as 'realistic'. 'Natural', too, is missing the mark, but hits much closer. The bulls-eye term is perhaps most succinctly coined 'physical'." [...]
The Equalizer
"The Equalizer sets up an elegant equation that it ultimately does not solve, yet doubtlessly could have." [...]
Gotham – S01E01
"When/if Gotham season two rolls around, fans will beg for steak and the series better boast more than sizzle at this fateful hour. Otherwise, it's destined for the infamous island/continent of FOX’s misfit tries." [...]
A Tribute to Robin Williams
"I know you will live on to instill such inspiring hope for generations to come. May you forever rest in peace." [...]
The Knick – S01E01
"1900s medicine, with its grotesque, desperate, painful, inefficient, and trial-and-error approach to surgery makes ‘the mystery’ not the virus (a la House M.D.) but, rather, the treatment." [...]
Guardians of the Galaxy
"Guardian’s reflexive risk to play fast-and-loose with the already loose-as-hell guidelines of its genre (Sci-Fantasy) works on your ability to not just suspend your disbelief, but strap a rocket to it, along with yourself, and break orbit cackling maniacally the entire way." [...]