Fourth Report | Fantasia 2015
While my mature self wishes for a bit more bite in the plentiful life advice offered in Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet, I loved the animation.
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Third Report | Fantasia 2015
You’ve probably heard that undercover work is mostly tedium, and that’s the main experience of watching (T)error as well.
Second Report | Fantasia 2015
For children and adolescents into period fantasy, The Shamer’s Daughter is a sure winner, and it’s pretty enjoyable for adults as well.
First Report | Fantasia 2015
The blending of animation and live action in Assassination Classroom is well done, aided by a smart design choice.
Fantasia 2014 | Report #8
Anomalous events continue to pile up—Drouin’s cat dies mysteriously (although perhaps it was just horrified by his strange taste in interior decoration and fondness for knitted neckties—this film is a real time capsule of bad […]
Fantasia 2014 | Report #6
It’s a crime drama set in Capetown’s Cape Flats, a part of the city that originally served as a sort of dumping ground for mixed race (“coloured”) people during the apartheid era, when they were forced […]
Fantasia 2014 | Report #7
The movie was great also: it’s side-splittingly hilarious but also has a heart, and was a surprise hit in Korea.
Fantasia 2014 | Report #5
Starry Eyes is not a terribly original film, and it was clearly made on the cheap, but it’s creepy and funny and would be great as a midnight movie.
Fantasia 2014 | Report #3
Director Benny Chan has a gift for setting action sequences in realistic locations, from the Thai forest to the crumbling apartment blocks of Hong Kong to a luxury restaurant in Macau.
Fantasia 2014 | Report #4
Tickets to a concert featuring a classical trio with boy-band looks play a key role in the story.