Once described by the late Roger Ebert as “Japan’s Blade Runner”, Mamoru Oshii’ seminal anime film Ghost In the Shell has been a gigantic influence on some of Hollywood’s biggest sci-fi blockbusters for the last 25 years (the Wachowskis once said that without it, The Matrix probably would never have happened), and for the longest time now Hollywood has been trying to return the …
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Unless you’re a fan of Japanese anime/manga, you would be surprised about just how many of these Asian comics/cartoons have heavily influenced some of the biggest blockbusters (and no, I’m talking about that dodgy Eastern European movie with the tentacles you saw). And if there’s one Japanese title that left a huge mark on Hollywood, in particular several high profile …
Walking out of Pacific Rim a few weeks back, I realized two things: 1) My heart was still thumping like a racehorse on tik from all the adrenalizing “F–k yeah!” moments, and 2) that film was about as close as we, the human race, had ever come to make a true live-action anime movie. All that was missing were the impossibly …
Even if you’re a complete anime luddite, chances are you’ve at least heard of Ghost in the Shell. Director Mamuro Oshii’s 1995 adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s cyberpunk manga is considered one of the greatest anime films ever made, and for many was their first taste of proper mature Japanese animation (that didn’t involve tentacles). Oshii has quite the highly regarded filmography, but …
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Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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