Month: October 2019

Escaflowne: The Movie Review

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Escaflowne: The Movie is an adaption of the 1996 anime, that doesn’t actually adapt the anime. It’s hardly fair to even consider it an adaption. There’s no effort made to condense the anime’s 26 episode story in a single 95 minute film. The characters, world and basic setup were tossed together, strained and poured into … Read more

Labyrinth is a fantastic children’s fantasy film

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My daughter pulled half my DVD collection from the shelf this weekend. Most were horror and dramas she definitely shouldn’t be watching. I don’t want to deal with those nightmares for the next few years.  Only one she could watch, and it happened to be the Jim Henson classic Labyrinth. Something on the bland early … Read more