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
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
Netflix continues making unexpected choices with its original series. Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is a prequel to Jim Henson’s 1982 film. Nearly forty years after the film reached 16th at the American box office, the story is picked up by a company nobody could have imagined existing in the 80s. It’s absolutely bizarre, but dammit … Read more
The Dark Crystal (1982) is nightmare fuel for children. That’s how most people remember this interesting fantasy film from Jim Henson and Frank Oz. I can’t argue with that description. It’s incredibly accurate. The Skeksis, the film’s vulture-esque villains are disgusting, repulsive, and vile on a level most horror movie creatures can only dream of … Read more
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana is another great entry in Nihon Falcom’s long running action RPG series, and the first to really feel like a full RPG experience. Fast paced action has always been the core of the Ys experience, but in recent entries the story and characters have received more attention from the developers. … Read more
One of the best Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes came in the second season. Measure of a Man stands out in a rocky season. A diamond in the rough. The story centers on Commander Data, and whether he’s afforded the same rights as the rest of Starfleet’s citizens. The conflict comes from the philosophical … Read more
Vision of Escaflowne is a fantasy-mecha romance anime. Based off the manga of the same name, the series aired in Japan in 1996. Translated to English in 1998 for VHS release by Bandai, Escaflowne later aired on Fox Kids in 2000. I remember the originally airing on Fox, but it lasted a handful of episodes … Read more
Welcome to my extremely personal list of my 10 favorite PlayStation 2 games. This isn’t about which are the most important, popular or influential games on the system. This list presents 10 games I enjoyed the most on the PS2. This means there’s no GTA or God of War. Shadow of the Colossus isn’t here … Read more
Star Trek: The Next Generation received one of the best series finales of all time. A love letter to fans, it brought together the strongest storytelling elements of the series into one massive send-off for the crew. Let’s look at what makes All Good Things such a stellar finale. Star Trek: The Next Generation is … Read more
Game of Thrones is over and I am one of the few who loved the final season. Did things go as I predicted back in early April? No. Many of my predictions were wrong, but I also got a few right. This article will look over my predictions and see how well I imagined the … Read more
