A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
Australian and New Zealand Films, North American Films
Louis Leterrier, “Clash of the Titans” (2010) A brisk and goofy remake of the original Ray Harryhausen film of the same name, and trashing much of…
Jason Sheedy, “Checkpoint” (2021) Here comes a 10-minute number that initially looks like a virtual reality game being played by several avatars of the same player…
Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (2022) True to its title, this wacky science fiction / fantasy / philosophy film dips into…
Martin Rosen, John Hubley, “Watership Down” (1978) A vivid and beautifully presented tale, this British film portrays what might be a foundation myth of an imaginary…
Dr Garrett Ryan, “Vampires in Greek Myth” (Told In Stone, 30 October 2021) Casting our fears regarding death and women who might be less than ideal…
Noburo Ofuji, “The Bear Dodger” (1948) Made in 1948 but with characters drawn in a much older early-1930s style, this animated short has a moral behind…
Noburu Ofuji aka Fuyo Koyamano, “Tengu Taiji” (1934) A very comical tale about a town besieged by tengu – dangerous goblin spirits with the characteristics of…
Ikuo Oishi, “Ugokie kori no tatehiki” (1933) Japanese animators in the 1930s sure loved the Max Fleischer style of animation and Ikuo Oishi was no different:…
Yuichi Kondo, “Ryoko’S Qubit Summer” (2018) Here is a sweet film about an unusual love affair between an AI researcher and an AI creation. In the…
Yoshitaro Kataoka, “Danemon’s Monster Hunt at Shojoji / Shojoji no tanuki-bayashi Dan Dan’emon” (1935) While looking for something else on Youtube, I found this uncaptioned short…