Nov 1, 2002 Anime Movies Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion by Hideaki Anno (Review) More than anything else, Evangelion’s focus is on the hopes and dreams of its characters, as well as their fears and weaknesses, and their attempts to overcome them.
Sep 9, 2002 Anime Gasaraki by Ryousuke Takahashi (Review) Due to the overwhelming abundance of plots and machinations, it feels rather anti-climactic.
Aug 17, 2002 Anime Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth by Hideaki Anno (Review) If you want to start getting into Evangelion, this is not, I repeat, not the place to start.
Aug 16, 2002 Movies Signs by M. Night Shyamalan (Review) Shyamalan takes a clichéd premise and turns it into one of the creepiest ruminations on faith and God you’re likely to find.
Jun 16, 2002 Anime Movies Spriggan by Hirotsugu Kawasaki (Review) Enter Spriggan, the Commando of the anime world, with an Indiana Jones twist.
May 18, 2002 Anime Neon Genesis Evangelion: Perfect Collection by Hideaki Anno (Review) Neon Genesis Evangelion is controversial, action-packed, muddled, exciting, confusing, and maybe even profound in a way that most anime you see isn’t.
May 18, 2002 Movies Avalon by Mamoru Oshii (Review) Its depth and visual style makes The Matrix look like little more than a student project.
Mar 17, 2002 Movies Donnie Darko by Richard Kelly (Review) There’s no question that Donnie Darko is an ambitious film, and at times, almost too ambitious.
Feb 5, 2002 Movies A Boy and His Dog by L.q. Jones (Review) It’s easy to see why this is such a cult film, but it actually has merit and wit, as opposed to sinking to sub-Corman levels.
Nov 11, 2001 Movies The One by James Wong (Review) Not one of Jet Li’s crown jewels, though it’s certainly a far cry better than the pathetic Romeo Must Die.
Oct 10, 2001 Movies La Jétee by Chris Marker (Review) When the film reaches its conclusion, it’s both a genuine shock and fitting resolution — and all the more tragic.
Oct 3, 2001 Anime Movies Galaxy Express 999 by Rintaro (Review) I’ve heard many people describe this as a serious, “adult” anime, but I don’t buy it.
Oct 3, 2001 Anime Movies Macross Plus: The Movie by Shōji Kawamori (Review) It successfully combines high-tech action sequences with some interesting, if not moving human interest stories.
Sep 2, 2001 Anime Movies Macross II: The Movie by Kenichi Yatsuya, Kenichi Yatagai (Review) If you’ve got a few spare bucks and two hours to kill, Macross II might be worth a rental.
Sep 1, 2001 Anime Black Magic M-66 by Hiroyuki Kitakubo (Review) Overall, it’s not a terrible anime; it just feels really rushed.
May 27, 2001 Movies Open Your Eyes by Alejandro Amenábar (Review) Just when you think you have it figured out, the movie forces you to rethink everything you just saw.
May 26, 2001 Movies Godzilla 2000 by Takao Okawara (Review) This is everything that I want from a Godzilla movie.
May 24, 2001 Movies Solaris by Andrei Tarkovsky (Review) This Russian sci-fi film is probably most comparable to Stanley Kubrick’s 2001.