Original title: 無名の人生 A man’s journey through life, marked by various names and labels, leads him to unexpected success while confronting modern social issues and personal struggles along the way.Read More »
Displaying a very personal sense of the humor of the baroque, pretty far from run-of-the-mill animation cuteness, Jannik Hastrup has a strong pulse of jazzy rhythms running through his fourth animation feature, a Romeo and Juliet tale of two fighting monkey clans, who don’t really know what all the feudin’ is about. the spice of social satire is, in secret weapon-style, sprinkled throughout.Read More »
Some days she imagines that by her sheer will she can make body parts fall off of people who seem vicious to her. And some other days everyone around her looks beautiful. And when she was little, she wished that flowers would grow out of her footprints.Read More »
Adapted from Andersen’s tale, the film tells the fate of a young merchant who tries to sell matches. Unsuccessful, she finally burn them all. These moments of warmth accompanied by happy visions, culminating with the appearance of his deceased grandmother.Read More »
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The animated companion to Blade Runner, Ghost in the Shell seeks to delve even deeper into the nature of identity than its predecessor, distinguishing itself with a more political story and its backdrop as the advent of the information age. An animated art film is a nigh-singular achievement. It’s a cross-section of two genres you almost never get, and a great one to boot.Read More »
Angelino is one of the thousands of deadbeats living in Dark Meat City, a ruthless megalopolis of California. Following a foolish scooter accident caused by the heavenly vision of a mysterious girl, the young man starts experiencing violent headaches doubled with strange hallucinations involving monstrous creatures lurking throughout the city…Read More »
Among intrusive memories, a woman hears a disconcerting call from the depths of her being. A cryptic cry for help guides her to the original wound, to her inner child, becoming her own protector.Read More »
