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Matt Schley

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The Rose of Versailles (2025) 1/5 “That entire subplots and side characters have been jettisoned is understandable, but the film spends almost no time establishing even its leads. ” – Japan Times Mar 21, 2025 Full Review Strangers (2024) 3/5 ““Strangers” is undeniably unnerving. ” – Japan Times Jan 23, 2025 Full Review Look Back (2024) 100% 4/5 “It’s a touching story that’s also a pleasure to look at thanks to director Oshiyama’s springy, supple use of animation. ” – Japan Times Jan 23, 2025 Full Review The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) 48% 2/5 ““The War of the Rohirrim” does a decent job of replicating the epic scale of the Jackson films, but the fun is nowhere to be found. This was a story that should’ve stayed in the appendices.” – Japan Times Jan 23, 2025 Full Review Blue Period (2024) 4/5 “Moments that felt over-the-top in the anime version... Maeda pulls off with looks that are subtle but unmistakably filled with emotion.” – Japan Times Aug 15, 2024 Full Review Mononoke The Movie: The Phantom in the Rain (2024) 3/5 “If the original series was cool, with its deliberate pacing, ironic detachment and dry humor, and that swinging theme song by jazz singer Charlie Kosei, the film version is hot: overwhelming, in-your-face, nonstop and loud.” – Japan Times Aug 7, 2024 Full Review Trapezium (2024) 3/5 “Still, it’s that conflict — motivated not by good versus evil, but by differing goals and points of view — that elevates “Trapezium” above a lot of anime in the same genre.” – Japan Times May 30, 2024 Full Review Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Zensho (2024) 3/5 “Minor characters have cartoonishly exaggerated faces that are more Looney Tunes than anime -- perhaps chosen to stand in contrast with the serious plot. Serious, but not dour: There are plenty of amusing pokes at modern society and politics.” – Japan Times Mar 22, 2024 Full Review Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp (2024) 100% 4/5 “In the years since the original films came out, it feels as if theatrical animation in Japan has become increasingly aimed at wider audiences, and it’s nice to be reminded that niche stuff like this exists.” – Japan Times Jan 11, 2024 Full Review The Imaginary (2023) 91% 3/5 “The result is a good-looking, sometimes moving picture. But with the talent [Studio Ponoc] has at its disposal, I hope they really let their imaginations run wild on the next one.” – Japan Times Dec 21, 2023 Full Review Komada - A Whisky Family (2023) 1/5 “In surer hands, it might have been a compelling story about the real kind of drama that unfolds in a workplace, or simply an educational introduction to the world of whisky production. As is, it’s hard to find a worthy drop here.” – Japan Times Nov 16, 2023 Full Review Godzilla Minus One (2023) 99% 3/5 “Visually, Godzilla Minus One evokes the original film more than any Godzilla film since the ’50s. But by locating itself in the past, it avoids taking on contemporary issues, more content to be an entertaining ride.” – Japan Times Nov 9, 2023 Full Review The Concierge (2023) 3/5 “Pleasant but slight.” – Japan Times Oct 27, 2023 Full Review The Boy and the Heron (2023) 96% 4.5/5 “I’m not sure where The Boy and the Heron will eventually fall on my list of Miyazaki favorites, but there were moments that took my breath away.” – Japan Times Jul 19, 2023 Full Review Suzume (2022) 96% “Let’s get this out of the way up front: If there was any doubt that Makoto Shinkai is the undisputed visual champion of the anime form, Suzume provides the final knockout punch.” – Japan Times Nov 11, 2022 Full Review Shin Ultraman (2022) 94% “[Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi have] teamed up once again to revive another creation from the late special-effects legend Eiji Tsuburaya.” – Japan Times May 19, 2022 Full Review The Deer King (2021) 59% 2/5 “Despite the pedigree of its creators, however, The Deer King often feels like a weak echo of the films on which Ando made his name, although it delivers a few nice moments.” – Japan Times Feb 4, 2022 Full Review Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2021) 91% 3.5/5 “What'll stick with me is the feeling of everyday life in a charming coastal town - punctuated by some timeworn tropes in an Osaka drawl.” – Japan Times Sep 23, 2021 Full Review EVANGELION:3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) 100% 4.5/5 “It's inspiring to see audiences willing to grapple with this emotionally and intellectually demanding story time after time.” – Japan Times Apr 5, 2021 Full Review Josee, The Tiger and the Fish (2020) 100% “An impressive debut feature. And it fulfills that most crucial function of cinema: to help us better understand the other humans, as Ebert put it, who are "sharing this journey (of life) with us."” – Japan Times Dec 16, 2020 Full Review Violet Evergarden (2019) 80% 4/5 “A film that delicately deals with the emotional connections between people - both living and dead - and how survivors heal and grow after trauma, seems perfectly suited for this moment.” – Japan Times Oct 1, 2020 Full Review The Stranger by the Shore (2020) 2.5/5 “In adapting the excellent manga, the team behind this film have proved once again that more is less.” – Japan Times Sep 11, 2020 Full Review A Whisker Away (2020) 93% 3.5/5 “Enjoyable but in no way revolutionary, A Whisker Away might have felt slight in theaters, but on Netflix, where it was relocated due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it's a pleasant way to while away a few hours.” – Japan Times Jun 25, 2020 Full Review SHIROBAKO The Movie (2020) 3.5/5 “Offers up a depiction of the anime industry that's humorous but down-to-the-details accurate.” – Japan Times Mar 6, 2020 Full Review Lupin III: The First (2019) 95% 7.5/10 “While the film adds a new visual kick, there's not a whole lot in the way of storytelling innovation. But maybe we don't need it.” – IGN Movies Dec 27, 2019 Full Review
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