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oneillej
Apr 21, 202114 min read
Disney's The Black Cauldron (1985) realised through the 1980s Teen Slasher Movie
Shary identifies that the Reagan Administration of the 1980s predominantly represented ‘a new notion of American conservatism’, the...
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oneillej
Mar 22, 20213 min read
A Gem of the Winter Season: You Should be Watching Sk8 the Infinity - Opinions
While I am most-definitely late to the party, having binged the first six episodes of Studio Bones' winter anime original, Sk8 the...
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oneillej
Mar 15, 20214 min read
Generations of Bollywood: Bombay Rose (2019) - Review
Indian theatre actress and animator Gitanjali Rao's feature film debut is a delicate and visually dynamic deconstruction of the Bollywood...
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oneillej
Mar 1, 20215 min read
Re-Realising Love: Umibe no Étranger (2020) - Review
Umibe no Étranger, or, The Stranger by the Beach, is third title released under FujiTV's Blue lynx banner; an anime company dedicated...
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oneillej
Feb 24, 20215 min read
Anthropomorphic Anxieties: Beastars (2019) - Season 1 Review
Distributed internationally by Netflix*, Beastars- based on Paru Itagaki's fantasy-drama manga of the same name- soared as a hit of the...
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oneillej
Feb 22, 202145 min read
Attack on Titan is Not the Problematic, Pro-Fascist Story Some Would Have You Believe - Opinions
Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) is undoubtably one of the most influential AniMangas of the past two decades. Its presence has not...
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oneillej
Feb 13, 20213 min read
The End of Blue Sky Studios and Fear of the Monopolisation of Animation - Opinions
Sobering news dropped via Deadline on February 9th that the three-decades old animation studio, Blue Sky, is to have its doors...
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oneillej
Feb 3, 20215 min read
For The Love of Music: Given (2019) - Series Review
In celebration of the recent international release of Given: The Movie (2020) on streaming service Crunchyroll*, it felt time to finally...
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oneillej
Jan 31, 20213 min read
Bitesized Treats: Pixar Popcorn (2021) - Series Review
Exclusive to Disney+, Pixar Popcorn's 10 micro shorts offer a quick glimpse into the everyday lives of some of our favourite Pixar...
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oneillej
Jan 22, 20215 min read
Divisive Teenage Love: Ocean Waves (1993) - Review
Studio Ghibli's aesthetically infamous Ocean Waves (Mochizuki, 1993) was- as has been well documented- originally drafted as an...
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oneillej
Jan 14, 20214 min read
A Magical Visual Fable: Wolfwalkers (2020) - Review
Irish studio Cartoon Saloon's latest mystical venture is a visual feast, treating audiences to a gloriously detailed world and two...
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oneillej
Jan 8, 20213 min read
Realising Grief: Over the Moon (2020) - Review
Veteran character animator Glen Keane's directorial feature debut is an ambitious but ultimately hit-and-miss musical tale of loss and...
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