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Professor Layton Cracks the Case of Video Game Anime (Crunchyroll)

On April 18, 2018April 18, 2018 By Tim RattrayIn Anime, Crunchyroll, Film, Gaming, Insights3 Comments

Examining how Professor Layton successfully transitioned from video game to anime, now available on Crunchyroll!

Humanizing Tommy Wiseau (The Disaster Artist)

On December 6, 2017 By Tim RattrayIn Film2 Comments

After years of laughing at Wiseau's odd mannerisms, The Disaster Artist makes us reconsider the infamous actor/filmmaker.

How the art of Loving Vincent tells the story of van Gogh’s legacy

On November 8, 2017November 8, 2017 By Tim RattrayIn Film, Insights, Thoughts On2 Comments

How a film's style tells a greater story than its script.

Empathizing with an ideologically opposed film

On September 3, 2017September 3, 2017 By Tim RattrayIn Film, Insights13 Comments

Storytelling mediums can be the best way to see the human side of conflicting beliefs.

Why the theater-going experience is the bane of modern cinema

On March 16, 2017May 3, 2017 By Tim RattrayIn Film, Insights11 Comments

But I more importantly I ponder the continued relevancy of film in the streaming age.

An analysis of Less Than Zero (1987)

On January 30, 2017February 11, 2017 By Tim RattrayIn Film, Underview4 Comments

An analytical look at this portrait of wealthy Los Angeles youth in the mid-80s that is simultaneously tantalizing and dire.

You Are Umasou proves the creative acumen of family-friendly films

On January 24, 2017January 24, 2017 By Tim RattrayIn Anime, Film1 Comment

All-ages films are often under-appreciated for their ability to package visual storytelling and thematic richness into a tightly-crafted package. You Are Umasou is a prime example of what can make these films great.

On Your Name’s Oscar snub

On January 24, 2017January 24, 2017 By Tim RattrayIn Anime, Film13 Comments

Your Name's snub is a symptom of a larger issue with the Academy. Should we care?

Manchester by the Sea has a Lee problem

On January 12, 2017June 10, 2017 By Tim RattrayIn Film15 Comments

Or: that time I watched fictional kids get burnt to death in a house fire and felt nothing.

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