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Category: Debaser

  • Castlevania

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    I often complain about the lack of animation produced in North American aimed at adults that’s not comedy, and so not only was I extremely excited to watch Castlevania because of that, but also because it’s based on a game series I love, and more importantly, it’s written by Warren Ellis — who I still…

  • What We Do in the Shadows

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    This is something I’d been meaning to watch for a while, and boy, am I glad I finally did. I’m a big, big fan of Jemaine Clement and pretty much anything he’s involved in, and this is just such a great movie (he co-wrote and directed it with Taika Waititi). The cast is fantastic, and I…

  • Princess Mononoke

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    As I mentioned when I wrote about watching My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke is a movie I just never latched on to — and I often wonder why so many people I know seem to name it as their favorite Miyazaki film. I actually had a chance to watch it in theatres when it was…

  • The Fate of the Furious

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    I really need to stop watching these movies. Then again, the reason I watch them is for the action sequences, and the big chase scene in NYC and then the sub vs. cars on ice thing were pretty thrilling to watch — although I thought the best action sequence overall was the prison break, especially…

  • My Neighbor Totoro

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    My Neighbor Totoro has always been my favorite Ghibli film, and having just watched it again this morning (for the nth time), it remains my fave. I just love everything about it, from the atmosphere, the depiction of children, the magical surrealness, all weaved around a dead simple (and at times sad) story. Think I’ll…

  • Labyrinth

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    I’m having a hard time deciding how I want to describe watching this movie. I can’t say that I super loved it, but I still think it’s a classic film and it brought back nostalgic feels for just how big Jim Henson’s creations were back in those days — and I’d forgotten that he actually…

  • Sarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust

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    I’ve been disappointed by a lot of stand-up comedy specials of late, but I was happy to laugh pretty much from start to finish while watching Sarah Silverman’s new Netflix special. Sure, you need to be a fan of her dark/crass comedy, but if you are, this is pretty classic Sarah, and I loved it.

  • Rakka

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    I’ve been really excited to watched the shorts promised by Oats Studios — the new studio started by Neill Blomkamp — and the first one, Rakka, is really great. It’s made up of vignettes of a future Earth that has been invaded by aliens, and it’s cool to see Sigourney Weaver take part. It’s part…