Currently Reviewing: Welcome to the NHK
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What We’ve Said Recently
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- Patlabor OVA ep 2 of 7: “Long Shot” January 4, 2020
- Love You ‘Til Tuesday (1969) January 3, 2020
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- Patlabor OVA ep 1 of 7: “Second Unit, Move Out!” January 1, 2020
- Episode 23: Welcome to Misaki and Episode 24: Welcome to the NHK July 1, 2017
- Vinyl – Hipster Affectation, Archival Format, Late Stage Capitalism Freak Out January 16, 2017
- Federale – They can Even do it Live January 15, 2017
- Episode 21: Welcome to the Reset and Episode 22: Welcome to God! January 14, 2017
- Lazy Friday Videos (warning:drumsolos) January 13, 2017
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2006 Archive
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Episode 23: Welcome to Misaki and Episode 24: Welcome to the NHK
Posted on July 1, 2017 | No CommentsWhen I was young (late 90s, times like that) the appeal of anime was that it would tell stories that Western pop culture shied away from – the heroes had […] -
Episode 6: Welcome to the Classroom
Posted on January 15, 2014 | No CommentsMy God, Welcome to the NHK is a downer, a depressing show with human misery front and center, 24/7. Sato’s misery might be the most obvious and direct, but it […] -
Episode 5 – Welcome to the Counseling
Posted on January 13, 2014 | No CommentsAt heart, Welcome the the NHK has a series of very dodgy relationships. Central is, of course, Sato and Misaki, a 23 year old man and a 17 year old […] -
The Black Dahlia
Posted on April 23, 2011 | No CommentsMiscast and not at all curious about its characters. James Ellroy (who wrote the novel) and De Palma are simpatico. They are stylists to the bone. Ellroy got the vibe, […] -
Bosque De Sombras
Posted on October 30, 2009 | No CommentsBosque De Sombras is stuck in the middle with itself, caught between two urges — to hew to filmic convention and to be almost politely thought-provoking. The story is simple. […] -
Jarvis Cocker – Jarvis
Posted on July 2, 2009 | No CommentsThere is a difference between Pulp and Jarvis Cocker. Listening to Pulp, it’s easy to think there isn’t one. His voice and attitude are so pervasive, you might think he […] -
Paprika
Posted on April 20, 2008 | No CommentsFor the better part of a decade, Satoshi Kon has sketched in the space between reality and dreams; between perception (filmic presentations, lies) and truth. His themes explore the gaps […]