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Netflix’s Japan Sinks: 2020 is an Ambitious (and Flawed) Effort at Depicting Tragedy on an Enormous Scale
Japan Sinks: 2020 is director Masaaki Yuasa’s second Netflix original, after 2018’s Devilman Crybaby. The only similarity the two share is that there are a lot of deaths involved, but Japan Sinks: 2020 is more focused on the struggles of…
Anime for Newbies: Four Series That will Get You Hooked for Life
It was around 2012, when anime became a mainstream form of entertainment for the teens and young adults in Bangladesh. However, you still find many people who haven’t watched a single episode of any anime series yet. This article is…
Alita: Battle Angel is a Triumph of Cinematic Storytelling that Feels Dazzlingly Original
Alita: Battle Angel feels like a breath of fresh air, chock full of breathtaking world building and gorgeous action, threaded through a dense plot that threatens to break apart at the seams during the film’s 122 minutes runtime. It doesn’t…
Dragon Ball Super: Broly is an Action-Packed Triumph with a Surprising Amount of Heart
It’s not apparent from the get go, but Dragon Ball Super: Broly had a tall order, in the form of introducing fan favorite character Broly into the canon proper. The resultant movie spends a surprising amount of time setting up…
Why The Legend of the Super Saiyan is a Timeless Parable
I have been trying to write Dragonball short stories lately. It's exciting and terrifying at the same time. I have written Superman and Captain America. But Goku is different. And so is Vegeta. The first time I watched DBZ was in…