Balmer is taking off the gloves and striking up a much more defiant, incisive stance this time.

Here’s hoping that “5 Centimeters Per Second” represents one last hurrah for Shinkai before moving on to new, and equally fertile territory.

God has not abandoned this “awesome” world, nor will He.

Appleseed Ex Machina is primarily disappointing because it squanders so much of the depth and potential that existed in the original.