Thanks to detailed artwork and solid animation, The Princess and the Pilot isn’t a bad movie. But it had the potential to be much more.

Wicked City tells a compelling story with style to spare, but its body horror and sexual violence is probably too much for most viewers (myself included).

Visually and technically breathtaking but riddled with a number of sci-fi/action movie clichés.

Summer Wars adroitly balances sci-fi geekiness, technology-focused social commentary, and family melodrama.

Mamoru Oshii’s films are usually more satisfying and challenging than this.

Pixar’s Inside Out is pure cinematic magic. Also, it reminds me of Mad Max: Fury Road. (No, seriously.)

Sword Art Online starts out with a lot of promise, but a poor narrative decision takes its second half in a much less interesting direction.

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

To attempt to come up with a more detailed plot synopsis is sort of beside the point, and to be honest, I don’t even know if it’s possible.

Your enjoyment of the film will be almost entirely dependent on how well you knew and enjoyed Final Fantasy VII, the game.

In short, the series simply looks and sounds amazing, with detailed and distinct character designs, solid mecha designs, and plenty of solid action.

It’s like style took substance out behind the woodshed, beat it to a bloody pulp, and dragged it behind the car on the way back home.

This first volume just doesn’t quite realize Samurai 7’s amazing amount of potential.

This may be my least favorite Studio Ghibli film to date.

Ultimately, the film is a nostalgic and romantic tale of childhood promises and dreams.

Skipping the fan service, this Full Metal Panic spin-off focuses on goofy humor.

Much of Appleseed’s appeal will undoubtedly be due to its unique visuals.

What we have here is merely a taste, and I, for one, am left wanting much more.

Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind is worth watching if only to give one a much better context in which to appreciate Miyazaki’s movies.

Gantz is positioned as a dark, nihilistic story about mankind’s darker nature. That doesn’t mean it’s any good.