| 2007-11-15 |
花とアリス |
8.2 |
warm, love, kids |
| 2007-11-18 |
Swallowtail |
7.3 |
warm, cozy, noir |
| 2007-11-18 |
Сегодня увольнения не будут |
7.6 |
clean thrill |
| 2007-11-18 |
Ace in the Hole |
7.9 |
kirk |
| 2007-11-18 |
Waitress |
6.2 |
unhappy marriage with a happy ending |
| 2007-11-18 |
Out of the past |
7.4 |
detective, double-crossing |
| 2007-11-18 |
Picnic |
7.8 |
Iwai |
| 2007-11-18 |
The Prisoner of Zenda |
6.9 |
Englishman, chivalry |
| 2007-11-20 |
Rescue Dawn |
6.8 |
Vietnam, pow, bale |
| 2007-11-20 |
Каток и скрипка |
7.9 |
Tarkovsky |
| 2007-11-22 |
Мимино |
7.4 |
nostalgia |
| 2007-11-22 |
Собачье сердце |
8.0 |
1920s in Russia, humanism |
| 2007-11-25 |
Семнадцать мгновений весны, 1 |
6.7 |
Nazis |
| 2007-11-25 |
Shall We ダンス? |
6.8 |
dancing |
| 2007-11-25 |
Я шагаю по Москве |
8.0 |
Mikhalkov, Moscow, cheer, youth |
| 2007-11-25 |
Место встречи изменить нельзя, 1 |
7.8 |
classic |
| 2007-11-25 |
Место встречи изменить нельзя, 2 |
7.7 |
classic |
| 2007-11-27 |
Californication, 1-1 |
6.7 |
duchovny, sex |
| 2007-11-27 |
Место встречи изменить нельзя, 3 |
7.5 |
more of the same, love, non-violence |
| 2007-11-27 |
Место встречи изменить нельзя, 4 |
7.2 |
truck chase |
| 2007-11-27 |
Место встречи изменить нельзя, 5 |
7.5 |
crime world, ambush |
| 2007-11-27 |
Место встречи изменить нельзя, 1-5 |
7.8 |
classic |
| 2007-11-27 |
Не горюй |
8.0 |
caucasian ability to live without grief |
| 2007-11-29 |
野獣の青春 |
7.6 |
yakuza, vengeance |
| 2007-11-29 |
Семнадцать мгновений весны, 2 |
7.2 |
Nazis, backstabbing |
| 2007-11-29 |
Семнадцать мгновений весны, 3 |
8.1 |
long-lost love |
| 2007-12-01 |
Семнадцать мгновений весны, 4 |
7.4 |
thrill, nostalgia |
| 2007-12-01 |
Cure |
7.3 |
animal magnetism, evil |
| 2007-12-01 |
Изгнание |
7.8 |
unsaid things, loveless family |
| 2007-12-01 |
Семнадцать мгновений весны, 5 |
7.1 |
car tail, political games |
| 2007-12-01 |
Семнадцать мгновений весны, 6 |
7.4 |
spy games |
| 2007-12-02 |
Осенний марафон |
7.9 |
failing time/lie management |
| 2007-12-02 |
Освобождение, 1 |
7.6 |
sheer magnitude, objective impression |
| 2007-12-02 |
Семнадцать мгновений весны, 7 |
7.3 |
Switzerland, spy failure |
| 2007-12-02 |
Семнадцать мгновений весны, 8 |
7.6 |
the circle tightens |
| 2007-12-02 |
Семнадцать мгновений весны, 9 |
7.8 |
the jig is up |
| 2007-12-04 |
Семнадцать мгновений весны, 10 |
7.6 |
close-call excuses, thrill |
| 2007-12-04 |
Семнадцать мгновений весны, 11 |
6.8 |
Mueller talks |
| 2007-12-04 |
Семнадцать мгновений весны, 12 |
7.2 |
victory... not yet |
| 2007-12-04 |
Семнадцать мгновений весны, 1-12 |
8.0 |
serious spy games |
| 2007-12-04 |
パプリカ |
7.4 |
indulging in vivid dreams |
| 2007-12-06 |
Golden Compass |
5.6 |
cinema; sheer banality |
| 2007-12-06 |
酔いどれ天使 |
7.9 |
good doctor, stubborn yakuza |
| 2007-12-09 |
Освобождение, 2 |
7.1 |
losses and victories |
| 2007-12-09 |
あしたの私のつくり方 |
7.6 |
changing life, nice Panasonic props |
| 2007-12-09 |
You, the living |
6.8 |
nice pictures of life |
| 2007-12-09 |
Освобождение, 3-4 |
7.3 |
more epic war |
| 2007-12-11 |
Освобождение, 5 |
7.1 |
moments of liberation |
| 2007-12-11 |
Освобождение, 6 |
8.2 |
aftermath |
| 2007-12-11 |
Освобождение, 1-6 |
8.6 |
timeless epic |
| 2007-12-13 |
Seabiscuit |
7.3 |
underdogs don't give up |
| 2007-12-13 |
E.T. |
7.6 |
children, e.t. and non-violence |
| 2007-12-16 |
The Kingdom |
6.2 |
mostly violent and stupid |
| 2007-12-16 |
Surf's Up |
7.1 |
bright and sweet, but dull |
| 2007-12-16 |
Shattered |
7.2 |
uneven thrill, a man playing a man |
| 2007-12-16 |
Last Scene |
6.2 |
high-school acting, long, predictable, but watchable |
| 2007-12-23 |
Eastern Promises |
6.4 |
naked Viggo fighting and shagging, bad Russians speaking bad English and terrible Russian, etc. |
| 2007-12-25 |
I am Legend |
7.1 |
yet another post-extinction flick, sharp, but devoid of any substance |
| 2007-12-25 |
Day Zero |
3.0 |
unfinished; feels like a movie made by the military to probe/influence opinions; totally incredible to someone who knows how it feels to be drafted |
| 2007-12-27 |
Gone Baby Gone |
8.1 |
right vs. wrong |
| 2007-12-29 |
3:10 to Yuma |
5.6 |
sweet and spiced up, but ultimately tasteless |
| 2007-12-30 |
Atonement |
6.7 |
somewhat beautiful and touching, but essentially bland |
| 2008-01-01 |
Quiz Show |
7.2 |
an entertaining impression of truth under pressure |
| 2008-01-02 |
Glory |
6.2 |
glory - as gory, violent and murderous as SFX can show |
| 2008-01-05 |
Lewis Black: Black on Broadway |
6.7 |
common-sense truth wrapped in humorous cussing |
| 2008-01-05 |
Linda Linda Linda |
7.6 |
it's the amateurishly innocent moments that make modern Japanese film making so peculiarly great |
| 2008-01-05 |
May 18 |
6.7 |
angry movie trying to be touchy, mixed with Korean romance |
| 2008-01-05 |
Out of Africa |
7.8 |
a celebration of splendid storytelling |
| 2008-01-05 |
Rio Bravo |
7.7 |
stories of life set in one street; shooting, and killing, and Wayne are just decorations |
| 2008-01-06 |
День выборов |
7.1 |
universally and contemporarily appealing |
| 2008-01-06 |
Death Sentence |
5.1 |
unfinished; stupid low-quality action |
| 2008-01-07 |
Deep Impact |
6.1 |
a nice, but weak and mostly unnecessary alternative look at Armageddon's story |
| 2008-01-08 |
He was a quiet man |
5.2 |
a fairy tale without any worthwhile substance |
| 2008-01-08 |
暗殺 |
6.4 |
chaotic story with lots of context switching; an overall feeling of experimental-classic film-making |
| 2008-01-08 |
Saturday night fever |
7.1 |
good atmosphere |
| 2008-01-10 |
The brave one |
6.3 |
weak and angry, not saved by Foster |
| 2008-01-12 |
Shoot Em Up |
7.1 |
unpretentious violence in its beauty |
| 2008-01-12 |
Kubrick's Lolita |
7.0 |
a captivating adventure into the dark |
| 2008-01-15 |
लगे रहो मुन्नाभाई |
8.2 |
Gandhi for all |
| 2008-01-15 |
Juno |
6.8 |
appealing, but somewhat bland |
| 2008-01-17 |
Frenzy |
6.9 |
Hitchcock with naked dead bodies in London |
| 2008-01-18 |
No Country for Old Men |
7.2 |
Tomy-Lee-gripping |
| 2008-01-18 |
The Nines |
3.6 |
RIR |
| 2008-01-19 |
天然コケッコー |
7.9 |
kids, rural vs urban; lacks a tad of magic to be perfect for its kind |
| 2008-01-20 |
Cloverfield |
6.4 |
cinema; if you don't fall asleep during the first 20 minutes, you're in for an hour of peaceful yawning |
| 2008-01-21 |
時をかける少女 |
6.4 |
time travel in anime; a bit mind-twisting, but not really worthwhile |
| 2008-01-21 |
The Lady Vanishes |
7.4 |
a neat Hitchcock piece; train western in a "third-rate" country |
| 2008-01-24 |
John Rambo |
6.9 |
cinema; streams of blood with an afterthought |
| 2008-01-25 |
Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf |
7.1 |
good acting, gets tired by the second half |
| 2008-01-26 |
Rosso come il cielo |
6.4 |
worthwhile plot, weak direction |
| 2008-01-27 |
Два капитана, 1-6 |
7.1 |
adventure and intrigue, love and betrayal |
| 2008-01-28 |
Sweeney Todd |
8.3 |
a piece of pure darkness |
| 2008-01-31 |
We Own the Night |
3.8 |
a joke of a movie with little to no acting and direction |
| 2008-01-31 |
Macross Robotech, 1-3 |
7.6 |
impeccably simple and stupid - wonderful |
| 2008-02-01 |
Macross Robotech, 4-13 |
7.2 |
more of the same |
| 2008-02-06 |
Macross Robotech, 14-36 |
8.5 |
astonishing war+love mixture |
| 2008-02-06 |
SDF-1 Macross Robotech: Do You Remember Love? |
7.4 |
intricate graphics lacking much of the original magic |
| 2008-02-06 |
Michael Clayton |
7.2 |
cheap suspense with a couple of nice twists |
| 2008-02-07 |
Mad Detective |
8.2 |
inner personalities, unexpectedly well done |
| 2008-02-08 |
In the valley of Elah |
7.4 |
a diluted, but worthwhile fictionalization of war's effects on soul |
| 2008-02-08 |
Into the Wild |
6.8 |
yeah |
| 2008-02-08 |
Across the Universe |
6.7 |
sketchy fun |
| 2008-02-09 |
The Warlords |
6.1 |
a shame; some of the OST is snatched from Zimmer and Co. |
| 2008-02-13 |
Midnight Cowboy |
8.7 |
values of humanity |
| 2008-02-15 |
Lars and the Real Girl |
6.3 |
nice at first, but develops into a drag |
| 2008-02-16 |
Jumper |
6.3 |
cinema; SFX with some action, but nothing else |
| 2008-02-17 |
The Darjeeling Limited |
7.4 |
the sum of the cast plus a bit more |
| 2008-02-17 |
Zulu |
7.1 |
glorious, but stupid action made of the epic clay of the time |
| 2008-02-18 |
Stephen Colbert at the White House |
6.8 |
a wonderful display of democracy |
| 2008-02-18 |
The King of Kong |
6.7 |
never surrender :) |
| 2008-02-21 |
Cassandra's Dream |
7.3 |
the slow start of Allen's demise |
| 2008-02-21 |
Things we lost in the Fire |
6.9 |
Halle is dead tired, Del Toro is good, everything else is blatant and nearly falling apart |
| 2008-02-22 |
Bella |
7.6 |
truth, kindness, magic |
| 2008-02-22 |
My Blueberry Nights |
6.9 |
fleshy, but not strong enough |
| 2008-02-22 |
Run, Fat Boy, Run |
7.6 |
a funny tale of rediscovering yourself |
| 2008-02-25 |
Macross: Flash Back 2012 |
7.3 |
flashbacks of love |
| 2008-02-26 |
Ирония судьбы. Продолжение |
8.1 |
a worthy sequel to a part of Russian soul |
| 2008-02-26 |
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island |
6.5 |
witty proverbs |
| 2008-02-26 |
Dan in Real Life |
6.4 |
sweet, but empty |
| 2008-02-27 |
There will be blood |
7.6 |
black golden evil, American faith |
| 2008-02-27 |
Hallam Foe |
7.1 |
refreshing |
| 2008-02-27 |
The Bakery Girl of Monceau |
8.1 |
so solid you can touch it |
| 2008-02-28 |
Macross Plus, 1 |
6.6 |
more mature and intense, but much less hearty |
| 2008-02-28 |
Macross Plus, 2-4 |
6.4 |
barely lives up to the original saga |
| 2008-03-01 |
August Rush |
8.2 |
the magic of universal harmony |
| 2008-03-02 |
Enchanted |
6.7 |
enchanted |
| 2008-03-02 |
Lady Snowblood |
6.3 |
70s-gritty revenge |
| 2008-03-04 |
La Collectioneusse |
7.2 |
twisted and draggish, but still solid |
| 2008-03-04 |
Le Genou de Claire |
7.1 |
mesmerizing French idyll, Rohmer style |
| 2008-03-06 |
Dancer in the dark |
5.3 |
disgustingly evil |
| 2008-03-06 |
Matewan |
6.6 |
non-violent union attempt over-stretched over scenery |
| 2008-03-07 |
Seven days |
7.2 |
a piece of edible pulp of Korean-style-hectic detective action |
| 2008-03-07 |
Boogie nights |
6.9 |
life in its ups and downs, spiced up with a bit of porn industry |
| 2008-03-07 |
Prokofiev's Peter & the Wolf |
7.1 |
a cautious union of animation and classical music |
| 2008-02-28-03-08 |
Macross 7, 1-49 |
9.2 |
incredible epic about the infinite power a human heart can unlock |
| 2008-02-28-03-08 |
Macross 7 Plus |
8.4 |
short-story masterpieces |
| 2008-03-08 |
Appleseed 2: Ex Machina |
5.8 |
tries to fill the shoes of the 1st part by cheaper story and CG |
| 2008-03-08 |
Macross Zero, 1-5 |
7.4 |
defeating the Kaduns of faithlessness, the beautiful way |
| 2008-03-09 |
Macross 7: The Galaxy is Calling Me |
7.5 |
there are no winners or losers in singing |
| 2008-03-09 |
House by the River |
7.3 |
drunkening taste of murder |
| 2008-03-09 |
Macross 7: Encore, 1-3 |
8.7 |
a welcome encore |
| 2008-03-17 |
The Mist |
7.3 |
not bad, a bit too cheesy at times |
| 2008-03-17 |
The Man from Earth |
7.6 |
a nice test of your faith |
| 2008-03-18 |
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance |
6.9 |
democracy, law and crime all smudged together in the Waynian West |
| 2008-03-18 |
Scarlet Street |
7.4 |
a vivid cocktail of lies, infidelity, and murder |
| 2008-03-24 |
M |
7.3 |
the ultimate power of it evades me |
| 2008-03-25 |
Vexille |
6.3 |
an Appleseed clone, cheaper in every way |
| 2008-03-26 |
侍 |
8.2 |
solid story rendition, vivid colors |
| 2008-03-26 |
The Ballad of Cable Hogue |
6.7 |
hidden values of simple, relaxed movie-making |
| 2008-03-26 |
女人心 |
8.3 |
a tranquil look at a family where love meets unfaithfulness |
| 2008-03-28 |
快活林 |
6.8 |
Hong-Kong kung-fu with a passable underlying story |
| 2008-03-29 |
27 Dresses |
6.3 |
a nice filler |
| 2008-03-29 |
Rec |
7.3 |
a solid Blair-Witch-style thrill, but childish videogamish |
| 2008-03-29 |
Music Within |
8.1 |
life's full of surprises, just keep going |
| 2008-03-29 |
Afro Samurai |
6.2 |
neither anime nor hip-hop |
| 2008-03-30 |
Fitna |
6.0 |
what peace may come out of a fear- and hatred-charged flick? |
| 2008-03-30 |
The Air I Breathe |
6.8 |
the usual intertwiner with a story below average |
| 2008-04-06 |
壁男 |
6.6 |
a low-budget delicacy leaving much space to the viewers |
| 2008-04-06 |
Assembly |
6.3 |
a war blockbuster married to a crapload of patriotic stuff |
| 2008-04-06 |
Shogun, 1-5 |
7.4 |
quite edible, but barely lives up to the classics |
| 2008-04-07 |
Elephants Dream |
6.1 |
nice try |
| 2008-04-12 |
Charlie Wilson's War |
6.2 |
cheese and bias with Hanks and Hoffman |
| 2008-04-12 |
In the Shadow of the Moon |
8.0 |
awe and unity we should be reminded of more often |
| 2008-04-12 |
Please Teacher, 1 |
7.1 |
entertaining and endearing |
| 2008-04-12 |
Perfect Blue |
7.7 |
wide awake in your dreams |
| 2008-04-12 |
The Bank Job |
7.1 |
a quality British action |
| 2008-04-13 |
Shogun, 6-10 |
5.9 |
falls off to a wasteful drag |
| 2008-04-13 |
The Savages |
7.3 |
life, and death, and going on |
| 2008-04-13 |
Please Teacher, 2-4 |
7.3 |
playfully lively |
| 2008-04-13 |
Dead End |
7.1 |
high and low; what you sow is what you get |
| 2008-04-27 |
Planet Earth, 10: Seasonal Forests |
8.9 |
eternal magnificence |
| 2008-04-27 |
Planet Earth, 11: Ocean Deep |
8.5 |
the dark vastness |
| 2008-04-27 |
Sharkwater |
8.8 |
fears and over-consumption vs. truth and restriction |
| 2008-04-27 |
The Lost Prince |
6.9 |
a small life that dwarfed the war |
| 2008-04-28 |
Street Kings |
6.8 |
dark, gritty; stupid in a twisted way |
| 2008-04-28 |
Macross Frontier, 01: Close Encounter |
7.0 |
packed tight |
| 2008-04-28 |
Macross Frontier, 02: Hard Chase |
7.2 |
even tighter |
| 2008-04-28 |
Macross Frontier, 03: On Your Marks |
7.4 |
pleasant echoes of the original Macross |
| 2008-04-28 |
The Great Debaters |
7.2 |
thin ideas in triple-thick wrapping |
| 2008-04-29 |
Macross Frontier, 04: Miss Macross |
7.0 |
battles in life and space |
| 2008-04-29 |
Planet Earth: The Future, 1: Saving Species |
7.1 |
ripples in oblivion |
| 2008-04-29 |
The Last Emperor |
7.3 |
An epic piercing through time and people |
| 2008-04-30 |
Planet Earth: The Future, 2: Into the Wilderness |
6.7 |
wasting our treasures |
| 2008-05-01 |
National Treasure: Book of Secrets |
6.4 |
vestiges of Bruckheimer+Cage+Harris |
| 2008-05-01 |
Millennium Actress |
8.1 |
Satoshi Kon the entrancer, early edition |
| 2008-05-02 |
The Birds |
6.2 |
neither intense nor thrilling |
| 2008-05-02 |
Planet Earth: The Future, 3: Living Together |
6.8 |
changing ourselves |
| 2008-05-03 |
妄想代理人, 01 |
6.6 |
diving into Satoshi Kon mini-world |
| 2008-05-03 |
妄想代理人, 02 |
8.1 |
stunning atmosphere |
| 2008-05-03 |
妄想代理人, 03 |
8.2 |
sharp as a knife |
| 2008-05-03 |
妄想代理人, 04 |
7.4 |
a cocktail of chaotic misery |
| 2008-05-03 |
妄想代理人, 05 |
7.4 |
insightful adventures of a mind |
| 2008-05-04 |
Macross Frontier, 05: Star Date |
6.7 |
what to sing for |
| 2008-05-04 |
妄想代理人, 06 |
7.6 |
whirlwind of life |
| 2008-05-04 |
妄想代理人, 07 |
7.7 |
paranoia |
| 2008-05-04 |
妄想代理人, 08 |
8.2 |
suicidal brilliance |
| 2008-05-04 |
妄想代理人, 09 |
7.8 |
random delicacies |
| 2008-05-04 |
妄想代理人, 10 |
6.9 |
insightful |
| 2008-05-04 |
妄想代理人, 11 |
7.3 |
human depth |
| 2008-05-04 |
妄想代理人, 12 |
7.1 |
confronting the unconfrontable |
| 2008-05-05 |
妄想代理人, 13 |
6.9 |
back to reality |
| 2008-05-05 |
妄想代理人, 1-13 |
8.3 |
a comprehensive display of anime magic |
| 2008-05-05 |
Республика ШКИД |
7.7 |
a small monument |
| 2008-05-05 |
Служебный роман |
9.1 |
grass through asphalt |
| 2008-05-06 |
Iron Man |
5.9 |
cinema; the average contemporary blockbuster, RIR |
| 2008-05-06 |
The Bucket List |
7.3 |
it's never late to open your eyes |
| 2008-05-07 |
My Father |
7.1 |
standard issue Korean tear-jerker |
| 2008-05-07 |
An American Crime |
8.2 |
a vivid depiction of evil in people |
| 2008-05-07 |
Gauche the Cellist |
7.3 |
an ode to harmony |
| 2008-05-08 |
Старший сын |
8.6 |
a truthful hymn of love |
| 2008-05-08 |
I Really Hate My Job |
6.4 |
a jazzy narrative with embroidery |
| 2008-05-08 |
The Wings of Honneamise |
8.8 |
a relaxed comprehensive view of humanity |
| 2008-05-09 |
Девчата |
7.8 |
in a distant land of Soviet Siberia |
| 2008-05-10 |
Please Teacher, 5 |
5.8 |
weak |
| 2008-05-10 |
Tokyo Godfathers |
8.3 |
a movie you could live in |
| 2008-05-11 |
В бой идут одни старики |
9.3 |
an unforgettable experience of war |
| 2008-05-11 |
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World |
6.1 |
hardly stands the test of time |
| 2008-05-12 |
연애시대, 01 |
6.8 |
warmly Korean |
| 2008-05-12 |
Macross Frontier, 06: Bye Bye Sheryl |
8.1 |
large-scale action starts |
| 2008-05-12 |
She and Her Cat |
7.4 |
warm and fluffy |
| 2008-05-12 |
Please Teacher, 6 |
6.7 |
love talks |
| 2008-05-12 |
연애시대, 02 |
6.9 |
persistence |
| 2008-05-13 |
Please Teacher, 7 |
7.1 |
stupid and lovely |
| 2008-05-13 |
Cowboy Bebop, 01: Asteroid Blues |
7.8 |
best traditions of Sci-Fi westerns |
| 2008-05-13 |
Cowboy Bebop, 02: Stray Dog Strut |
7.2 |
details everywhere |
| 2008-05-13 |
Cowboy Bebop, 03: Honky Tonk Women |
7.0 |
easy come, easy go |
| 2008-05-13 |
Everything is Illuminated |
7.4 |
memories across the world |
| 2008-05-14 |
Cowboy Bebop, 04: Gateway Shuffle |
6.9 |
getting a bit repetitious |
| 2008-05-14 |
Cowboy Bebop, 05: Ballad of Fallen Angels |
7.9 |
showdown; back to speed |
| 2008-05-14 |
Cowboy Bebop, 06: Sympathy for the Devil |
6.7 |
Wakaruka? - Wakaruka yo. |
| 2008-05-14 |
Please Teacher, 8 |
7.8 |
to break a heart |
| 2008-05-15 |
Cowboy Bebop, 07: Heavy Metal Queen |
7.2 |
hard rock and hangovers |
| 2008-05-15 |
Cowboy Bebop, 08: Waltz for Venus |
7.4 |
friends care |
| 2008-05-15 |
Cowboy Bebop, 09: Jamming with Edward |
7.0 |
earthly hacking |
| 2008-05-15 |
Парень из нашего города |
7.5 |
the feeling of life war brings out in people |
| 2008-05-15 |
Cowboy Bebop, 10: Ganymede Elegy |
7.7 |
old memories' worth |
| 2008-05-16 |
Cowboy Bebop, 11: Toys in the Attic |
7.3 |
brilliantly simple |
| 2008-05-16 |
Cowboy Bebop, 12-13: Jupiter Jazz |
7.2 |
believing in friends and memories |
| 2008-05-16 |
Cowboy Bebop, 14: Bohemian Rhapsody |
6.8 |
check-mate |
| 2008-05-16 |
Cowboy Bebop, 15: My Funny Valentine |
6.7 |
the past is lost |
| 2008-05-16 |
Cowboy Bebop, 16: Black Dog Serenade |
6.9 |
stale trust |
| 2008-05-17 |
Cowboy Bebop, 17: Mushroom Samba |
7.7 |
thoroughly high |
| 2008-05-17 |
Cowboy Bebop, 18: Speak like a child |
6.9 |
28 floors into Earth for Betacam |
| 2008-05-17 |
Cowboy Bebop, 19: Wild Horses |
7.0 |
shuttle Columbia's last flight |
| 2008-05-17 |
Cowboy Bebop, 20: Pierrot Le Fou |
6.8 |
Disneyland in hell |
| 2008-05-17 |
Cowboy Bebop, 21: Boogie-Woogie Feng-Shui |
6.9 |
weightless tears |
| 2008-05-18 |
Cowboy Bebop, 22: Cowboy Funk |
7.6 |
from cowboys to samurai's |
| 2008-05-18 |
Cowboy Bebop, 23: Brain Scratch |
7.0 |
get uploaded without your sins |
| 2008-05-18 |
Cowboy Bebop, 24: Hard Luck Woman |
7.6 |
meeting yourself |
| 2008-05-18 |
Cowboy Bebop, 25-26: The Real Folk Blues |
9.0 |
grand finale |
| 2008-05-18 |
Cowboy Bebop, 1-26 |
8.6 |
the definition of space western |
| 2008-05-18 |
Marnie |
7.3 |
Hitchcock-Freud, rather successful |
| 2008-05-19 |
Cowboy Bebop: 天国の扉 |
6.8 |
too little jazz and spirit |
| 2008-05-19 |
NGE, 01: 使徒、襲来 |
7.3 |
a fresh perspective |
| 2008-05-19 |
NGE, 02: 見知らぬ、天井 |
7.2 |
small stuff projected onto large scale |
| 2008-05-19 |
NGE, 03: 鳴らない、電話 |
7.0 |
schoolboys and monsters |
| 2008-05-19 |
NGE, 04: 雨、逃げ出した後 |
7.1 |
back and forth |
| 2008-05-20 |
NGE, 05: レイ、心のむこうに |
7.0 |
disaster management |
| 2008-05-20 |
Macross Frontier, 07: First Attack |
7.4 |
a bit overblown |
| 2008-05-20 |
NGE, 06: 決戦、第3新東京市 |
7.2 |
a smile makes up for it all |
| 2008-05-20 |
NGE, 07: 人の造りしもの |
7.1 |
sides of people |
| 2008-05-20 |
NGE, 08: アスカ、来日 |
7.2 |
heavy boats |
| 2008-05-20 |
NGE, 09: 瞬間、心、重ねて |
7.1 |
forced together |
| 2008-05-21 |
NGE, 10: マグマダイバー |
6.4 |
yawn |
| 2008-05-21 |
NGE, 11: 静止した闇の中で |
7.1 |
domination and cooperation |
| 2008-05-22 |
NGE, 12: 奇跡の価値は |
7.0 |
what do we work for |
| 2008-05-22 |
NGE, 13: 使徒、侵入 |
7.3 |
a hacker's womanhood |
| 2008-05-22 |
NGE, 14: ゼーレ、魂の座 |
7.1 |
what am I |
| 2008-05-22 |
NGE, 15: 嘘と沈黙 |
7.2 |
people live by forgetting past |
| 2008-05-22 |
NGE, 16: 死に至る病、そして |
7.3 |
living in others |
| 2008-05-22 |
NGE, 17: 四人目の適格者 |
7.3 |
growing mindful |
| 2008-05-22 |
NGE, 18: 命の選択を |
7.2 |
waging war on yourself |
| 2008-05-22 |
NGE, 19: 男の戰い |
7.4 |
forth and back, decisions overridden |
| 2008-05-22 |
NGE, 20: 心のかたち 人のかたち |
7.5 |
eternal questions of existence |
| 2008-05-22 |
NGE, 21: ネルフ、誕生 |
7.1 |
flashbacks and reasons |
| 2008-05-22 |
NGE, 22: せめて、人間らしく |
7.5 |
vulnerable to one's mind |
| 2008-05-22 |
NGE, 23: 涙 |
7.1 |
price to pay |
| 2008-05-22 |
NGE, 24: 最後のシ者 |
7.6 |
to be or not to be |
| 2008-05-22 |
NGE, 25: 終わる世界 |
8.1 |
anatomy of existence |
| 2008-05-22 |
NGE, 26: 世界の中心でアイを叫んだけもの |
9.9 |
おめでとう |
| 2008-05-22 |
NGE, 01-26 |
9.3 |
a fantastic guide to life |
| 2008-05-23 |
NGE: Death |
7.7 |
recollections |
| 2008-05-23 |
NGE, 25': Air |
7.7 |
search for reasons on the road to death |
| 2008-05-23 |
NGE, 26': まごころを、君に |
7.8 |
from dream to dream, back into pain |
| 2008-05-24 |
Отпуск в сентябре, 1-2 |
8.3 |
a house fire in a soul |
| 2008-05-24 |
Macross Fronter, 08: High School Queen |
6.0 |
intermission |
| 2008-05-25 |
天空のEscaflowne, 01: 運命の告白 |
7.4 |
soft graphics, retro feel |
| 2008-05-25 |
天空のEscaflowne, 02: 幻の月の少女 |
7.6 |
superb animation, great action |
| 2008-05-25 |
Then She Found Me |
7.4 |
honest ditches in the road |
| 2008-05-25 |
Imitation of Life |
7.7 |
cheap at face value, treasures inside |
| 2008-05-25 |
Semi-Pro |
5.3 |
nice semi-background time-killer |
| 2008-05-25 |
秒速5センチメートル |
8.8 |
piercing the walls in our hearts |
| 2008-05-26 |
El Orfanato |
7.7 |
listen, look and wish, and you will see, hear and get |
| 2008-05-26 |
In the Heat of the Night |
7.5 |
making unlikely connections |
| 2008-05-28 |
雲のむこう、約束の場所 |
7.1 |
empty beauty |
| 2008-05-28 |
Алёшкина любовь |
9.2 |
a subtle, yet sheer praise of miraculous steppe love and what it highlights in a Russian soul |
| 2008-05-29 |
天涯海角 |
7.8 |
crossing edges of the world, with a bit of magic |
| 2008-05-31 |
Macross Frontier, 09: Friendly Fire |
6.4 |
something is wrong with Macross |
| 2008-05-31 |
ストレンヂア無皇刃譚 |
7.4 |
beautiful story, some superb scenes |
| 2008-06-01 |
Breaker Morant |
7.6 |
proceedings of an economy with lives for money |
| 2008-06-01 |
天空のEscaflowne, 03: 華麗なる剣士 |
7.2 |
making new friends |
| 2008-06-01 |
天空のEscaflowne, 04: 魔性の美少年 |
7.1 |
learning retreat and sacrifice |
| 2008-06-01 |
天空のEscaflowne, 05: 兄弟の刻印 |
7.2 |
matrix-style head-on on death star |
| 2008-06-01 |
21 |
6.4 |
not altogether dull, but quite stupid and underacted |
| 2008-06-01 |
天空のEscaflowne, 06: 策謀の都 |
7.3 |
court intrigues vs blood relationships |
| 2008-06-01 |
天空のEscaflowne, 07: 予期せぬ別れ |
7.1 |
life's full of surprises |
| 2008-06-01 |
Master and Commander |
7.2 |
not as deep as the waters it swims in |
| 2008-06-01 |
天空のEscaflowne, 08: 天使の舞う日 |
7.2 |
behind enemy lines |
| 2008-06-01 |
天空のEscaflowne, 09: 羽根の記憶 |
7.2 |
love defying legends |
| 2008-06-02 |
天空のEscaflowne, 10: 青き瞳の王子 |
7.3 |
believe to believe |
| 2008-06-02 |
天空のEscaflowne, 11: 死の予言 |
7.4 |
ever protected by the all-mighty powers |
| 2008-06-02 |
天空のEscaflowne, 12: 秘密の扉 |
7.4 |
the burden of knowledge |
| 2008-06-02 |
天空のEscaflowne, 13: 赤い運命 |
7.3 |
the judgement of Atlantis |
| 2008-06-03 |
天空のEscaflowne, 14: 危険な傷跡 |
7.5 |
limited guymelef warranty by sand people; dark side approaches |
| 2008-06-03 |
天空のEscaflowne, 15: 失われた楽園 |
7.3 |
groupies in doubts |
| 2008-06-03 |
天空のEscaflowne, 16: 導かれし者 |
7.4 |
following the diary |
| 2008-06-03 |
天空のEscaflowne, 17: この世の果て |
7.6 |
wishes into reality |
| 2008-06-03 |
天空のEscaflowne, 18: 運命の引力 |
7.4 |
painful remote control |
| 2008-06-03 |
天空のEscaflowne, 19: 恋の黄金律作戦 |
7.4 |
destiny cooking |
| 2008-06-04 |
天空のEscaflowne, 20: 偽りの契り |
7.4 |
lies always hurt |
| 2008-06-04 |
天空のEscaflowne, 21: 幸運の反作用 |
7.3 |
good in every bad |
| 2008-06-04 |
天空のEscaflowne, 22: 黒き翼の天使 |
7.4 |
defeating anger and fear |
| 2008-06-06 |
天空のEscaflowne, 23: 嵐の予感 |
7.2 |
starting a cocktail of good vs evil |
| 2008-06-06 |
天空のEscaflowne, 24: 運命の選択 |
7.1 |
a new meaning to the same existence changes everything |
| 2008-06-06 |
天空のEscaflowne, 25: 絶対幸運圏 |
7.0 |
will into fate |
| 2008-06-06 |
天空のEscaflowne, 26: 永遠の想い |
7.5 |
wishes destroy, love repairs |
| 2008-06-06 |
天空のEscaflowne, 1-26 |
8.1 |
fantastic rendering of a beautiful story |
| 2008-06-06 |
Be Kind Rewind |
6.6 |
a warm homage to something elusively, non-sensically good |
| 2008-06-06 |
Macross Frontier, 10: Legend of Zero |
7.7 |
back on track |
| 2008-06-07 |
Chaos Theory |
7.3 |
breaking through closed doors, armed with love |
| 2008-06-07 |
The Onion Movie |
5.8 |
above-average-quality below-average-fun gagger |
| 2008-06-07 |
Samurai Champloo, 01: 疾風怒涛 |
7.3 |
and... action! |
| 2008-06-07 |
Horton Hears a Who! |
7.6 |
reaching through magnitudes of size and stubborness |
| 2008-06-07 |
Samurai Champloo, 02: 百鬼夜行 |
6.9 |
ogres are not scary |
| 2008-06-07 |
Samurai Champloo, 03: 以心伝心 其ノ一 |
7.3 |
dark yojimbo |
| 2008-06-08 |
Samurai Champloo, 04: 以心伝心 其ノ二 |
7.1 |
complicated decisions |
| 2008-06-08 |
Неподсуден |
8.3 |
mistakes, years, life |
| 2008-06-09 |
雨あがる |
7.8 |
simple, brilliant, a bit twisted |
| 2008-06-09 |
Dirty Harry |
6.9 |
gritty, stupid, 70s |
| 2008-06-10 |
浮草 |
8.4 |
kabuki into Shakespearian situations into contemporary settings |
| 2008-06-10 |
Samurai Champloo, 05: 馬耳東風 |
6.7 |
art, porn, slave trade, and shougi |
| 2008-06-10 |
Samurai Champloo, 06: 赤毛異人 |
7.0 |
destination: gay |
| 2008-06-10 |
Definitely, Maybe |
7.8 |
life magic in a thoroughly enjoyable way |
| 2008-06-11 |
The Talented Mr. Ripley |
7.4 |
the darkness that hurts the eyes |
| 2008-06-11 |
Samurai Champloo, 07: 四面楚歌 |
7.0 |
respect for a mother, compassion for a stranger |
| 2008-06-11 |
Samurai Champloo, 08: 唯我独尊 |
7.1 |
samurai ladder rating obsession |
| 2008-06-11 |
In Bruges |
7.8 |
in hope for impossible mercy |
| 2008-06-12 |
The Thief of Bagdad |
7.5 |
in the land of magic |
| 2008-06-12 |
Samurai Champloo, 09: 魑魅魍魎 |
6.9 |
summer of love |
| 2008-06-12 |
Samurai Champloo, 10: 以毒制毒 |
7.1 |
climbing into darkness |
| 2008-06-12 |
Charlie Bartlett |
6.6 |
a nice attempt at a feel-better high-schooler |
| 2008-06-13 |
祇園囃子 |
7.6 |
everyone has tough choices to make |
| 2008-06-13 |
Samurai Champloo, 11: 堕落天使 |
7.3 |
heroic compassion, lite |
| 2008-06-13 |
Samurai Champloo, 12: 温故知新 |
7.2 |
fate and freedom in a peaceful retrospect |
| 2008-06-13 |
Samurai Champloo, 13-14: 暗夜行路 |
7.5 |
soul of a pirate |
| 2008-06-14 |
Samurai Champloo, 15: 徹頭徹尾 |
8.2 |
putting libido to use |
| 2008-06-14 |
Samurai Champloo, 16-17: 酔生夢死 |
7.4 |
death and rebirth |
| 2008-06-14 |
Samurai Champloo, 18: 文武両道 |
7.3 |
martial graffiti |
| 2008-06-15 |
Samurai Champloo, 19: 因果応報 |
7.8 |
faith is never in vain |
| 2008-06-15 |
Samurai Champloo, 20-21: 悲歌慷慨 |
7.3 |
used through attachments |
| 2008-06-15 |
Samurai Champloo, 22: 怒髪衝天 |
6.9 |
in trance |
| 2008-06-15 |
Samurai Champloo, 23: 一球入魂 |
6.9 |
contact baseball |
| 2008-06-15 |
Samurai Champloo, 24-26: 生死流転 |
8.1 |
every story has an ending |
| 2008-06-15 |
Samurai Champloo, 1-26 |
7.8 |
a delicious blend of epochs and characters |
| 2008-06-15 |
Капитанская дочка |
6.4 |
a lacking and skewed rendition, yet retaining its value |
| 2008-06-16 |
Aria, 1.01: その素敵な奇跡を… |
7.6 |
converting hatred into love |
| 2008-06-17 |
The Incredible Hulk |
6.8 |
cinema; points for all the unintended comedy |
| 2008-06-18 |
Aria, 1.02: その特別な日に… |
7.7 |
ripples of changes |
| 2008-06-19 |
ゆれる |
7.7 |
the seed of Rashomon into a modern-day tree |
| 2008-06-20 |
Broken Trail, 1-2 |
7.6 |
rolling with what life throws at you |
| 2008-06-20 |
Macross Frontier, 11: Missing Brithday |
7.8 |
getting some much-anticipated depth |
| 2008-06-21 |
武蔵野夫人 |
7.6 |
consumed in the turmoil of post-war |
| 2008-06-21 |
My Mom's New Boyfriend |
5.8 |
held together by Blair and Ryan |
| 2008-06-21 |
The Day the Earth Stood Still |
7.2 |
a brief depiction of human thick-headedness |
| 2008-06-22 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 01: 黒い剣士 |
7.7 |
thick and solid air of evil against hope |
| 2008-06-22 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 02: 鷹の団 |
7.4 |
power as a road to Hell |
| 2008-06-23 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 03: 初陣 |
7.6 |
learning to respect your bigger fish |
| 2008-06-23 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 04: 神の手 |
7.7 |
walking the path of death |
| 2008-06-23 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 05: 剣風 |
7.5 |
respect the impulse of the moment |
| 2008-06-23 |
Boxes |
4.3 |
unfinished; mkay, I guess I haven't grown into such indies yet |
| 2008-06-24 |
eXistenZ |
7.1 |
repulsive and initially revealing, but otherwise great |
| 2008-06-24 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 06: 不死のゾッド |
7.1 |
walking in the face of death |
| 2008-06-24 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 07: 剣の主 |
7.0 |
healing wounds, thinking thoughts |
| 2008-06-24 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 08: 陰謀 |
7.1 |
through blood to ambition |
| 2008-06-24 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 09: 暗殺 |
7.5 |
beware where luck comes from, and where it may lead to |
| 2008-06-25 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 10: 貴きもの |
7.4 |
reaching for the dreams |
| 2008-06-25 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 11: 合戦 |
7.5 |
falling in love, literally |
| 2008-06-25 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 12: ふたり |
7.2 |
victims of illusions |
| 2008-06-25 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 13: 決死行 |
7.4 |
outnumbered, outgunned, standing tall |
| 2008-06-26 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 14: 夢のかがり火 |
7.5 |
great actions pale without a dream |
| 2008-06-26 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 15: 決戦 |
7.5 |
no fear in tactics |
| 2008-06-26 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 16: 勝利者 |
7.6 |
higher, higher |
| 2008-06-26 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 17: 栄光の瞬間 |
7.2 |
the brighter the light, the darker the shadows |
| 2008-06-26 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 18: 炎の墓標 |
7.6 |
the cost of following through |
| 2008-06-26 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 19: 別れ |
7.6 |
a tiny crack shatters a castle of glass |
| 2008-06-26 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 20: 火花 |
7.7 |
looking back, looking forward |
| 2008-06-26 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 21: 告白 |
7.8 |
chasing the past |
| 2008-06-26 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 22: 潜入 |
7.7 |
things lost, things acquired, things retained |
| 2008-06-26 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 23: 前夜祭 |
7.8 |
facing the essence when everything's gone |
| 2008-06-26 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 24: 蝕 |
7.8 |
tired of fighting fate |
| 2008-06-26 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 25: 永遠の刻 |
7.8 |
payday |
| 2008-06-26 |
剣風伝奇ベルセルク, 01-25 |
8.1 |
studying meaning of life, in a captivating fantasy world |
| 2008-06-27 |
Розыгрыш |
6.9 |
glaring flaws and gems mixed in an overall solid movie-making |
| 2008-06-27 |
Clerks II |
8.7 |
nuclear chemistry |
| 2008-06-27 |
Wanted |
5.3 |
cinema; an epic waste of SFX and cast |
| 2008-06-27 |
Macross Frontier, 12: Fastest Delivery |
8.1 |
power to the music! |
| 2008-06-28 |
赤線地帯 |
7.4 |
most roads out of sin lead right back to it |
| 2008-06-28 |
Dark Matter |
6.9 |
science as just another room for human interaction |
| 2008-06-29 |
추격자 |
7.3 |
eternal battle in darker planes |
| 2008-06-29 |
Penelope |
6.6 |
a reassuring background love story |
| 2008-06-29 |
黄泉がえり |
6.7 |
2nd quality J-Solaris; the value of a moment |
| 2008-06-30 |
恋空 |
7.3 |
could be great if not so much high on crack |
| 2008-06-30 |
Quiet Roomにようこそ |
7.4 |
serious stuff is best shown on the background of laughter |
| 2008-07-01 |
Full Metal Panic, 01: 気になるあいつ軍曹 |
5.6 |
strikingly stupid; bad sub? |
| 2008-07-01 |
Love & Pop |
7.9 |
Hideaki the Magician |
| 2008-07-02 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 01: 公安9課 |
7.2 |
below the cult trademark |
| 2008-07-02 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 02: 暴走の証明 |
7.3 |
a filial tank |
| 2008-07-02 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 03: ささやかな反乱 |
6.4 |
robotic humanism |
| 2008-07-03 |
少女椿 |
7.5 |
a worthwhile foray into orderly chaos |
| 2008-07-03 |
Black Jack |
7.1 |
great animation, acting and directing, smeared by cheapish story |
| 2008-07-03 |
Presto |
7.2 |
cinema; the creativity of hunger |
| 2008-07-03 |
Wall-E |
7.4 |
cinema, 1 reel skipped(!); stuck in the glamor of CG, the ideas fail to get completely through |
| 2008-07-04 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 04: 視覚素子は笑う |
7.4 |
dirty top brass, annoyed super-hacker |
| 2008-07-04 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 05: マネキドリは謡う |
7.2 |
if only there were less talk... |
| 2008-07-05 |
웰컴투 동막골 |
7.4 |
childish, but truthful; J.S.A. at another time, another place |
| 2008-07-05 |
Macross Frontier, 13: Memory of Global |
8.1 |
| 2008-07-05 |
Batman: Gotham Knight |
7.3 |
a pleasant surprise; another exercise in for-US anime |
| 2008-07-05 |
Hula Girls |
7.8 |
break the prejudice, make your own choices |
| 2008-07-06 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 06: 模倣者は踊る |
7.3 |
punching deeper into mystery |
| 2008-07-06 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 07: 偶像崇拝 |
6.9 |
routine personality cloning |
| 2008-07-06 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 08: 恵まれし者たち |
6.8 |
what's in a body |
| 2008-07-06 |
ゲド戦記 |
7.4 |
a minor step down for Ghibli, but still a Ghibli gem |
| 2008-07-06 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 09: ネットの闇に棲む男 |
6.6 |
chatroom in the shell |
| 2008-07-06 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 10: 密林航路にうってつけの日 |
6.9 |
tough duty |
| 2008-07-06 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 11: 亜成虫の森で |
6.6 |
superhacker kids |
| 2008-07-07 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 12: タチコマの家出 映画監督の夢 |
7.4 |
a movie replacing reality |
| 2008-07-07 |
乱れる |
9.4 |
pure magic; love as life blood |
| 2008-07-07 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 13: ≠テロリスト |
6.7 |
the weight of memories; empty action |
| 2008-07-07 |
Forgetting Sarah Marshall |
7.1 |
another bump in the road |
| 2008-07-08 |
式日 |
8.9 |
a trip into human beauty |
| 2008-07-08 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 14: 全自動資本主義 |
7.2 |
ticking money |
| 2008-07-08 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 15: 機械たちの時間 |
7.3 |
the tough fate of AI-endowed machines |
| 2008-07-08 |
如果·愛 |
8.1 |
it must have been love |
| 2008-07-08 |
恋の門 |
7.3 |
a lump of genuine otaku romance fun |
| 2008-07-09 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 16: 心の隙間 |
7.7 |
another day, another choice which makes you lose either way |
| 2008-07-09 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 17: 未完成ラブロマンスの真相 |
7.1 |
old flames are only warm when they need you |
| 2008-07-09 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 18: 暗殺の二重奏 |
6.9 |
misused memory dumps bring up human incompatibilities |
| 2008-07-09 |
Gangs of New-York |
6.0 |
unfinished; Scorsese standard issue |
| 2008-07-09 |
Hoosiers |
7.2 |
underdogs and second chances |
| 2008-07-09 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 19: 偽装網に抱かれて |
7.4 |
an unexpected atonement |
| 2008-07-10 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 20: 消された薬 |
7.5 |
human health is easy to profit on |
| 2008-07-10 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 21: 置き去りの軌跡 |
9.1 |
intense |
| 2008-07-10 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 22: 疑獄 |
7.2 |
enemy of the state |
| 2008-07-10 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 23: 善悪の彼岸 |
6.9 |
puzzle solved into an ugly picture |
| 2008-07-10 |
Hancock |
8.2 |
cinema; the grand scope of being human |
| 2008-07-10 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 24: 孤城落日 |
7.4 |
top priority: survival |
| 2008-07-10 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 25: 硝煙弾雨 |
7.5 |
scrapes of hope |
| 2008-07-10 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 26: 公安9課，再び |
7.1 |
| 2008-07-10 |
攻殻機動隊SAC, 1-26 |
7.8 |
thin, exhaustingly twisted plots; top-notch animation, music, characters |
| 2008-07-11 |
ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日 |
9.9 |
the tear-jerking miracles of life |
| 2008-07-14 |
Macross Frontier, 14: Mother's Lullaby |
7.2 |
the futile pain of fighting in a subtle way |
| 2008-07-14 |
壬生義士伝 |
6.9 |
low sync; the most beautiful things have the least sense or logic |
| 2008-07-14 |
未来少年コナン, 01: のこされ島 |
8.0 |
simply Miyazaki |
| 2008-07-15 |
鉄道員 |
7.3 |
life as a rail track |
| 2008-07-15 |
未来少年コナン, 02: 旅立ち |
7.6 |
and so the journey starts |
| 2008-07-15 |
未来少年コナン, 03: はじめての仲間 |
7.5 |
friends and tobacco |
| 2008-07-16 |
未来少年コナン, 04: バラクーダ号 |
7.4 |
taking a beating, drinking, and working |
| 2008-07-16 |
娘・妻・母 |
7.6 |
another cool family firestorm |
| 2008-07-16 |
明日の記憶 |
7.5 |
a trip backwards through memory |
| 2008-07-17 |
未来少年コナン, 05: インダストリア |
7.6 |
sprouts of love in a lifeless world where people get discarded as useless |
| 2008-07-17 |
未来少年コナン, 06: ダイスの反逆 |
7.7 |
stepping over personal attachments; going over to the right side |
| 2008-07-17 |
未来少年コナン, 07: 追跡 |
7.5 |
brinks of hope one can dwell on |
| 2008-07-17 |
Hellboy II |
6.8 |
cinema; trimmed AR; a mundane SFX romance with chaotic attempts at fantasy |
| 2008-07-17 |
未来少年コナン, 08: 逃亡 |
8.2 |
Titanic sucks |
| 2008-07-17 |
未来少年コナン, 09: サルベージ船 |
7.7 |
saved into slavery |
| 2008-07-17 |
未来少年コナン, 10: ラオ博士 |
7.7 |
looming disasters |
| 2008-07-17 |
未来少年コナン, 11: 脱出 |
7.4 |
desert journey |
| 2008-07-18 |
未来少年コナン, 12: コアブロック |
7.8 |
shaky trust; sprouts of partisan hope on the ruins of happiness |
| 2008-07-19 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 01: 再起動 |
7.4 |
back in action, through politics and under pressure |
| 2008-07-19 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 02: 飽食の僕 |
6.3 |
a mostly pathetic attempt at something deep |
| 2008-07-19 |
未来少年コナン, 13: ハイハーバー |
7.5 |
risky duty; a well-deserved spanking; the way to live |
| 2008-07-19 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 03: 土曜の夜と日曜の朝 |
7.1 |
hi-tech bank break-in with social engineering |
| 2008-07-19 |
Macross Frontier, 15: Lost Peace |
5.9 |
just cheap in most respects |
| 2008-07-19 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 04: 天敵 |
7.1 |
spider-tachikomas; runaway AI |
| 2008-07-19 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 05: 動機ある者たち |
7.4 |
edible mythology |
| 2008-07-20 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 06: 潜在熱源 |
7.4 |
lethal radiation of conspiracies |
| 2008-07-20 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 07: 狂想は亡国の調べ |
7.3 |
red-hot politics |
| 2008-07-20 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 08: 素食の晩餐 |
6.1 |
jabber-jabber |
| 2008-07-20 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 09: 絶望という名の希望 |
6.5 |
tachi-hacking; drowning in stupidity |
| 2008-07-20 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 10: イカレルオトコ |
6.4 |
courty-court room |
| 2008-07-21 |
Dark City |
8.0 |
a stylish essay on human soul |
| 2008-07-21 |
25th Hour |
7.5 |
the night before hell, a bit oversweetened |
| 2008-07-21 |
Chop Shop |
6.9 |
a choppy start of life |
| 2008-07-21 |
새드무비 |
7.6 |
sighs and giggles of love making everything else fade away |
| 2008-07-22 |
未来少年コナン, 14: 島の一日 |
8.1 |
work, specialization, and property |
| 2008-07-22 |
未来少年コナン, 15: 荒地 |
7.8 |
fleeting temptations; coming home; the important things |
| 2008-07-22 |
未来少年コナン, 16: 二人の小屋 |
8.0 |
partisans; peace is a passing thing |
| 2008-07-22 |
未来少年コナン, 17: 戦闘 |
7.9 |
war never changes |
| 2008-07-22 |
未来少年コナン, 18: ガンボート |
8.0 |
force does not come with numbers |
| 2008-07-22 |
未来少年コナン, 19: 大津波 |
8.1 |
tsunamis of life |
| 2008-07-23 |
未来少年コナン, 20: 再びインダストリアへ |
8.4 |
trust against odds; genuine big and little things |
| 2008-07-23 |
未来少年コナン, 21: 地下の住民たち |
7.8 |
fireflies in the night |
| 2008-07-23 |
未来少年コナン, 22: 救出 |
7.8 |
taking chances the right way |
| 2008-07-23 |
未来少年コナン, 23: 太陽塔 |
8.1 |
the blinding light of human ambitions |
| 2008-07-23 |
未来少年コナン, 24: ギガント |
8.2 |
victory is no reason to get off alert |
| 2008-07-23 |
未来少年コナン, 25: インダストリアの最期 |
8.2 |
a luddist spree beyond the clouds; a grand finale of misled dreams |
| 2008-07-23 |
未来少年コナン, 26: 大団円 |
8.4 |
no greater love |
| 2008-07-23 |
未来少年コナン, 1-26 |
9.1 |
life in its simplest, most important moments |
| 2008-07-23 |
功夫 |
8.1 |
the stuff we hide inside |
| 2008-07-23 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 11: 草迷宮 |
7.4 |
keeping track of memories |
| 2008-07-24 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 12: 名も無き者へ |
7.2 |
looking for absence; heads chop-chop |
| 2008-07-24 |
The X-Files: I Want to Believe |
5.4 |
cinema, buggy sound; immigrants and pedophiles, Carter is tired |
| 2008-07-26 |
Felon |
7.3 |
reiterations behind bars |
| 2008-07-26 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 13: 顔 |
7.4 |
creases of life, creases of face |
| 2008-07-26 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 14: 左眼に気をつけろ |
7.6 |
an eye for a life |
| 2008-07-26 |
Macross Frontier, 16: Ranka Attack |
7.1 |
b-b-bubblegum |
| 2008-07-27 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 15: 機械たちの午後 |
6.8 |
a body on earth, a mind in the sky |
| 2008-07-27 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 16: そこにいること |
6.9 |
vestiges of history |
| 2008-07-27 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 17: 修好母子 |
7.2 |
quantum of solace |
| 2008-07-27 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 18: 天使の詩 |
7.5 |
out of angels |
| 2008-07-27 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 19: 相対の連鎖 |
6.9 |
heroicism |
| 2008-07-27 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 20: 北端の混迷 |
7.0 |
underground brew begins |
| 2008-07-27 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 21: 敗走 |
7.0 |
no way back |
| 2008-07-27 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 22: 無人街 |
7.1 |
outwitting the brain |
| 2008-07-27 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 23: 橋が落ちる日 |
7.3 |
striving for unpredictability |
| 2008-07-28 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 24: 出島，空爆 |
7.3 |
through pitfalls, and beyond |
| 2008-07-28 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 25: 楽園の向こうへ |
7.2 |
super-crisis management |
| 2008-07-28 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 26: 憂国への帰還 |
8.0 |
sakura is boumd to bloom |
| 2008-07-28 |
攻殻機動隊SAC2, 1-26 |
7.4 |
high-tech wandering |
| 2008-07-28 |
Son of Rambow |
7.2 |
friends and brothers |
| 2008-07-29 |
Smart People |
7.6 |
being smart and being happy |
| 2008-07-29 |
ルパン三世, 01: ルパンは燃えているか…?! |
7.4 |
high quality 70s gangster-bondian atmosphere |
| 2008-07-29 |
Birds of America |
7.5 |
everyone needs a bit of insanity |
| 2008-07-30 |
Quill |
6.9 |
a quiet guide dog epic |
| 2008-07-30 |
A Walk to Remember |
5.3 |
unfinished; amateurish high-school flick, wooden acting |
| 2008-07-30 |
ルパン三世, 02: 魔術師と呼ばれた男 |
7.5 |
defeating magic in a jiffy |
| 2008-07-30 |
The Nanny Diaries |
7.6 |
attachments and disconnects |
| 2008-07-30 |
ルパン三世, 03: さらば愛しき魔女 |
7.5 |
pretty witches and explosive flowers |
| 2008-07-31 |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor |
6.9 |
ambitions, treacheries, CG |
| 2008-08-01 |
검은 땅의 소녀와 |
7.1 |
taking responsibility. seriously. |
| 2008-08-01 |
新警察故事 |
8.1 |
great action with a healthy portion of sense |
| 2008-08-02 |
攻殻機動隊SAC: Solid State Society |
7.5 |
the usual visual feast + exhausting plot |
| 2008-08-02 |
Macross Frontier, 17: Goodbye Sister |
6.8 |
flopping along through thickening intrigues |
| 2008-08-02 |
Three... Extremes |
7.6 |
the darker depths of sins and emotions |
| 2008-08-03 |
色，戒 |
8.0 |
lust, caution |
| 2008-08-03 |
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day |
7.6 |
high-rolling is there to dream about, not to live in |
| 2008-08-04 |
Billy Elliot |
8.3 |
believing in life |
| 2008-08-04 |
ルパン三世, 04: 脱獄のチャンスは一度 |
8.2 |
keeping stakes high |
| 2008-08-04 |
地下情 |
7.5 |
wasting life away is not so painful if you're not alone in it |
| 2008-08-05 |
Purple Violets |
7.3 |
a bit over-staged, but solid account on love and friendship through time and space |
| 2008-08-05 |
太極張三豐 |
7.0 |
great choreography, edible premises, lacking everything else |
| 2008-08-05 |
母べえ |
6.8 |
good hearts wandering in the darkness of war craze; a bit too much on the surface |
| 2008-08-06 |
英雄本色 |
7.5 |
the colors of both sides of the ground |
| 2008-08-06 |
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay |
6.8 |
a celebration of stigmas and stereotypes |
| 2008-08-06 |
The Ice Storm |
7.4 |
naked flesh on thin ice |
| 2008-08-07 |
黑社會 |
7.6 |
brotherhoods and democracies |
| 2008-08-09 |
Macross Frontier, 18: Fold Fame |
7.1 |
lacing darkening plots with ever more conspiracies |
| 2008-08-09 |
喜劇 |
8.5 |
painfully simple and beautiful |
| 2008-08-10 |
黑社會2:以和為貴 |
6.8 |
triad week-days; a sequel gone sour, but somehow thrilling yet |
| 2008-08-10 |
殺破狼 |
7.3 |
what becomes important among gory fights |
| 2008-08-10 |
賭神 |
7.3 |
gambling, chocolate, and Chow Yun-Fat |
| 2008-08-11 |
Married Life |
7.4 |
a noirish tale of human duties and emotions |
| 2008-08-12 |
즐거운 인생 |
8.6 |
if it doesn't work out, go crazy, and go the whole way! |
| 2008-08-12 |
The Life Before Her Eyes |
7.2 |
the power of imagination; stony acting, unnecessarily creepy |
| 2008-08-14 |
왕의 남자 |
7.2 |
truth can play tricks where it's not welcome; a bit overdone |
| 2008-08-14 |
แสงศตวรรษ |
7.6 |
a crystal clear insight into something mistful |
| 2008-08-14 |
The Lost Boys |
7.3 |
vampires with a grain of salt |
| 2008-08-15 |
Transsiberian |
6.5 |
in "soviet" Russia, there are водка, матрёшки, and cheap, but mood-setting thrills |
| 2008-08-15 |
The Dark Knight |
8.2 |
cinema; heroes and chaos |
| 2008-08-15 |
Шультес |
7.4 |
a largely successful stab at sceneric, serene, moody, Korean-ish cinema |
| 2008-08-15 |
Top Gun |
7.2 |
a quality action flick, packed the Bruckheimer style |
| 2008-08-16 |
Severance |
5.9 |
unfinished; thrills, giggles, and yawns |
| 2008-08-17 |
トライガン, 01: 600億$$の男 |
7.7 |
deceiving appearances, the slapstick way |
| 2008-08-17 |
トライガン, 02: Truth of Mistake |
7.6 |
undercover princess and persisting disbelief |
| 2008-08-17 |
トライガン, 03: Peace Maker |
7.7 |
long-going consequences of selfless help |
| 2008-08-17 |
トライガン, 04: Love & Peace |
7.6 |
fathers and graves |
| 2008-08-17 |
トライガン, 05: Hard Puncher |
7.8 |
the cost of bullets |
| 2008-08-17 |
トライガン, 06: Lost July |
8.1 |
natural born heroism |
| 2008-08-17 |
トライガン, 07: B.D.N. |
7.8 |
virtues concealed |
| 2008-08-18 |
トライガン, 08: そして荒野と空の間を |
7.9 |
every sinner packs a hero |
| 2008-08-18 |
トライガン, 09: Murder Machine |
7.7 |
wild western priesthood |
| 2008-08-18 |
トライガン, 10: Quick Draw |
7.7 |
shoot not to kill |
| 2008-08-18 |
Macross Frontier, 19: Triangler |
6.4 |
mechanical storylines |
| 2008-08-18 |
The Patriot Games |
6.8 |
playful excuses for searching and destroying |
| 2008-08-19 |
Natural Born Killers |
7.1 |
there's a long road to Hell ahead of us |
| 2008-08-19 |
麥兜故事 |
7.2 |
take it easy, be simple, and don't worry too much about where you get to |
| 2008-08-20 |
바보 |
8.2 |
the simple ways of happiness and unhappiness; twinkle, twinkle, little star |
| 2008-08-20 |
トライガン, 11: Escape from Pain |
7.6 |
the simplest things are the hardest to do |
| 2008-08-20 |
トライガン, 12: Diablo |
7.8 |
seek too much good from good and evil you will find |
| 2008-08-20 |
Four Brothers |
5.8 |
dull gunshots in Detroit |
| 2008-08-20 |
トライガン, 13: Vash the Stampede |
7.6 |
lost emotions, regained emotions |
| 2008-08-20 |
トライガン, 14: Little Arcadia |
7.7 |
parents and siblings; virtuous fury |
| 2008-08-20 |
トライガン, 15: Demon's Eye |
7.7 |
the "impossible" is just a point of view |
| 2008-08-20 |
トライガン, 16: Fifth Moon |
7.6 |
ultimate good and ultimate destruction |
| 2008-08-20 |
トライガン, 17: Rem Saverem |
7.9 |
through galaxies, running from human condition and the all-permeating struggle |
| 2008-08-20 |
トライガン, 18: 今は、さよなら |
7.6 |
dilemmas of retirement |
| 2008-08-21 |
トライガン, 19: Hang Fire |
7.5 |
an exercise at forgiveness |
| 2008-08-21 |
라디오 스타 |
7.6 |
quiet tempests on the brink of limelight |
| 2008-08-21 |
トライガン, 20: Flying Ship |
7.5 |
native skies |
| 2008-08-21 |
トライガン, 21: Out of Time |
7.6 |
demons, blame, and illusions falling apart |
| 2008-08-28 |
킬러들의 수다 |
6.6 |
shoestring musings on casual killers |
| 2008-08-28 |
Macross Frontier, 20: Diamond Crevasse |
7.7 |
a time for hope, a time for despair |
| 2008-08-29 |
Keinohrhasen |
6.5 |
an under-sweetened inessential tale of love in modern cynicism |
| 2008-08-29 |
슈퍼맨이었던 사나이 |
6.8 |
a superman without "super", the "super" in every man |
| 2008-08-30 |
わが青春に悔なし |
8.1 |
the inescapable bittersweet feats of duty to life and freedom |
| 2008-08-30 |
오아시스 |
7.9 |
good, helpless hearts in thick, mum disguises |
| 2008-08-30 |
トライガン, 22: Alternative |
7.6 |
no decision is set in stone |
| 2008-08-30 |
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury |
7.4 |
surprisingly in tune with the franchise |
| 2008-08-30 |
Funny Face |
6.1 |
an exhausting, hysterical parade of streamlined ideas and clichés |
| 2008-08-30 |
Speed Racer |
6.4 |
underdogs and SFX |
| 2008-08-30 |
トライガン, 23: 楽園 |
7.7 |
making a stand in a stream of sins |
| 2008-08-30 |
トライガン, 24: 罪 |
7.8 |
no escape from sin |
| 2008-08-31 |
Macross Frontier, 21: Azure Ether |
7.1 |
through pain to love |
| 2008-08-31 |
トライガン, 25: Live Through |
7.8 |
turning back to fix mistakes |
| 2008-08-31 |
トライガン, 26: こんなにも青い空の下で |
7.7 |
a history of violence |
| 2008-08-31 |
トライガン, 1-26 |
8.4 |
mesmerizing tales of goodness between Macross 7 and Cowboy Bebop |
| 2008-08-31 |
The Promotion |
6.9 |
a somewhat sober look at competitiveness |
| 2008-08-31 |
Redbelt |
6.8 |
an atmospheric display of a fighting spirit |
| 2008-08-31 |
2010: The Year We Make Contact |
6.6 |
the mystic aliens on the background of the cold war |
| 2008-09-01 |
ルパン三世, 05: 十三代五ヱ門登場 |
8.3 |
there's more to survival than perfect swordsmanship |
| 2008-09-01 |
Memories, 1: 彼女の想いで |
8.4 |
the devastating power of love and memories |
| 2008-09-01 |
Memories, 2: 最臭兵器 |
8.6 |
Andromeda Strain the real way |
| 2008-09-01 |
Memories, 3: 大砲の街 |
9.2 |
a deep 1984-ish insight into militarism |
| 2008-09-01 |
Memories, 1-3 |
8.9 |
remember yourself |
| 2008-09-02 |
Самый лучший фильм |
5.4 |
unfinished; plausible giggles |
| 2008-09-02 |
Kabluey |
6.4 |
falling apart into sad smilies |
| 2008-09-03 |
The Fall |
6.3 |
unfinished; impeccable production does not bring treasures out of tired soil |
| 2008-09-04 |
동감 |
6.9 |
walls and crevasses between people in history, in love, in time |
| 2008-09-04 |
戀戀風塵 |
7.4 |
a truthful insight into rural Taiwan |
| 2008-09-04 |
The Sensation of Sight |
7.9 |
life as a second language |
| 2008-09-06 |
The Go Getter |
7.2 |
a persistently, almost painfully, but yet delightfully artistic effort |
| 2008-09-06 |
大紅燈籠高高掛 |
7.5 |
a human soul subdued to walls of stone and customs |
| 2008-09-07 |
Macross Frontier, 22: Northern Cross |
7.7 |
swan song; pirates of the galaxy; choices against the tide |
| 2008-09-07 |
Good Bye Lenin! |
7.1 |
what makes a regime |
| 2008-09-07 |
文雀 |
6.9 |
a real sparrow of a movie; romantic pick-pocketing vs. caged birds |
| 2008-09-08 |
Iron Man |
7.3 |
rr; lots of candy with a bit of nutritious icing |
| 2008-09-09 |
The Dark Knight |
8.2 |
rr, dvdscr; spectacular, but shaky meditations on the marvels of purified good and evil, as well as shades and movements in between |
| 2008-09-10 |
The Killing Fields |
7.7 |
life as a testifying survival and a surviving testimony |
| 2008-09-11 |
Snow Angels |
7.3 |
Beckinsale, death, murder, suicide, fornication, and teen sex, - doh! |
| 2008-09-12 |
姿三四郎 |
7.6 |
人間 as a key to all things |
| 2008-09-12 |
Get Smart |
7.1 |
not too far from a perfect 007 slapstick parody |
| 2008-09-13 |
Sky Kids |
7.4 |
it's amazing how good overall production and a few sharp twists of the story can cover up gaping holes in themselves and everything else |
| 2008-09-13 |
+1 |
7.6 |
fooling around as the only way to take life serious |
| 2008-09-13 |
Закрытые пространства |
4.8 |
unfinished; oops, current Russian cinema is not all gems, not at all |
| 2008-09-14 |
Macross Frontier, 23: True Beginning |
7.6 |
the feat of co-existence; decoupling desire for fighting and an enemy |
| 2008-09-15 |
Kids |
7.3 |
random musings on all kind of scars; succeeds at being atmospheric, but painfully fails at tear-jerking |
| 2008-09-16 |
飲食男女 |
8.7 |
everyday revelations |
| 2008-09-16 |
Sense and Sensibility |
7.5 |
sense or sensibility, everyone's entitled to a piece of happiness |
| 2008-09-17 |
Buffalo Soldiers |
6.5 |
the usual dirty-dirty, dirty-not-so-dirty, and dumb-clean military; points for production |
| 2008-09-18 |
大話西遊, 1-2 |
6.6 |
unfinished, low sync; a peculiar mix of comedy and epic adventure |
| 2008-09-19 |
Death Race |
6.1 |
edible production with traces of nutrition |
| 2008-09-20 |
カフカ 田舎医者 |
6.9 |
deeper than the eye sees; to rr after reading |
| 2008-09-20 |
或る旅人の日記, 01: 光の都 |
7.4 |
harbored by astonishment |
| 2008-09-20 |
或る旅人の日記, 02: 真夜中の珈琲屋 |
7.5 |
in a cup of coffee |
| 2008-09-20 |
或る旅人の日記, 03: 小さな街の映画会 |
7.6 |
a hungry movie experience |
| 2008-09-20 |
或る旅人の日記, 04: 月夜の旅人 |
7.7 |
a silent tramway to the Moon |
| 2008-09-20 |
或る旅人の日記, 05: 憂鬱な雨 |
7.7 |
disappearing into a fallout |
| 2008-09-20 |
或る旅人の日記, 06: 花と女 |
7.8 |
how flowers grow |
| 2008-09-20 |
或る旅人の日記, 07: 赤い実 |
7.7 |
drunken dreamy travels |
| 2008-09-20 |
或る旅人の日記, 08: FANTASY |
7.8 |
sketches and glimpses |
| 2008-09-20 |
或る旅人の日記, 09: The Apple Incident |
7.7 |
approaching the unknown |
| 2008-09-20 |
きみにしか聞こえない |
8.2 |
loneliness and speechlessness as a way to connect |
| 2008-09-20 |
Twilight Q, 1: 時の結び目: Reflection |
8.1 |
ubiquitous in time, space and possibilities |
| 2008-09-20 |
Twilight Q, 2: 迷宮物件File538 |
8.0 |
sink your teeth into reality to feel the pain and know yourself |
| 2008-09-21 |
Boy A |
7.4 |
paths and journeys |
| 2008-09-21 |
Macross Frontier, 24: Last Frontier |
7.4 |
when there's not a thing you're sure about, go crazy in all directions |
| 2008-09-21 |
Call Girl |
7.5 |
hooks and strings deep inside |
| 2008-09-22 |
Kelly's Heroes |
5.7 |
low sync; true warrior spirit going on sale |
| 2008-09-22 |
You Don't Mess with the Zohan |
7.1 |
breaking stereotypes and making peace requires an extraordinarily open mind |
| 2008-09-23 |
Chasseurs de dragons (eng) |
7.5 |
an surprisingly beautiful gem of loving graphical effort |
| 2008-09-23 |
或る旅人の日記, 10: The Scenery of Tortaria |
7.7 |
a showcase of supernaturally peaceful, inviting, longing landscapes |
| 2008-09-23 |
或る旅人の日記, 11: My name is... |
7.7 |
the birth of a traveler |
| 2008-09-23 |
殯の森 |
7.4 |
it's the ones who can help us the best, that need our help the most; answering the question "am I alive?" |
| 2008-09-24 |
Bigger, Stronger, Faster* |
7.5 |
another hideous face of idolized competition |
| 2008-09-24 |
Black Lagoon, 01: The Black Lagoon |
7.2 |
escape from office space |
| 2008-09-24 |
Slacker Uprising |
7.3 |
what it takes to awaken a people |
| 2008-09-25 |
Sonatine |
7.4 |
the early Kitano standard-issue serene gangstering |
| 2008-09-25 |
The Visitor |
7.9 |
rhythms, races, borders, awakenings |
| 2008-09-26 |
Ben X |
7.3 |
painfully disconnected, exhaustedly alive; innovative, but dull |
| 2008-09-26 |
The Station Agent |
7.4 |
lonely friendships of losses and findings |
| 2008-09-26 |
Young@Heart |
9.1 |
age as a non-issue |
| 2008-09-27 |
めざめの方舟 |
7.2 |
top-notch showcasing |
| 2008-09-27 |
Black Lagoon, 02: Mangrove Heaven |
6.3 |
a colorless sea |
| 2008-09-27 |
Black Lagoon, 03: Ring-Ding Ship Chase |
6.4 |
shattering inside and out |
| 2008-09-27 |
Black Lagoon, 04: Die Rückkehr des Adlers |
6.6 |
submerging into history |
| 2008-09-27 |
Black Lagoon, 05: Eagle Hunting and Hunting Eagles |
6.5 |
Meaningless Things |
| 2008-09-27 |
Black Lagoon, 06: Moonlit Hunting Grounds |
6.7 |
depressive bloodbathing |
| 2008-09-28 |
Black Lagoon, 07: Calm Down, Two Men |
6.6 |
crunchy brawling |
| 2008-09-28 |
Black Lagoon, 08: Rasta Blasta |
6.6 |
war spirit lurks deep |
| 2008-09-28 |
Black Lagoon, 09: Maid to Kill |
7.1 |
terminator maid, rather genuine |
| 2008-09-28 |
Black Lagoon, 10: The Unstoppable Chambermaid |
6.7 |
hysteric effects of schizophrenia; everyone has dirty soles |
| 2008-09-28 |
Black Lagoon, 11: Lock'n Load Revolution |
6.9 |
crime world ablaze |
| 2008-09-28 |
Black Lagoon, 12: Guerrillas in the Jungle |
6.7 |
the magnetism of wrong directions |
| 2008-09-28 |
Macross Frontier, 25: Your Sound |
7.1 |
saccharine "mecha porn" ((c) randomc) |
| 2008-09-28 |
Macross Frontier, 01-25 |
7.3 |
lots of food that leaves you hungry; a sweet, but frustrating display of all the inevitable changes anime has gone through over the last 10-15 years |
| 2008-09-28 |
灰羽連盟, 01: 繭･空を落ちる夢･オールドホーム |
6.8 |
a touching welcome to an afterlife |
| 2008-09-28 |
灰羽連盟, 02: 街と壁･トーガ･灰羽連盟 |
7.2 |
there are rules, too |
| 2008-09-29 |
灰羽連盟, 03: 寺院･話師･パンケーキ |
7.4 |
delving into serenity |
| 2008-09-29 |
灰羽連盟, 04: ゴミの日･時計塔･壁を越える鳥 |
7.6 |
relearning the forgotten |
| 2008-09-29 |
灰羽連盟, 05: 図書館･廃工場･世界のはじまり |
7.6 |
where the world starts |
| 2008-09-29 |
灰羽連盟, 06: 夏の終わり･雨･喪失 |
7.7 |
angels leave, too |
| 2008-09-30 |
灰羽連盟, 07: 傷痕･病･冬の到来 |
7.8 |
rediscovering loss, illness, and sin |
| 2008-09-30 |
灰羽連盟, 08: 鳥 |
8.1 |
falling to failure, falling through darkness, holding on to the unknown |
| 2008-09-30 |
灰羽連盟, 09: 井戸･再生･謎掛け |
8.5 |
the Circle of Sin; alone in darkness for eternity |
| 2008-09-30 |
灰羽連盟, 10: クラモリ･廃工場の灰羽達･ラッカの仕事 |
7.6 |
hidden doors of redemption |
| 2008-09-30 |
灰羽連盟, 11: 別離･心の闇･かけがえのないもの |
8.4 |
peaceful moments of lonely endless darkness |
| 2008-09-30 |
灰羽連盟, 12: 鈴の実･過ぎ越しの祭り･融和 |
7.5 |
it takes a spark to set off the fireworks of reconciliation |
| 2008-09-30 |
灰羽連盟, 13: レキの世界･祈り･終章 |
9.1 |
reaching out for salvation out of darkness |
| 2008-09-30 |
灰羽連盟, 01-13 |
8.9 |
the winding roads out of darkness |
| 2008-10-01 |
Новая Земля |
6.7 |
makes little sense, but still works; fragility of everything human |
| 2008-10-01 |
Charlie Chan at the Olympics |
6.4 |
the usual dose of twists and wisdom |
| 2008-10-01 |
Genius Party: Doorbell |
7.3 |
lack of quantum impersonal copy protection, illustrated |
| 2008-10-01 |
Genius Party: 夢みるキカイ |
7.3 |
peculiarly creative subconsciousness |
| 2008-10-01 |
Genius Party: Baby Blue |
7.5 |
the fireworks are now and forever |
| 2008-10-01 |
Genius Party: Genius Party |
7.4 |
love is an unstoppable epidemic |
| 2008-10-01 |
Genius Party: 上海大竜 |
8.2 |
in pursuit of the extraordinary things we lose as children |
| 2008-10-01 |
魔法遣いに大切なこと, 01: 夕焼けと鉄骨・前篇 |
7.5 |
instantly magically appealing |
| 2008-10-01 |
魔法遣いに大切なこと, 02: 夕焼けと鉄骨・後篇 |
7.6 |
at the bottom of one's heart |
| 2008-10-01 |
魔法遣いに大切なこと, 03: 最高のニュース |
7.5 |
honest failures succeed |
| 2008-10-02 |
魔法遣いに大切なこと, 04: 夏の夜と魔法遣い |
7.3 |
first shaky steps |
| 2008-10-02 |
魔法遣いに大切なこと, 05: エプロンとシャンパン |
8.5 |
things ordinary magic can't fix |
| 2008-10-02 |
魔法遣いに大切なこと, 06: 魔法遣いになりたい |
9.2 |
just a step forward makes everything possible |
| 2008-10-02 |
Когда я стану великаном |
8.4 |
the poetry of little giants |
| 2008-10-02 |
魔法遣いに大切なこと, 07: 魔法遣いになれなかった魔法遣い |
7.5 |
the hardships of regulated outstanders |
| 2008-10-02 |
魔法遣いに大切なこと, 08: 恋のバカヂカラ |
7.5 |
everything and everyone bend before love |
| 2008-10-02 |
魔法遣いに大切なこと, 09: ユメと少女と夏の種 |
7.4 |
a subtle elegy on lost memories and destructive construction of urbanization |
| 2008-10-02 |
魔法遣いに大切なこと, 10: 魔法の行方 |
7.5 |
lost in unpredictable consequences |
| 2008-10-02 |
魔法遣いに大切なこと, 11: 折れてしまった虹 |
7.6 |
lingering effects and points of view |
| 2008-10-02 |
魔法遣いに大切なこと, 12: 魔法遣いに大切なこと |
8.2 |
心をこめて |
| 2008-10-02 |
魔法遣いに大切なこと, 01-12 |
9.0 |
there's no alternative to believing in your heart |
| 2008-10-02 |
Kakurenbo |
7.1 |
a worthwhile showcase of contemporary anime skill and technology |
| 2008-10-03 |
太陽の王子 ホルスの大冒険 |
7.6 |
the charms and tempests of good meeting evil |
| 2008-10-03 |
Aria, 1.03: その透明な少女と |
8.1 |
the secret art of smile |
| 2008-10-03 |
Бег |
9.1 |
cockroach racing of human souls |
| 2008-10-04 |
半分の月がのぼる空, 1: 亜希子さんと少女と芥川龍之介 |
7.4 |
hospital insights; friends in illness |
| 2008-10-04 |
半分の月がのぼる空, 2: 多田コレクションの相続 |
8.4 |
hips of a rose; cruel intentions for kicks and profit |
| 2008-10-04 |
半分の月がのぼる空, 3: 戎崎コレクションの終焉～そして |
8.2 |
not every road leads to happy ending |
| 2008-10-04 |
半分の月がのぼる空, 4: 一日だけのスクールライフ |
7.5 |
missing out on, craving for everyday things |
| 2008-10-04 |
半分の月がのぼる空, 5: とめられた一分 |
8.6 |
the kinds of scalpels that cut into hearts |
| 2008-10-04 |
半分の月がのぼる空, 6: 僕たちの両手は |
9.3 |
ruined in love, for love |
| 2008-10-04 |
半分の月がのぼる空, 1-6 |
8.9 |
fragile hearts, beautiful hearts |
| 2008-10-04 |
Band of Brothers, 1: Currahee |
7.7 |
training collisions; a long sombre road |
| 2008-10-04 |
Band of Brothers, 2: Day of Days |
7.8 |
the first feats of the invincible Americans |
| 2008-10-05 |
Band of Brothers, 3: Carentan |
7.7 |
resolved to have died |
| 2008-10-05 |
The Lazarus Project |
7.3 |
letting go, mind tricks; not bad in spite of cheap thrills and early-transparent plot |
| 2008-10-06 |
Band of Brothers, 4: Replacements |
7.6 |
retreat and baptism by fire |
| 2008-10-06 |
鴉, 1-3: The Prophecy |
7.8 |
an overwhelming feast of graphics, plausible story |
| 2008-10-06 |
鴉, 4-6: The Revelation |
7.3 |
increasingly mechanical |
| 2008-10-06 |
鴉, 1-6 |
7.4 |
technically excellent, shaky and hectic otherwise |
| 2008-10-07 |
天使のたまご |
7.9 |
highly evasive, but undeniably thought-inspiring |
| 2008-10-07 |
日本の悲劇 |
8.6 |
motherhood in the age of souls being mutilated and turned to stone |
| 2008-10-08 |
Каменная башка |
7.6 |
somewhat flawed, but still surprisingly strong in all respects; wading through truth |
| 2008-10-08 |
Путешествие с домашними животными |
7.4 |
everyone has a piece of happiness coming; shaky direction |
| 2008-10-09 |
苺ましまろ, 00: Prologue |
8.3 |
fantastically straight faces |
| 2008-10-09 |
苺ましまろ, 01: バースディ |
8.1 |
abiding by the laws of funny, touchy, and cute |
| 2008-10-09 |
苺ましまろ, 02: アナ |
8.2 |
culture clash the British-苺-style |
| 2008-10-09 |
苺ましまろ, 03: 家庭訪問 |
8.4 |
English-nya |
| 2008-10-10 |
苺ましまろ, 04: アルバイト |
7.7 |
part-time nightmare |
| 2008-10-10 |
苺ましまろ, 05: そいね |
7.8 |
importance of importance |
| 2008-10-10 |
苺ましまろ, 06: 真夏日 |
8.0 |
setting a hot day on fire |
| 2008-10-10 |
Koyaanisqatsi |
7.8 |
life at its own speeds |
| 2008-10-10 |
苺ましまろ, 07: 海水浴 |
7.5 |
independent research |
| 2008-10-10 |
苺ましまろ, 08: お祭り |
7.4 |
fireworks at home |
| 2008-10-11 |
苺ましまろ, 09: 育ちざかり |
7.3 |
weightless growth |
| 2008-10-11 |
苺ましまろ, 10: 花 |
7.3 |
wandering around |
| 2008-10-11 |
Henry Poole Is Here |
7.4 |
the usual wonderful tragically facilitated homecoming to faith |
| 2008-10-11 |
苺ましまろ, 11: 初雪 |
7.6 |
bathing fun |
| 2008-10-12 |
苺ましまろ, 12: プレゼント |
8.1 |
Santa's coming |
| 2008-10-12 |
苺ましまろ, 01-12 |
8.3 |
fantastic fun and cuteness |
| 2008-10-12 |
苺ましまろ OVA, 1: けしき |
7.7 |
moments of happiness |
| 2008-10-12 |
苺ましまろ OVA, 2: いつも |
8.1 |
serious fun; out-of-band preparations |
| 2008-10-12 |
苺ましまろ OVA, 3: まいにち |
7.9 |
everyday happiness - the strawberry stew way |
| 2008-10-12 |
Band of Brothers, 5: Crossroads |
7.6 |
a life for lives; glimpses of changes behind the eyes |
| 2008-10-12 |
Taken |
6.4 |
a pathetic sub-authentic stigmatic bournish hysteria; points for action only |
| 2008-10-12 |
Survivors, 1.01: The Fourth Horseman |
7.1 |
thin and overstretched; maybe the 2008 remake will cut it |
| 2008-10-12 |
Band of Brothers, 6: Bologne |
8.0 |
wasting lives, saving lives |
| 2008-10-13 |
Aria, 1.04: その届かない手紙は… |
8.1 |
excavated happiness and delivered feelings |
| 2008-10-13 |
Band of Brothers, 7: The Breaking Point |
7.8 |
scars within, without; ways to take them and what happens when you can't |
| 2008-10-13 |
Band of Brothers, 8: The Last Patrol |
7.4 |
what lives buy, what buys lives |
| 2008-10-14 |
Band of Brothers, 9: Why We Fight |
7.2 |
the wake of the aftermath |
| 2008-10-14 |
東京物語 |
8.1 |
a clockwork of family ties: visits and deaths |
| 2008-10-14 |
Ergo Proxy, 01: はじまりの鼓動 |
7.1 |
looks like dark, boring confectionery so far; shares scriptwriter with GITS, and the same complicated-for-nothing smell |
| 2008-10-14 |
Ergo Proxy, 02: 良き市民の告白 |
7.2 |
still unconvincing; jittery, childish jumping in the dark |
| 2008-10-14 |
Ergo Proxy, 03: 無への跳躍 |
7.3 |
gradually gaining shape; a model outcast |
| 2008-10-14 |
Ergo Proxy, 04: 未来詠み、未来黄泉 |
7.4 |
a world beyond the world |
| 2008-10-14 |
Ergo Proxy, 05: 召還 |
7.4 |
survival lies |
| 2008-10-14 |
Ergo Proxy, 06: 帰還 |
7.2 |
mindless skirmishes and plots |
| 2008-10-14 |
Ergo Proxy, 07: リル124C41+ |
7.4 |
travels and searches |
| 2008-10-14 |
Ergo Proxy, 08: 光線 |
7.3 |
in darkness dwells; hectic revelations |
| 2008-10-15 |
Band of Brothers, 10: Points |
7.5 |
a war is over, war is not; the roads to peace |
| 2008-10-15 |
Band of Brothers, 1-10 |
8.1 |
amazingly authentic and comprehensive, as far as it seems |
| 2008-10-15 |
Ergo Proxy, 09: 輝きの破片 |
7.4 |
recalling the oblivion |
| 2008-10-15 |
Ergo Proxy, 10: 存在 |
7.4 |
futuristically aimless coups |
| 2008-10-15 |
Ergo Proxy, 11: 白い闇の中 |
7.3 |
relatively edible existentialistic hysteria |
| 2008-10-15 |
Ergo Proxy, 12: 君微笑めば |
7.5 |
a bullet for immortal love |
| 2008-10-15 |
Ergo Proxy, 13: 構想の死角 |
7.3 |
murderous attachments |
| 2008-10-15 |
Ergo Proxy, 14: 貴方に似た誰か |
7.4 |
there's something, when there's nothing; a will to live when there's no will left |
| 2008-10-15 |
Ergo Proxy, 15: 生悪夢のクイズSHOW! |
7.1 |
a welcome sideshow |
| 2008-10-15 |
Ergo Proxy, 16: デッドカーム |
8.1 |
happy family life, at last |
| 2008-10-15 |
Ergo Proxy, 17: 終わらない戦い |
7.5 |
the righteous paths of sin; shelter as an inevitable prison |
| 2008-10-15 |
Ergo Proxy, 18: 終着の調べ |
7.1 |
back and forth |
| 2008-10-15 |
Ergo Proxy, 19: 少女スマイル |
7.2 |
existentialism in cartoons |
| 2008-10-15 |
Ergo Proxy, 20: 虚空の聖眼 |
7.2 |
happy dreaming |
| 2008-10-15 |
Ergo Proxy, 21: 時果つる処 |
6.6 |
the final hysteria begins |
| 2008-10-16 |
Ergo Proxy, 22: 桎梏 |
6.7 |
imperfect gods; crazy, too |
| 2008-10-16 |
Ergo Proxy, 23: 代理人 |
5.0 |
a welcome epic crumbling into burning water |
| 2008-10-16 |
Ergo Proxy, 01-23 |
6.7 |
a casual exercise in philosophically poor animation; what's up with the ratings? |
| 2008-10-16 |
The Edge of Love |
7.5 |
love and lies under bombs |
| 2008-10-17 |
うなぎ |
7.7 |
life as an eel |
| 2008-10-18 |
Aria, 1.05: そのあるはずのない島へ… |
7.9 |
waves and memories |
| 2008-10-18 |
In Search of a Midnight Kiss |
7.7 |
the significance of the fleeting; just a bit pretentious, but quite magical |
| 2008-10-19 |
GTO, 01: 鬼塚英吉22歳! 元不良 伝説の教育実習が今はじまる!! |
7.6 |
very sticky, but with enough fun and a bit of feelings |
| 2008-10-19 |
GTO, 02: 天敵・内山田教頭登場!! 大逆転!?の最終面接 |
7.8 |
a watchful authority making a difference |
| 2008-10-19 |
GTO, 03: 教師の仕事は命がけ?! 深夜の屋上ダイビング |
7.8 |
serious bullying looming ahead |
| 2008-10-19 |
GTO, 04: 攻撃開始! 今、あばかれる鬼塚の怪しい日常?! |
7.5 |
photoshop-facilitated schizophrenia |
| 2008-10-19 |
GTO, 05: 悪魔のリベンジ!! 目には目を、お尻にはお尻を |
8.0 |
an answer to everything |
| 2008-10-19 |
GTO, 06: 失業確定? 抗議殺到、あいつをクビにしろ!! |
7.9 |
justice around the corner |
| 2008-10-19 |
GTO, 07: 最も危険な家庭訪問! 母ちゃんに手を出すな |
8.3 |
efficacious dating |
| 2008-10-19 |
GTO, 08: 村井死す!? 決死のベイブリッジ・バンジー! |
8.3 |
tough leaps |
| 2008-10-19 |
GTO, 09: うなる筋肉! 激闘! 鬼塚VS熱血体育教師! |
7.5 |
crooked intentions leading astray |
| 2008-10-19 |
GTO, 10: 私ぬぎます! 朋子14歳・体当たりの初体験! |
7.8 |
treasures deeply hidden |
| 2008-10-19 |
GTO, 11: ゆれるFカップ! ビッグな胸とアイドル伝説! |
8.4 |
dashing across the ever growing distances |
| 2008-10-19 |
GTO, 12: 鬼塚追放! 闇の策略! |
7.8 |
lusty craze |
| 2008-10-19 |
GTO, 13: 鬼塚またまた失業確定?! |
7.4 |
bowing to the spoiled |
| 2008-10-20 |
GTO, 14: 地獄? 夢の二人暮らし |
7.7 |
toppling the impossible |
| 2008-10-20 |
GTO, 15: 死闘! 血染めの解答用紙! |
7.9 |
first things first, the rest will be fine |
| 2008-10-20 |
GTO, 16: 鬼塚マジギレ!! 強敵出現!! |
8.2 |
meet the unbeatable |
| 2008-10-20 |
GTO, 17: 悪い夢! 逃亡者・鬼塚! |
8.7 |
fun for the ailing |
| 2008-10-21 |
Otis |
6.4 |
a miserable attempt at being miserable; points for light-heartedness |
| 2008-10-21 |
GTO, 18: 再会・恩師よ・・・・・・ |
7.5 |
harbored wounds |
| 2008-10-21 |
GTO, 19: 鬼塚、命がけの課外授業 |
8.2 |
the science of catharsis |
| 2008-10-21 |
GTO, 20: Fからのラブレター |
8.7 |
a quiet tribute to school love |
| 2008-10-21 |
GTO, 21: 教師失格? 消えた冬月 |
7.6 |
the hurt of miscomprehension |
| 2008-10-21 |
GTO, 22: 鬼塚爆死?! 炎の大脱出!! |
7.7 |
leaping on with all the important memories |
| 2008-10-21 |
GTO, 23: 鬼塚死す!? 最後の七日間 |
7.9 |
the effects of fatal curses |
| 2008-10-21 |
GTO, 24: 父焦る! 家の娘に限って!! |
7.6 |
life streaking |
| 2008-10-22 |
GTO, 25: お色気先生に鬼塚クラッ |
7.7 |
a place for business |
| 2008-10-22 |
GTO, 26: 湘南の鬼VSハコスカの女王 |
7.5 |
the higher the target, the more misleading it is |
| 2008-10-22 |
GTO, 27: トロ子の芸能界虎の穴 |
7.6 |
you can only go a long way little by little |
| 2008-10-22 |
GTO, 28: 発表！ 21世紀新アイドル |
7.6 |
active democracy |
| 2008-10-22 |
GTO, 29: セーラー服と112万円 |
7.5 |
big money stings; no free rides |
| 2008-10-22 |
GTO, 30: 罪と罰！ 横領犯・鬼塚?! |
7.9 |
every fix has a quick way out |
| 2008-10-22 |
GTO, 31: 目指せ!! 憧れの沖縄行路 |
8.2 |
money-making is a wonderful thing |
| 2008-10-22 |
GTO, 32: 嗚呼ベンツ丸つぶれ |
8.0 |
fruitful luck, pricey virtue |
| 2008-10-22 |
GTO, 33: らば鬼塚・22才の別れ |
8.5 |
the miracles of hope, faith, and repentance |
| 2008-10-22 |
GTO, 34: 監獄に一番近い警官 |
7.6 |
reality TV gone real |
| 2008-10-22 |
GTO, 35: 花嫁は14歳!! の息子あり |
7.6 |
sons and weddings |
| 2008-10-22 |
GTO, 36: 冬月変身! 燃えろ夏女 |
7.8 |
what women can't help being obsessed with |
| 2008-10-22 |
GTO, 37: 嵐の予感! 沖縄でGo! |
7.9 |
seaside bullies |
| 2008-10-22 |
GTO, 38: 突撃! 宝探しでGo! |
7.7 |
digging for treasure and getting lost |
| 2008-10-22 |
GTO, 39: 二人の冒険!! 秘密の洞窟 |
7.9 |
drowning in enlightenment |
| 2008-10-22 |
GTO, 40: ハート直撃!! 沖縄純愛組 |
8.0 |
hidden feelings, lost feelings |
| 2008-10-22 |
GTO, 41: 青春少女!! 初めての告白 |
7.9 |
breaking doors open |
| 2008-10-22 |
GTO, 42: ラストバトル！ 蘇る傷跡 |
7.6 |
clouds gathering |
| 2008-10-22 |
GTO, 43: 挫！ 愚零徒出夜露死苦！ |
8.2 |
standing ground to the last |
| 2008-10-22 |
GTO, 01-43 |
8.7 |
a heart of gold turning delinquency around with rays of love |
| 2008-10-23 |
Lucky Star, 01: つっぱしる女 |
7.1 |
between subtle and not funny, blamed in full on low sync |
| 2008-10-24 |
Lucky Star, 02: 努力と結果 |
7.7 |
you reap what others sow |
| 2008-10-24 |
Pineapple Express |
6.4 |
friends and drugdealers; a superfluous low-mid-grade stoner with few giggles and lucid moments |
| 2008-10-24 |
Tropic Thunder |
6.8 |
good production with large ensemble cast; little else |
| 2008-10-24 |
Kung Fu Panda |
7.2 |
the secret ingredient called faith |
| 2008-10-25 |
Lucky Star, 03: いろいろな人たち |
6.9 |
twins and pony-tails; low sync |
| 2008-10-25 |
Gomorra |
7.7 |
weekdays in hell's kitchen |
| 2008-10-25 |
Mad Max |
6.7 |
groping for peace and structure in chaos |
| 2008-10-26 |
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior |
7.1 |
the gritty highway post-apocalypse |
| 2008-10-26 |
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome |
7.5 |
Lawrence of steampunkish, Falloutish Arabia |
| 2008-10-26 |
Irréversible |
7.7 |
the fixed paths through borders of happiness and misery |
| 2008-10-26 |
Six-String Samurai |
6.8 |
chasing death to Vegas through red-rockin' wasteland |
| 2008-10-27 |
Red |
7.4 |
the crossroads of lies and truth |
| 2008-10-27 |
ゴーヤーちゃんぷるー |
7.7 |
discovering an opportunity to open up and see the light |
| 2008-10-27 |
Lucky Star, 04: やる気の問題 |
7.4 |
addiction to fun vs desire to study |
| 2008-10-27 |
巌窟王, 01: 旅の終わりに僕らは出会う |
7.1 |
quite beautiful, but a bit hollow at first sight |
| 2008-10-27 |
巌窟王, 02: 月に朝日が昇るまで |
7.3 |
production gaining momentum; aliens and bandits |
| 2008-10-28 |
Burn After Reading |
7.6 |
between he-he and ha-ha funny; a fresh spasmodic intertwiner |
| 2008-10-28 |
Jerry Maguire |
7.6 |
the charming ways of personal discoveries |
| 2008-10-28 |
A Complete History of My Sexual Failures |
7.9 |
a bit overstrained in a Moorish way, but fresh, valuable, and revealing |
| 2008-10-30 |
장화, 홍련 |
7.6 |
quite brick-producing and disorienting, but with the necessity of the twists left unproven, falls apart into a string of stylish, cliched thrills |
| 2008-10-31 |
巌窟王, 01-08 |
6.4 |
unfinished, dropped; beautiful experimental animation; everything else inescapably dull |
| 2008-10-31 |
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱, 00: 朝比奈ミクルの冒険 |
7.1 |
elusively allusive, but quite endearing |
| 2008-10-31 |
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱, 01: 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱I |
7.3 |
defeating the usual, ordinary and common |
| 2008-10-31 |
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱, 02: 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱II |
7.3 |
aliens around the corner |
| 2008-10-31 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian |
7.1 |
swords and kids; too cheap and style-lacking for a modern fantasy flick |
| 2008-10-31 |
L.A. Confidential |
7.7 |
one can't dig too deep into human characters |
| 2008-11-01 |
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱, 03: 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱III |
8.1 |
cornered in the extraordinary |
| 2008-11-01 |
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱, 04: 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱IV |
7.8 |
occupational hazards |
| 2008-11-01 |
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱, 05: 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱V |
7.3 |
quantum depression |
| 2008-11-03 |
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱, 06: 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱VI |
7.5 |
a small-scale eva-like death and rebirth |
| 2008-11-03 |
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱, 07: 涼宮ハルヒの退屈 |
6.8 |
alien baseball; the idea of armageddonic boredom is wearing thin |
| 2008-11-03 |
My Winnipeg |
8.1 |
awake in dreams, memories, and nostalgia |
| 2008-11-04 |
Traitor |
6.3 |
mazes of faith on a devastatingly dumb background |
| 2008-11-05 |
WALL-E |
7.5 |
rr; remembering oneself |
| 2008-11-05 |
Адмиралъ |
5.3 |
unfinished; wooden love, wooden war, wooden patriotism |
| 2008-11-05 |
Cléo de 5 à 7 |
7.6 |
airy currents of heavy emotions |
| 2008-11-06 |
Zeitgeist, The Movie (Final Edition) |
9.1 |
very flawed, but quite reassuringly enlightening |
| 2008-11-06 |
Mamma Mia! |
7.2 |
a bridal celebration of ABBA magic |
| 2008-11-06 |
Quantum of Solace |
7.6 |
cinema; a tad under hyped up expectations, but good old action still |
| 2008-11-07 |
Zeitgeist: Addendum |
8.7 |
a look on the true nature of money and a world without it, crippled by naive materialism, but enlightening nonetheless |
| 2008-11-07 |
Dług |
7.9 |
debts and sharks, tense and merciless |
| 2008-11-07 |
Army of Darkness |
7.1 |
slap-stick stop-motion and he-he gags |
| 2008-11-07 |
Молодая жена |
8.6 |
finding the true ways of heart |
| 2008-11-07 |
Låt den rätte komma in |
7.6 |
making connections in the shadows of blood and loneliness |
| 2008-11-08 |
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱, 08: ミステリックサイン |
7.1 |
E.T. bugs and the Internets |
| 2008-11-08 |
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱, 09: 孤島症候群(前編) |
7.0 |
closed circle murders |
| 2008-11-08 |
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱, 10: 孤島症候群(後編) |
6.8 |
elementary, Watson |
| 2008-11-08 |
A Boy and His Dog |
7.2 |
lunacy as a way to keep sanity in certain environments |
| 2008-11-08 |
恋するマドリ |
8.1 |
smiling chairs |
| 2008-11-09 |
股瘋 |
7.4 |
when stock market hits the slums; simple and touching |
| 2008-11-09 |
The Old Curiosity Shop |
8.3 |
the incredible magic of Dickens in UK adaptations |
| 2008-11-09 |
Fred Claus? |
7.5 |
getting through to the nice and the naughty |
| 2008-11-09 |
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱, 11: ライブアライブ |
7.2 |
live alive |
| 2008-11-09 |
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱, 12: 射手座の日 |
7.3 |
cheating and hacking |
| 2008-11-09 |
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱, 13: サムデイ イン ザ レイン |
7.4 |
taken care of while asleep |
| 2008-11-09 |
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱, 00-13 |
7.3 |
life as no compromise between total depression and ultra hyperactivity |
| 2008-11-09 |
NHKにようこそ！, 01: プロジェクトにようこそ! |
8.1 |
thoroughly reclusive |
| 2008-11-10 |
人狼 |
7.5 |
human wolves and little girls |
| 2008-11-10 |
NHKにようこそ！, 02: クリエイターにようこそ! |
8.3 |
no skills, no talents |
| 2008-11-10 |
NHKにようこそ！, 03: 美少女にようこそ! |
8.2 |
perversion has no limits |
| 2008-11-10 |
NHKにようこそ！, 04: 新世界にようこそ! |
7.9 |
Akiba awaits |
| 2008-11-10 |
NHKにようこそ！, 05: カウンセリングにようこそ! |
7.9 |
Freud almighty |
| 2008-11-10 |
NHKにようこそ！, 06: クラスルームにようこそ! |
7.8 |
schools and girlfriends |
| 2008-11-10 |
NHKにようこそ！, 07: モラトリアムにようこそ! |
7.9 |
hikki blues; the distance between lies and truth |
| 2008-11-11 |
NHKにようこそ！, 08: 中華街にようこそ! |
8.2 |
stage appearances |
| 2008-11-11 |
NHKにようこそ！, 09: 夏の日にようこそ! |
8.1 |
springing the traps of love |
| 2008-11-11 |
NHKにようこそ！, 10: ダークサイドにようこそ! |
7.6 |
love panic |
| 2008-11-11 |
Dolls |
7.7 |
devout love as the only way to live, in all circumstances |
| 2008-11-11 |
NHKにようこそ！, 11: 陰謀にようこそ! |
7.7 |
the healing power of mercy, the danger of mistaking it for love |
| 2008-11-11 |
NHKにようこそ！, 12: オフ会にようこそ! |
7.5 |
hikki as a social leader |
| 2008-11-11 |
NHKにようこそ！, 13: 天国にようこそ! |
7.3 |
suicidal elegy |
| 2008-11-11 |
NHKにようこそ！, 14: 現実にようこそ! |
6.7 |
back-to-life filler |
| 2008-11-11 |
NHKにようこそ！, 15: ファンタジーにようこそ! |
6.8 |
mmorpg as another escape |
| 2008-11-11 |
NHKにようこそ！, 16: ゲームオーバーにようこそ! |
6.8 |
back to reality |
| 2008-11-12 |
NHKにようこそ！, 17: はぴねすにようこそ! |
6.7 |
MLM exploits |
| 2008-11-12 |
NHKにようこそ！, 18: ノーフューチャーにようこそ! |
6.5 |
viral marketing |
| 2008-11-12 |
NHKにようこそ！, 19: 青い鳥にようこそ! |
7.0 |
the power of hunger |
| 2008-11-12 |
NHKにようこそ！, 20: 冬の日にようこそ! |
7.1 |
angry resolve, drunken resolve |
| 2008-11-12 |
NHKにようこそ！, 21: リセットにようこそ! |
7.1 |
partings |
| 2008-11-12 |
NHKにようこそ！, 22: 神様にようこそ! |
7.2 |
mean God |
| 2008-11-12 |
NHKにようこそ！, 23: 岬にようこそ! |
7.3 |
the power of hunger 2; the weight of uselessness |
| 2008-11-12 |
NHKにようこそ！, 24: N･H･Kにようこそ! |
7.2 |
nobody's fault |
| 2008-11-12 |
NHKにようこそ！, 01-24 |
7.5 |
a great start, but buries the whole idea under a string of filler-like episodes |
| 2008-11-13 |
Eureka Seven, 01: Blue Monday |
7.1 |
childish, colorful, a bit daisatoish, but not enough to spoil it |
| 2008-11-13 |
Eureka Seven, 02: Blue Sky Fish |
6.9 |
flying colors with no purpose look a bit miserable |
| 2008-11-13 |
State of the Union |
7.1 |
an epic tale of honesty, politics, fidelity and airplanes |
| 2008-11-13 |
Eureka Seven, 03: Motion Blue |
7.1 |
welcome to the family |
| 2008-11-13 |
Eureka Seven, 04: Watermelon |
7.2 |
beautiful and stupid |
| 2008-11-13 |
Eureka Seven, 05: Vivid Bit |
7.3 |
sweet and bitter |
| 2008-11-13 |
Eureka Seven, 06: Childhood |
7.4 |
big-time pranks and gaining trust |
| 2008-11-14 |
太阳照常升起 |
8.0 |
madness, passion, jealousy, love; unusually artistic and magnetic |
| 2008-11-14 |
Eureka Seven, 07: Absolute Defeat |
7.2 |
hunting the lulz |
| 2008-11-14 |
Eureka Seven, 08: Glorious Brilliance |
7.1 |
chasing one's tail |
| 2008-11-14 |
Eureka Seven, 09: Paper Moon Shine |
7.3 |
orders and choices |
| 2008-11-14 |
Eureka Seven, 10: Higher than the Sun |
7.3 |
no way away from repentance |
| 2008-11-15 |
Eureka Seven, 11: Into the Nature |
7.0 |
the colorful unknown |
| 2008-11-15 |
Eureka Seven, 12: Acperience 1 |
7.0 |
mental rebirth and solaris dreams |
| 2008-11-15 |
Eureka Seven, 13: The Beginning |
7.1 |
across enemy lines |
| 2008-11-15 |
Eureka Seven, 14: Memory Band |
7.0 |
looking back on stock footage |
| 2008-11-16 |
Eureka Seven, 15: Human Behavior |
7.1 |
sides of craziness |
| 2008-11-16 |
Eureka Seven, 16: Opposite View |
7.0 |
underground homes, underground dreams |
| 2008-11-16 |
Eureka Seven, 17: Sky Rock Gate |
7.0 |
fish and skills |
| 2008-11-16 |
Eureka Seven, 18: Ill Communication |
7.1 |
digging in the dark, holding on to long dead hope |
| 2008-11-16 |
Eureka Seven, 19: Acperience 2 |
7.0 |
tired tensions |
| 2008-11-16 |
Eureka Seven, 20: Substance Abuse |
7.1 |
a little bit of faith, a little bit of madness |
| 2008-11-16 |
Eureka Seven, 21: Runaway |
6.8 |
murders and parachutes |
| 2008-11-16 |
Eureka Seven, 22: Crackpot |
6.9 |
gourmet pirates |
| 2008-11-17 |
Eureka Seven, 23: Differentia |
7.1 |
pieces of humanity |
| 2008-11-17 |
Eureka Seven, 24: Paradise Lost |
7.2 |
strings attached |
| 2008-11-17 |
Eureka Seven, 25: World's End Garden |
7.0 |
hopes and promises |
| 2008-11-17 |
Eureka Seven, 26: Morning Glory |
7.2 |
rainbows of love |
| 2008-11-17 |
Eureka Seven, 27: Helter Skelter |
7.0 |
soldiers of fortune |
| 2008-11-17 |
Eureka Seven, 28: Memento Mori |
6.9 |
cost of blood |
| 2008-11-17 |
Eureka Seven, 29: Keep on Movin' |
6.9 |
words and tears |
| 2008-11-17 |
Eureka Seven, 30: Change of Life |
6.8 |
geeks and changes |
| 2008-11-17 |
Eureka Seven, 31: Animal Attack |
7.0 |
waging war on the unknown |
| 2008-11-17 |
Eureka Seven, 32: Start It Up |
7.0 |
upgrades and kites |
| 2008-11-18 |
ช็อคโกแลต |
7.1 |
stupid to tears, but not without a healthy dose of Thai moves; pre-credits blips are awesome |
| 2008-11-18 |
Eureka Seven, 33: Pacific State |
7.2 |
what memories hold on to |
| 2008-11-18 |
Eureka Seven, 34: Inner Flight |
7.0 |
a monk and a story |
| 2008-11-18 |
Eureka Seven, 35: Astral Apache |
6.9 |
taking capitals by surprise |
| 2008-11-18 |
Eureka Seven, 36: Fantasia |
6.9 |
making up |
| 2008-11-18 |
Eureka Seven, 37: Raise Your Hand |
6.8 |
mass manipulation |
| 2008-11-18 |
Eureka Seven, 38: Date of Birth |
7.1 |
family affairs |
| 2008-11-18 |
Eureka Seven, 39: Join the Future |
7.1 |
anti-aphrodisiac Shaolin soccer |
| 2008-11-18 |
Eureka Seven, 40: Cosmic Trigger |
7.0 |
facts and religions |
| 2008-11-18 |
Eureka Seven, 41: Acperience 3 |
7.1 |
in love with a goddess |
| 2008-11-18 |
Eureka Seven, 42: Stardancer |
7.1 |
farewells and partings |
| 2008-11-18 |
Eureka Seven, 43: The Sunshine Underground |
6.9 |
promised Earth and royal blood |
| 2008-11-18 |
Eureka Seven, 44: It's All in the Mind |
6.6 |
filler; post-war ethics |
| 2008-11-18 |
Eureka Seven, 45: Don't You Want Me? |
6.7 |
filler; guns and mutinies |
| 2008-11-18 |
Eureka Seven, 46: Planet Rock |
6.8 |
gathering clouds and ambered footsteps |
| 2008-11-19 |
Step Brothers |
7.6 |
hold on to your dinosaurs |
| 2008-11-19 |
Eureka Seven, 47: Acperience 4 |
7.3 |
memories and fusions |
| 2008-11-19 |
Eureka Seven, 48: Ballet Mécanique |
7.4 |
lights of love in the twilight |
| 2008-11-19 |
Eureka Seven, 49: Shout to the Top! |
7.2 |
hysterics and suicides |
| 2008-11-19 |
Eureka Seven, 50: 星に願いを |
7.2 |
inconclusive conclusions |
| 2008-11-19 |
Eureka Seven, 01-50 |
7.1 |
quite entertaining and unquestionably spectacular, but also debilitatingly and unforgettably stupid |
| 2008-11-19 |
Expired |
7.5 |
simple and cheap, in a cozy and trusting way |
| 2008-11-20 |
寶貝計劃 |
7.4 |
kids and burglars, the big time Jackie way |
| 2008-11-20 |
Elf |
7.1 |
good for goodness' sake, but a little staple |
| 2008-11-21 |
11:14 |
6.4 |
a mildly entertaining puzzle without any hooks |
| 2008-11-21 |
Little Lord Fauntleroy |
7.6 |
little Pickford Fauntleroy |
| 2008-11-23 |
電脳コイル, 01: メガネの子供たち |
6.4 |
just another high-quality, seemingly tiresome and aimless gig |
| 2008-11-23 |
Mutant Chronicles |
6.8 |
reeks with cheapness, but if you overlook it, it's a worthwhile steampunk underground swords-n-guns ride |
| 2008-11-23 |
幸福時光 |
8.6 |
eyes and hearts; intensely humane |
| 2008-11-24 |
河童のクゥと夏休み |
8.6 |
discovering kappas, discovering people, discovering yourself, and living on |
| 2008-11-24 |
紅高梁 |
7.7 |
world as a winery, limitless, boundless, merry and sorrowful |
| 2008-11-24 |
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby |
6.9 |
speeds and fears |
| 2008-11-25 |
秋菊打官司 |
8.6 |
a simple, relentless, pervasive and grueling mining for justice |
| 2008-11-25 |
摇呀摇，摇到外婆橋 |
7.9 |
butterflies and light bulbs, in lush colors |
| 2008-11-26 |
活着 |
8.7 |
and life will be better; lifetimes through ages |
| 2008-11-26 |
Chicago |
7.4 |
animal features of publicity; razzle-dazzle them |
| 2008-11-27 |
古今大戰秦俑情 |
6.8 |
swords and sunglasses, the epic-slapstick-Chinese way |
| 2008-11-27 |
我的父親母親 |
8.9 |
a purpose to love, a purpose to death, a purpose in everything |
| 2008-11-28 |
Enduring Love |
6.8 |
well-produce and sweetly acted, but a bit falling apart due to underdirection |
| 2008-11-28 |
有話好好說 |
8.3 |
thick chemistries of love, revenge and friendship; thoroughly enjoyable in spite of low sync |
| 2008-11-29 |
一個都不能少 |
8.6 |
24-eyes the Yimou way: with cities, TV, and a huge doze of humanity |
| 2008-11-30 |
Quantum of Solace |
7.3 |
rr, dvdscr; doesn't look as good on a little screen; shows and actions |
| 2008-11-30 |
Eagle Eye |
6.6 |
another stone-dumb Die-Hard-4-style all-mighty-cyber-terror flick |
| 2008-11-30 |
The Rules of Attraction |
6.0 |
unfinished; just doesn't make sense, apart from being an average college flick |
| 2008-11-30 |
C.R.A.Z.Y. |
7.5 |
where life's liberties intersect with faith |
| 2008-11-30 |
The Phantom of the Opera |
6.4 |
hard on the ears, unredeemed by visuals and themes of darkness |
| 2008-12-01 |
風櫃來的人 |
7.6 |
spirits yet unbroken come to city |
| 2008-12-01 |
Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special |
6.4 |
a bit too constrained, innocent and staple for a nation-wide star; sync dropping at times |
| 2008-12-02 |
The Caine Mutiny |
8.3 |
a whole pack of human relationships intermingled with military authority and pressing circumstances |
| 2008-12-02 |
Shinobi |
6.3 |
some breath-taking visuals and worthwhile ideas ruthlessly sacrificed to total absence of a plot and direction |
| 2008-12-03 |
Скверный анекдот |
7.5 |
mostly dazzlingly masterful, but wearing thin in some places |
| 2008-12-04 |
Зеркало для героя |
7.8 |
piercing time for a piece of truth and solace |
| 2008-12-06 |
Wikipedia:Resident_Evil_Degeneration |
4.4 |
unfinished 39/96; sloppy FF:TSW-like animation, unrelating soundtrack, rotten script and no atmosphere |
| 2008-12-06 |
JCVD |
6.7 |
taking it as it comes |
| 2008-12-07 |
Иван Васильевич меняет профессию |
7.3 |
naive, overly playful, classic 70s comedy |
| 2008-12-08 |
メゾン・ド・ヒミコ |
7.4 |
getting away with off-key acting; 可愛正義-gay |
| 2008-12-09 |
Man on Wire |
7.6 |
a man, a dream and the magic of "nothing's impossible" |
| 2008-12-10 |
The Ipcress File |
7.2 |
gritty British intelligence and plowing through personal deceptions |
| 2008-12-14 |
Frost/Nixon |
6.9 |
a sub-parily presented depiction of the highest calibers, although Nixon/Langella is a treat |
| 2008-12-16 |
Milk |
6.2 |
cheaply acted and poorly put together, standing on the sole premise of being outwardly gay; democracies and minorities |
| 2008-12-20 |
Black Rain |
6.6 |
Douglas big in Japan |
| 2008-12-22 |
Jane Eyre |
9.1 |
the great weather of life, overmooned by Welles |
| 2009-01-03 |
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari |
7.2 |
the mystic of insanity |
| 2009-01-05 |
Обитаемый остров |
6.6 |
cinema; not all bad, but fails to provide a consistent movie experience |
| 2009-01-07 |
Wendy and Lucy |
6.5 |
an atmospheric start, but kinda falls apart towards the end |
| 2009-01-07 |
The Duchess |
7.1 |
above-average staple BBC period piece meets above-average acting, but sickening cliches in abundance |
| 2009-01-08 |
The Magic Hour |
8.6 |
nine yards of fun with an incredible feeling of solid amateurish authenticity |
| 2009-01-08 |
The Wrestler |
8.1 |
you can't repain a sunset once it comes |
| 2009-01-09 |
Seven Pounds |
8.0 |
strong core, brilliant icing, floppy edges; a mind set to penance |
| 2009-01-09 |
Стиляги |
7.4 |
entering the ballpark of world-class musicals; an escape from reality into life |
| 2009-01-11 |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
7.5 |
just another close-to-impeccably produced piece; a stroll into a land of curiosities |
| 2009-01-12 |
Slumdog Millionaire |
7.7 |
the probability of a certainty |
| 2009-01-12 |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
7.6 |
Javier Penélope Woody |
| 2009-01-13 |
RocknRolla |
6.9 |
a couple of chuckles is all it's good for, but manages to get away with it, somehow |
| 2009-01-13 |
Appaloosa |
6.6 |
good old themes, mediocre acting |
| 2009-01-13 |
Gran Torino |
7.7 |
good old Eastwood is so good and old |
| 2009-01-14 |
Revolutionary Road |
8.6 |
what makes a spirit soar and what pulls it down; unexpectedly delicious, both cinematically and performance-wise |
| 2009-01-14 |
Bolt |
7.6 |
looking for truth between illusion and faith |
| 2009-01-14 |
城市特警 |
6.6 |
Johnny To; rookies and sweethearts |
| 2009-01-14 |
Про Федота-стрельца, удалого молодца |
4.6 |
an excruciatingly dull showcase of the current state of Russian mainstream animation |
| 2009-01-17 |
Shark Tale |
7.1 |
| 2009-01-18 |
Escaflowne |
6.7 |
| 2009-01-18 |
Yes Man |
8.8 |
cinema; |
| 2009-01-19 |
Le Peuple Migrateur |
8.2 |
| 2009-01-19 |
苺ましまろ, 00: Prologue |
rr; |
| 2009-01-19 |
苺ましまろ, 01: バースディ |
rr; |
| 2009-01-19 |
Macross Frontier, 01: Close Encounter |
rr; |
| 2009-01-19 |
苺ましまろ, 02: アナ |
rr; |
| 2009-01-20 |
Ghost Town |
6.7 |
rather amateurish, but endearing still, in part thanks to Téa |
| 2009-01-21 |
Fury |
7.3 |
justice, mobs and fury |
| 2009-01-21 |
The 39 Steps |
8.1 |
a manhunt, a spy and a quick agent - served the Hitchcockian way |
| 2009-01-22 |
How About You |
6.8 |
rather spirited, but too amateurish and not quite solid |
| 2009-01-22 |
좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈 |
6.2 |
unfinished; a fresh cjk western, not too bright or outstanding |
| 2009-01-23 |
Doubt |
7.9 |
a thought-encouraging bittersweet mix of lush and pale: acting, scripting, colors |
| 2009-01-24 |
The Escapist |
6.4 |
prisons and dungeons; a soft tv-drama-like feature |
| 2009-01-26 |
W. |
6.8 |
taking presidencies easier |
| 2009-01-27 |
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas |
7.3 |
epic revelations |
| 2009-01-28 |
The Reader |
6.8 |
an off-key tune on sins through generations |
| 2009-01-29 |
Afro Samurai: Resurrection |
5.6 |
another flop, provoking nostalgia for Samurai Champloo |
| 2009-01-30 |
Pride and Glory |
6.6 |
just another staple angle at dirty cops |
| 2009-01-30 |
Choke |
7.0 |
solid enough to make a few ripples in the viewer's mind |
| 2009-01-30 |
The Dark Knight |
8.1 |
imax version |
| 2009-01-31 |
Ghost in the Shell 2.0 |
7.4 |
|
| 2009-01-31 |
Zack and Miri Make a Porno |
7.6 |
|
| 2009-01-31 |
Star Wars I |
6.4 |
rr; |
| 2009-02-01 |
Body Heat |
7.2 |
| 2009-02-01 |
Star Wars II |
6.8 |
rr; |
| 2009-02-01 |
Star Wars III |
7.1 |
rr; |
| 2009-02-01 |
Star Wars IV |
7.6 |
rr; |
| 2009-02-02 |
The Bourne Identity |
7.5 |
rr; |
| 2009-02-02 |
The Natural |
7.2 |
| 2009-02-02 |
Changeling |
7.7 |
| 2009-02-02 |
Star Wars V |
7.1 |
rr; |
| 2009-02-03 |
Religulous |
6.4 |
mostly humble pokes at faith |
| 2009-02-05 |
Tropa de Elite |
7.5 |
wars in slums and wretched souls |
| 2009-02-05 |
Body of Lies |
6.9 |
another sugary, cheap look at the Middle East |
| 2009-02-06 |
Hunger |
7.2 |
a road to dead ends and eternity |
| 2009-02-06 |
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane |
8.3 |
home alone, the hardcore way; taking children seriously |
| 2009-02-06 |
Два бойца |
7.7 |
words and feelings in friendship and love |
| 2009-02-07 |
Frozen River |
7.4 |
hard up for money, meeting temptations, making choices |
| 2009-02-08 |
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist |
7.0 |
pretty staple, but fluffy enough |
| 2009-02-09 |
Rachel Getting Married |
6.3 |
I still can't take Hathaway seriously, and it's everyone else who looks stoned here |
| 2009-02-09 |
My Boy Jack |
6.6 |
a look at patriotic militarism, repentance and regrets |
| 2009-02-09 |
The Secret Life of Bees |
7.5 |
a very well laid-out tear jerker |
| 2009-02-09 |
Welcome to Macintosh |
5.6 |
random insights, mostly redundant, but edible |
| 2009-02-10 |
The Express |
7.2 |
live short, shine bright; another black-as-minority in sports experience |
| 2009-02-10 |
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans |
6.8 |
tales of bloody wolves, vampires, and love |
| 2009-02-10 |
Blindness |
6.4 |
just another piece of random musings on apocalyptic quarantine and social blindness |
| 2009-02-10 |
The Wackness |
7.3 |
quite atmospheric, with stony acting |
| 2009-02-11 |
Garden Party |
8.1 |
the sweet thin air of LA |
| 2009-02-11 |
Greg & Gentillon |
8.2 |
an unbelievably truthful semi-documentary on pursuing a dream through all hurdles |
| 2009-02-11 |
The Enemy Below |
7.4 |
| 2009-02-12 |
Delicatessen |
7.1 |
a great effort, but fails to connect on the higher levels |
| 2009-02-12 |
Breaking Away |
8.2 |
great victories of failing youth |
| 2009-02-12 |
Crimson Tide |
7.2 |
a product of Bruckheimer, Scott and Zimmer, on the way up for each of them |
| 2009-02-12 |
Boys Don't Cry |
7.8 |
| 2009-02-13 |
American Gigolo |
7.1 |
| 2009-02-13 |
ビルマの竪琴 |
9.2 |
war, death, songs and sorrow, all in the hand of Buddha |
| 2009-02-14 |
Happy-Go-Lucky |
8.0 |
| 2009-02-15 |
White Heat |
7.8 |
| 2009-02-16 |
Australia |
7.4 |
| 2009-02-16 |
東京タワー |
6.5 |
well-produced, but strained acting and weary turns make into a lacking, failing tear-jerker |
| 2009-02-17 |
Breakfast at Tiffany's |
8.2 |
beautiful cages, terrible cages, and a lot more |
| 2009-02-17 |
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind |
7.4 |
| 2009-02-18 |
Stir of Echoes |
6.8 |
| 2009-02-18 |
Bad Day at Black Rock |
7.6 |
| 2009-02-19 |
The Bourne Supremacy |
6.8 |
rr; |
| 2009-02-20 |
The Bourne Ultimatum |
7.5 |
rr; |
| 2009-02-20 |
Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi |
7.3 |
rr; |
| 2009-02-21 |
Spellbound |
7.9 |
| 2009-02-21 |
La double vie de Véronique |
7.7 |
| 2009-02-21 |
らんま½, 4x17: たまごをつかむ男 |
7.8 |
| 2009-02-21 |
らんま½, 4x18: らんまと九能の初キッス?! |
7.4 |
| 2009-02-23 |
Punisher: War Zone |
5.4 |
| 2009-02-23 |
Role Models |
6.4 |
| 2009-02-26 |
悲夢 |
7.1 |
raw and torn, but not without its moments; wandering across boundaries of reality and identity |
| 2009-02-26 |
The End of America |
7.4 |
obviously indulging in manipulating words and facts, but quite disturbing still |
| 2009-03-01 |
The Hurt Locker |
7.2 |
the boiling points of sanity |
| 2009-03-08 |
What Doesn't Kill You |
6.9 |
shallow and simple, but heavy enough to drive its point |
| 2009-03-14 |
Watchmen |
7.2 |
| 2009-03-21 |
Marley & Me |
6.2 |
a heartless, hysterically psychotic American Dream |
| 2009-03-22 |
Killshot |
7.3 |
| 2009-03-22 |
Bedtime Stories |
7.7 |
don't stop believing |
| 2009-03-23 |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa |
7.1 |
| 2009-03-26 |
Yes Man |
8.9 |
rr; yes! |
| 2009-03-27 |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
6.7 |
not up to the book, but Zooey is great |
| 2009-03-27 |
Fucking Åmål |
9.2 |
raw teenage pure love, in a gripping context |
| 2009-03-27 |
Liar Liar |
6.5 |
| 2009-03-28 |
Lilja 4-ever |
7.2 |
| 2009-03-28 |
Yes Man |
rr; |
| 2009-03-29 |
Bara prata lite |
6.8 |
| 2009-03-30 |
Tillsammans |
7.6 |
| 2009-03-31 |
Patlabor OVA 1-3 |
6.8 |
| 2009-03-31 |
องค์บาก 2 |
6.2 |
| 2009-04-01 |
The Spirit |
6.9 |
| 2009-04-01 |
Angel Heart |
7.5 |
| 2009-04-01 |
Duplicity |
5.4 |
cinema, sleepy; can't build a movie upon inanimate presence of a few stars |
| 2009-04-02 |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
7.3 |
workprint; stupid, but shiny; the workprint is quite insightful |
| 2009-04-05 |
The Burning Plain |
6.8 |
| 2009-04-06 |
The Foot Fist Way |
8.1 |
| 2009-04-07 |
Patlabor OVA 4 |
6.8 |
| 2009-04-07 |
Banlieue 13 |
6.7 |
| 2009-04-07 |
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective |
7.4 |
| 2009-04-08 |
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls |
6.8 |
| 2009-04-08 |
The Number 23 |
7.1 |
| 2009-04-09 |
Fast & Furious |
7.5 |
cinema; |
| 2009-04-10 |
The Majestic |
7.1 |
| 2009-04-11 |
The Mask |
7.0 |
free your mind to tame it |
| 2009-04-11 |
Very Bad Things |
7.6 |
the road to Hell is never ending |
| 2009-04-11 |
Bridget Jones's Diary |
7.3 |
diarolically disenclosing |
| 2009-04-12 |
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason |
7.1 |
spinsters' lolly-pop |
| 2009-04-12 |
Taking Chance |
7.5 |
sticking to the straight line |
| 2009-04-19 |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy |
6.4 |
not funny enough to justify the absurdity |
| 2009-04-19 |
Crank: High Voltage |
7.6 |
cinema, goblin; great shots |
| 2009-04-20 |
Nothing But the Truth |
7.2 |
| 2009-04-21 |
The Contender |
6.8 |
patchy and overstreched, but working |
| 2009-04-22 |
Flawless |
6.5 |
| 2009-04-23 |
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events |
6.8 |
| 2009-04-23 |
Inside Man |
7.1 |
perfect robbery; oh, wait, not again |
| 2009-04-27 |
Bring It On |
6.7 |
full of third-class blemishes, but not without some substance |
| 2009-04-27 |
Down with Love |
5.9 |
chocolate and endorphin |
| 2009-04-27 |
He's Just Not That Into You |
7.5 |
you're the exception; quite unexpectedly thoroughly enjoyable |
| 2009-04-28 |
Paul Blart: Mall Cop |
6.2 |
quite dull, not all bad |
| 2009-04-28 |
Dean Spanley |
7.4 |
vivid transmigrations |
| 2009-04-28 |
Forever Strong |
| 2009-04-29 |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
7.3 |
rr, cinema; it was better with unfinished sfx |
| 2009-04-29 |
Some Kind of Wonderful |
8.5 |
genuinely dazzling, Masterson is absolutely great |
| 2009-04-30 |
At Close Range |
| 2009-05-02 |
Fanboys |
| 2009-05-03 |
The Great Buck Howard |
7.3 |
road-trip hysterical |
| 2009-05-07 |
Star Trek |
6.1 |
cinema; oh, it's the Trek |
| 2009-05-07 |
What's Up, Tiger Lily?? |
5.2 |
low sync; quite poor |
| 2009-05-08 |
Star Trek |
cinema, rr; seems like I saw it yesterday |
| 2009-05-19 |
Observe and Report |
7.5 |
cinema; darkly involving, lightly rewarding |
| 2009-05-20 |
Tampopo |
7.9 |
learn and thrive, old school |
| 2009-05-21 |
Battle for Terra |
6.7 |
cinema, 3d; |
| 2009-05-21 |
Push |
6.8 |
there are consequences |
| 2009-05-23 |
Coma |
7.6 |
fs; classically thrilling |
| 2009-05-27 |
Coraline |
8.2 |
appearances... are for the blind |
| 2009-05-28 |
苺ましまろ Encore, 1 |
|
|
| 2009-05-31 |
Crossing Over |
7.6 |
not as involving as “The Visitor”, but touching and revealing, if a bit strained at times |
| 2009-06-01 |
The International |
6.3 |
run around the world in order to run around the world |
| 2009-06-08 |
Partly Cloudy? |
7.7 |
cinema; there's more to the clouds... |
| 2009-06-08 |
Up? |
6.7 |
cinema, ~10 min unfinished; a collection of cuts not greater than their sum |
| 2009-07-31? |
Drag Me to Hell |
7.4 |
cinema; possibly nutritious |
| 2009-08-09 |
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra |
5.7 |
cinema; another non-interactive FPS game |
| 2009-09-20 |
崖の上のポニョ |
9.7 |
cinema; 97% pure love; suggest to see in a cinema full of little children |
| 2009-11-08 |
秒速5センチメートル |
9.5 |
cinema festival; |
| 2009-11-08 |
天空の城ラピュタ |
9.7 |
cinema festival; |
| 2009-11-22 |
Царь |
7.4 |
cinema; |
| 2010-01-07 |
Avatar |
6.1 |
cinema, dolby 3D; astoundingly stupid |
| 2010-04-18 |
Mr. Nobody |
5.7 |
cinema; should've gone for a blockbuster instead |
| 2010-04-24 |
Предстояние |
6.1 |
cinema; |
| 2010-04-24 |
Kick-Ass |
6.7 |
cinema; |
| 2010-04-29 |
Iron Man 2 |
6.8 |
cinema; non-sensical, but sweet enough |
| 2010-05-01 |
Поп |
8.3 |
cinema; a rarely accessible insight into true Christianity |
| 2010-05-02 |
となりのトトロ |
9.3 |
cinema festival; |
| 2010-05-03 |
紅の豚 |
9.2 |
cinema festival; |
| 2010-05-03 |
耳をすませば |
9.8 |
cinema festival; |
| 2010-05-06 |
Precious |
6.3 |
cinema; natural unnatural abuse |
| 2010-05-08 |
Up in the Air |
7.1 |
conscious detachments |
| 2010-05-08 |
Inglorious Basterds |
6.6 |
shoot and burn |
| 2010-05-08 |
Sherlock Holmes |
6.2 |
Downey the smart vs black magic |
| 2010-05-09 |
The Messenger |
7.1 |
surprising consequences; phantom pain of broken closeness |
| 2010-05-09 |
The Road |
7.6 |
colorless anarchy |
| 2010-05-09 |
Crazy Heart |
7.7 |
an elderly resurrection |
| 2010-05-10 |
The Blind Side |
7.3 |
sweetened compassion to one of the poor |
| 2010-05-11 |
Robin Hood |
7.1 |
cinema; a great tale with those ridiculous battle scenes only Scott can get away with |
| 2010-05.16 |
Exit Through the Gift Shop |
7.2 |
cinema; mystic creativity |
| 2010-05-23 |
Invictus |
6.7 |
cinema; when you can't fail |
| 2010-05-30 |
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time |
6.3 |
cinema; jolly jumping around |
| 2010-05-30 |
Shrek Forever After |
7.7 |
cinema; mid-life crisis management |
| 2010-05-30 |
District 9 |
7.5 |
physical empathy |
| 2010-06-05 |
Moon |
7.1 |
how do I know my past and future |
| 2010-06-05 |
500 days of Summer |
6.1 |
endorphin should be outlawed |
| 2010-06-06 |
Bébés |
6.3 |
cinema; empty sequence of full shots |
| 2010-06-06 |
Shutter Island |
6.7 |
hey, who am I? |
| 2010-06-06 |
おくりびと |
8.4 |
attention to detail, respect to insignificant |
| 2010-06-12 |
The A-Team |
6.4 |
cinema; weakly active |
| 2010-06-12 |
2012 |
7.3 |
another feast of SFX |
| 2010-06-13 |
禅 |
7.1 |
in searches for God |
| 2010-06-13 |
Green Zone |
7.4 |
Bourne goes to Iraq to bring out the good old hard truth |
| 2010-06-13 |
ぐるりのこと。 |
7.4 |
fooling around, paying the price, and rolling on ahead |
| 2010-06-25 |
Knight and Day |
7.3 |
cinema; taking care of your loved ones |
| 2010-06-26 |
Daybreakers |
6.1 |
yummy blood |
| 2010-06-27 |
Little Big Soldier |
7.6 |
cinema; a peasant's wisdom over a prince's greatness |
| 2010-06-27 |
Tokyo Sonata |
7.4 |
you have to tear down to rebuild |
| 2010-06-27 |
Brooklyn's Finest? |
6.7 |
serious-faced bang-bang |
| 2010-07-02 |
Splice |
7.3 |
cinema; crossing boundaries and paying back |
| 2010-07-03 |
Lourdes |
9.3 |
cinema; fragility of human faith |
| 2010-07-04 |
もののけ姫 |
8.7 |
cinema; |
| 2010-07-04 |
Swing Girls |
7.3 |
a well-executed play with painfully little essences |
| 2010-07-10 |
Despicable Me |
6.4 |
cinema, 3D; |
| 2010-07-10 |
Pandorum |
6.7 |
huge dark empty space ships are always cool |
| 2010-07-13 |
Cargo |
7.1 |
Matrix vs social responsibility |
| 2010-07-18 |
Sorcerer's Apprentice |
6.1 |
clear your mind and become the next Merlin |
| 2010-07-18 |
Summer Wars |
4.9 |
facebook gone wild; empty story, but there's pacing and some texture |
| 2010-07-22 |
Inception |
9.5 |
a new word in absurdly climactic action cinema: multi-rhythm cross-cutting |
| 2010-07-28 |
The Ghost Writer |
6.2 |
touching the power from within |
| 2010-07-29 |
Salt |
6.6 |
cinema; Bourne with a dull Jolie+Russkies twist |
| 2010-07-29 |
The Karate Kid |
7.6 |
seeking something to stand upon |
| 2010-07-30 |
Date Night |
4.7 |
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| 2010-07-30 |
Unthinkable |
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| 2010-08-01 |
소나기 |
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| 2010-08-08 |
十月圍城 |
1.1 |
cinema, very low sync; a torn sequence of poor sketches united by one common goal: be the worst HK movie ever |
| 2010-08-12 |
The Expendables |
6.7 |
cinema; the soul of Rambo |
| 2010-09-05 |
Mind Game |
5.9 |
devilish, blind attachment to world |
