Tag Archives: Hayao Miyazaki

The Boy And The Heron review — Miyazaki returns with a dark, dreamy fable

December 7, 2023 flawintheiris

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki | Written by Miyazaki and Genzaburô Yoshino | 124 min | ▲▲▲▲△ | (in original Japanese with English subtitles and English dubbed) A version of this review first appeared on FITI during my coverage of The Toronto International Film Festival 2023 I was thinking how universally beloved this animator is, and… Read More

20 Best Movies on Canadian Netflix (from the 20th Century)

February 8, 2021 flawintheiris

I don't think this is a secret: Netflix doesn't carry a deep library of quality older cinema. Most folks looking to a streaming service for a classic movie are probably better off subscribing to Amazon Prime — a lot to enjoy there — or the Criterion Channel. (I'd also recommend a look at the library… Read More

The Wind Rises (Kaze Tachinu) review

March 9, 2014 flawintheiris

Written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki If this is to be Miyazaki's final film with Studio Ghibli—which, despite many false retirements, he says it will be—a romantic, historical drama about an engineer is an unorthodox subject matter to go out on. That said, it still has plenty of the fantastic and surreal whimsy he's become… Read More

Brave review

July 8, 2012 flawintheiris

Directed by Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman and Steve PurcellWritten by Andrews, Chapman, Purcell and Irene Mecchi, from a story by ChapmanIf you'll excuse the mixed metaphor, the multitude of cooks in the writing pantry along with tales of changing horses in mid-race in the directorial department brought atypical negative buzz to this Pixar joint in… Read More