This week I’ve got an anime SF film that has slipped under most fans radar, Crusher Joe. Continue reading →
Author Archives: Alexander Case
Manga Review: Mobile Suit Gundam – The Origin, Volume VI
This week I’m getting back to the manga reviews with my thoughts on Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, Volume VI
Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament – “Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind (1984)”
Alex here. The new episode of the GSSFT Podcast can be downloaded here. This time my special guest David Stark and I discuss the first film to come out of what would become Studio Ghibli – Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.
Lauren Bacall Tribute Podcast – “Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)”
On a very special podcast, David Stark and I discuss what is, to my knowledge, Lauren Bacall‘s only venture into SF and Fantasy film – the Hayao Miyazaki’s 2004 animated film Howl’s Moving Castle, and its English Dub, featuring Lauren Bacall as The Witch of the Waste. Download the podcast here.
Note: One point I forgot to mention on the podcast – the film was originally slated to be directed by Mamoru Hosoda, who has directed two SF films which we’ll be discussing later on the GSSFT Podcasts – Summer Wars, and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, before Hosada was removed from the project and Miyazaki took over.
Manga Review: 20th Century Boys Volume 7
This week I’m getting back to reviewing Naoki Urasawa’s SF manga 20th Century Boys, after a long break.
Manga Review: Rave Master Volume 2
I’m continuing with the fantasy manga Rave Master this week with the manga’s second volume.
Manga Review – Durarara!! Vol. 4
This week we finish up the first series of the Durarara manga with the fourth and final volume.
Manga Review – Durarara!! Volume 3
This week we continue with Durarara with its penultimate volume. Continue reading →
Movie Review – Hercules (2014)
The latest swords & sandal movie featuring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson hit theaters this weekend with Hercules, based on the graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian Wars. The film wasn’t screened for critics, which usually is a bad sign, but sometimes, the featured films turn out better than expected. How did things turn out for Hercules?
Manga Review – Rave Master Volume 1
This week, I’m taking a look at the first volume of the shonen fantasy manga Fairy Tail by Hiro Mashima Continue reading →