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3 Versions of "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" Reveal a Masterpiece in Crisis

Review: Prince's "Purple Rain" Shines Brighter Than Ever at 40

Fade to Lack is going Paid to Lack

Reviewing SOUND! EUPHONIUM Season 3!

Star Trek Sundays: "The Search for Spock" showcases the cast

Star Trek Sundays: "The Wrath of Khan" gives Trek new life

Reviewing Sound! Euphonium The Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day

Star Trek Sundays: "The Motion Picture" is an unsung masterpiece

Reviewing Yamada Naoko's LIZ AND THE BLUE BIRD

Star Wars Saturdays: "The Rise of Skywalker" scrapes below the bottom of the barrel

The End of the Weekly Stuff Podcast

The 500th Episode of The Weekly Stuff Podcast

Reviewing SOUND! EUPHONIUM Season 2

Star Wars Saturday: "The Last Jedi" is pop culture mythmaking at its finest

Miyazaki Madness, Part 15: "The Boy and the Heron" sees the return of a master

SOUND! EUPHONIUM Season 1 Review (2015)

Star Wars Saturdays: Two takes on "The Force Awakens"

Miyazaki Madness, Part 14: "The Wind Rises," and a career (almost) ends

Our Top 10 Favorite Anime Opening Theme Songs!

Reviewing Kyoto Animation's A SILENT VOICE (2016)

Star Wars Saturdays: "Return of the Jedi" sticks the landing

Miyazaki Madness, Part 13: "From Up on Poppy Hill" is a marriage of past and future

Star Wars Saturdays: "The Empire Strikes Back" and the brilliance of Yoda

Miyazaki Madness, Part 12: "Arrietty the Borrower" is a quiet revelation

The Weekly Stuff (Finally) Reviews Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Star Wars Saturdays: The original "Star Wars" remains perfect 47 years on

Review: "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" is ferocious, brilliant, and challenging

Miyazaki Madness, Part 11: "Ponyo", Ponyo, Little Fishy in the Sea

Star Wars Saturdays: Why "Revenge of the Sith" is great, actually

Miyazaki Madness, Part 10: "Howl's Moving Castle" is beautiful and beguiling

Doctor Who Season Premiere Reviews & Xbox Studio Closures

Star Wars Saturdays: Why "Attack of the Clones" is also good, actually

Miyazaki Madness, Part 9: Why "Spirited Away" is my favorite movie

Review: "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom" is a treat from another era

Reviewing "Love, Chuunibyo & Other Delusions: Take On Me"

Star Wars Saturdays: Why "The Phantom Menace" Is Good, Actually

Miyazaki Madness, Part 8: "Princess Mononoke" and the challenge of seeing with eyes unclouded

Jonathan’s Criterion Essay, Berserk, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth & More

Reviewing "Myriad Colors Phantom World" from Kyoto Animation

Review: “Challengers” is a tennis three-way with one hell of a climax

Miyazaki Madness, Part 7: "Whisper of the Heart" and the joys of creativity

Read my essay on Makoto Shinkai in The Criterion Collection

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 12 - The Story That Ends In Light (And Murder)

Review: Love, Chuunibyo & Other Delusions! ~HEART THROB~ (Season 2, 2014)

Review: "Spy x Family Code: White" is obscene amounts of fun

Miyazaki Madness, Part 6: "Porco Rosso" is one of my favorite movie memories

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 11 - The Name of the Pharaoh!

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Analogue Pocket, Ripley, and Anime Galore

Reviewing KyoAni's BEYOND THE BOUNDARY TV Series & Movie

Review: "Civil War" is challenging, confrontational, and shatteringly powerful

Miyazaki Madness, Part 5: "Kiki's Delivery Service" and my Ghibli origin story

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 10 - Two Volumes, 165 Kills

TAMAKO MARKET (2013 TV Series) & TAMAKO LOVE STORY (2014 Movie) Reviews

Review: "Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus" is a marvel of sound and silence

Miyazaki Madness, Part 4: "My Neighbor Totoro" is the definitive Ghibli classic

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 9 - Murder in Ancient Egypt!

LOVE, CHUUNIBYO & OTHER DELUSIONS! Review (Season 1, 2012)

Miyazaki Madness, Part 3: "Laputa: Castle in the Sky" is adventure movie perfection

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 8 - Kaiba's Leavin' On a Blue-Eyes-White-Dragon Jet Plane

PS5 Pro, Sand Land, Persona 3 Reload, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and more!

Miyazaki Madness, Part 2: "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" Changes Anime History

"Dragon Ball Super: Broly" and the softening of Akira Toriyama

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 7 - Shadow Games in the Sky!

Tactility, or, Why We Love the Humanity of Hand-Drawn Images

Miyazaki Madness, Part 1: "Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro" is essential Miyazaki

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 6 - What is a Duelist Chastity Belt, anyway?

Remembering Akira Toriyama & Ranking Dragon Ball Story Arcs

Ranking the 2023 Best Picture Nominees & Predicting Oscar Winners

Rocky in Review, Part 5: The Creed Trilogy Is Wall-to-Wall Greatness

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 5 - Do You Want To Play a (Card) Game?

Review: "Dune: Part Two" is an epic of Biblical scale and Old-Testament horror

Re-Reviewing "DUNE Part 1" ahead of this weekend's "Part 2"

Rocky in Review, Part 4: Why Rocky Balboa Is an Lifelong Favorite

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 4 - Pegasus Gets Got

Reviewing Kyoto Animation's HYOUKA - The Slice-of-life mystery sensation!

Rocky in Review, Part 3: Why Rocky V Is Better Than You Think

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 3 - Kaiba on Fire

The Future of Xbox, Fantastic Four, Persona, Like a Dragon & More!

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life Review – 2011 Kyoto Animation TV Anime

Rocky in Review, Part 2: Rocky IV and Sylvester Stallone's Improved Director's Cut

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 2 - The Terror of Death T!

Our Top 10 Favorite Superhero Movies!

Rocky in Review, Part 1: The First 3 Rocky Movies And a Changing American Cinema

Yu-Gi-Oh! Kill Count Part 1 - The Early Murders of Yami Yugi

Persona 3 Reload & Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Impressions & More!

Japanimation Station's Kyoto Vacation Has Been Extended! New Schedule for 2024

Reviewing Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade Stage Play

K-ON! The Movie Review – 2011 Kyoto Animation Film

Review: "The Zone of Interest" is an endurance test worth taking

Reviewing K-ON!! Season 2 - 2010 Kyoto Animation TV Series

Reconsidering Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer"

Reviewing Kyoto Animation's K-ON! Season 1

Review: "Spy x Family" Stretches its Legs for Season 2

The Top 10 Video Games of 2023

Doctor Who Christmas Special 2023 Review! "The Church on Ruby Road"