Film Misery

Soberly somber, but briskly adventurous, ‘From Up on Poppy Hill’ finds jazzy low-key magic in an otherwise earthbound romance.

This week’s DVD and Blu-Ray releases include offerings from Criterion, Warner Bros, Ghibli, some über-amusing horror flicks, and ALL THE TARANTINO.

With the release of ‘The Secret World of Arrietty’ this past weekend, we rank the films of venerable animation studio from worst to best.

‘The Secret World of Arrietty’ may be a lesser effort from Studio Ghibli, but that doesn’t mean it won’t charm your socks off.

Trailer Addict has posted three clips from the upcoming film Ponyo from the great Hayao Miyazaki. A lot of people are anticipating this film, so I thought I would share. The film is being described as Little Mermaid with no singing and more human scenarios (i.e. not Disneyed up). In the first clip, Ponyo escapes [...]