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Sam Sewell-Peterson
Writer and film fanatic fond of black comedies, sci-fi, animation and films about dysfunctional families.
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Tag Archives: Studio Ghibli
Where to Start with Studio Ghibli
Posted in Film, Film Feature, The Film Magazine
Tagged Animation, Anime, My Neighbour Totoro, Only Yesterday, Princess Mononoke, Studio Ghibli
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Arrietty (2010) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Animation, Anime, Arrietty, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Studio Ghibli
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My Neighbours the Yamadas (1999) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Animation, Anime, Isao Takahata, My Neighbours the Yamadas, Studio Ghibli
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Porco Rosso (1992) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Animation, Anime, Hayao Miyazaki, Porco Rosso, Satire, Studio Ghibli, War Film
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Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Animation, Anime, Fantasy, Hayao Miyazaki, Kiki's Delivery Service, Studio Ghibli
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Review: Mary and the Witch’s Flower (2017)
MARY AND THE WITCH’S FLOWER, the first film from Studio Ghibli successors Studio Ponoc looks stunning, but it does feel insubstantial. That’s not to say it’s bad, it’s just not really about much. I’m prepared to forgive a lot because … Continue reading
Review in Brief: When Marnie Was There (2016)
WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE works so well on multiple emotional levels, and can be read in a number of ways. One of those ways is a little creepy, but I think I we’ll skip that. Anna (Sara Takatsuki) is a … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Animation, Sara Takatsuki, Studio Ghibli, The Wind Rises, When Marnie Was There
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Review: Inside Out (2015)
INSIDE OUT could be Pixar’s most satisfying ever effort for parents to enjoy alongside their children. For all the vivid colours and goofy characters, we’re also presented with a mini psychoanalytic thesis and big real-world issues that have formidable dramatic … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Amy Poehler, Chinatown, Diane Lane, Film, Inside Out, Kaitlyn Dias, Kyle MacLachlan, Monsters Inc., Movies, Pete Doctor, Phyllis Smith, Pixar, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Studio Ghibli
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Review: Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
This review was originally written for Subtitled Online (now sadly closed) July 2010. It was my first full film review to be published online. Environmentalism, war and peace, pride and corruption, coming of age and redemption – it can only … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Subtitled Online
Tagged Animation, Chieko Baisho, Film, Hayao Miyazaki, Movies, Studio Ghibli, Takuya Kimura, World Cinema
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