Safa and I watched Miyazaki Hayao’s Laputa: Castle in the Sky (Tenkuu no Shiro: Rapyuta) together after dinner tonight. That makes twice for her while that was my first uninterrupted time. I had to watch it anyway for a conference paper I’m writing (more on that later). Miyazakiesque elements, characters, and themes are present throughout; [...]

Well, it took me long enough to see this film. I was simply afraid of being too grossed out by it. I don’t mind bodies transforming into flesh and metal hybrids; it’s when a man’s penis turns into a power drill in the middle of sex — and his partner is further aroused rather than [...]

I’m kind of cheating with this film — I saw it in a theater last year, just finally got around to the DVD I bought a while back. I popped it in not only to edge ever closer to my 43 titles for the year, but also because it takes place between Christmas and New [...]