Browsing: Back

TV

Marvel Studios brought back its most iconic Infinity Saga villain, Thanos, in a new Disney+ poster. The Mad Titan made his first MCU appearance in the mid-credits scene of The Avengers in 2012 and went on to define what it truly means to be a world-ending threat. Josh Brolin took over the role in 2014’s…

TV

A season finale can get away with leaving a few unanswered questions when everyone assumes another batch of episodes is coming. The problem starts when a network or streaming service has other plans. Some shows have introduced new characters, revealed alternate realities, put their heroes in serious danger, or completely changed everything viewers thought they…

In 2021, Tatsuki Fujimoto wrote and published the manga Look Back. The story follows the very young aspiring mangaka Ayumu Fujino, who draws strips for the school newspaper — until she stops drawing the moment a young student from another class proves to be better than her. Kyōmoto is a kind of hikikomori: she never…

Those who are familiar with Tatsuki Fujimoto’s popular Japanese manga Look Back or its award-winning 2024 anime version by Kiyotaka Oshiyama might have a different initial reaction to Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new adaptation, which is premiering at this year’s Venice Film Festival. I was not very familiar with the original comic or the first movie, so…

I’ve had shivers all night thinking about Look Back, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s elegant weepie adapted from the manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto, itself turned into a feature-length anime by Kiyotaka Oshiyama just two years ago. Apparently, Kore-eda was inspired to make the film after being drawn to the image of a girl with her back turned on…