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The central image of Koreeda Hirokazu’s Look Back references its title in an unexpectedly literal sense. A young girl sits in her room at her desk, working by hand on manga illustrations. Later in the film, this same image repeats: the young woman seated at a kitchen counter; in a school classroom; then as an…

“Original” is a hot buzzword in the movie business these days, but Hollywood animated films have a long list of misses in that regard. Especially this past decade. Leave it to DreamWorks Animation, a studio with a long history of adapting all sorts of books and IP, to unleash “Forgotten Island,” one of the best…

Popular mangaka Aya Kanno made a welcome return to the Western market with the new seriesFruit of the Underworld. But does it continue to offer a compelling story? Let’s take a look at the second instalment!

Reviewing Madden NFL 27 on Switch 2 is weird. For one, this is the first time since the Wii that Madden has come out on a Nintendo system in consecutive years. It’s also the second time around for the game to hit a new console. The novelty factor has worn off. I’m still interested in…