Between Social Media and Marketing agencies, Japanuary is one of these traditions that happen every year, in which people portmanteau months to programme month long sessions into a particular movement – or, in this case, national cinema – into their cinematic diet. Giallo January is another common theme that people […]
Anime
The Boy And The Heron (2023) – A Triumphant If Flawed Comeback For An Animation Titan
Whatever Happened To 80s And Early 90s Cyberpunk Anime?
10 of the Best theme songs in animated shows!
Lots of TV shows have great theme songs and animated shows are no exception. Music taste is of course a very subjective and personal thing. So instead of attempting to present a ‘comprehensive’ list, our podcasters on the Dreaming Machine have each picked their personal “best theme songs”, no matter […]
The Deer King (2021) Too many characters fail to spoil this sumptuous anime (Cinema Review)
Makoto Shinkai (Your Name & Journey to Agartha)
Daft Punk & Interstella 5555 – Pop Screen 59
Spirited Away – Classic Film Kid
Kiki’s Delivery Service – An expectantly charming Ghibli treat (Review)
Studio Ghibli animations excel at showcasing the hard work of a large group of animators, every film they make is nothing short of wonderful. Their storylines are fascinating, uniquely charming and otherwise happy to plod along at any pace they see fit. They expect the audience to just follow along […]