Unmistakably one of the wierder and more offbeat mainstream American movies of the year, the type of sequel that not only doubles down on the already loony "Autism is a superpower" concept of its predecessor, but takes it new heights. In which Ben Affleck's swiss army knife Rain Man (who can calculate anything in a matter of seconds, but can't seem to figure out the most basic human interactions) goes on the hunt for human traffickers and their victims. For…

Watching these Japanese high fantasy animations from the 80's and 90's will always be delightful for the exact same reasons as their live-action American counterparts do from this same timeperiod: There is just a purity to their straightfowardness, the earnest, proud indulgence in the genre's most basic elements from dungeon crawling, brave swordsman, wizards, demons, zombies, a magical MacGuffin that can destroy the world, beautiful elf women, halflings, the list goes on. Everything gets ticked out in 50 minutes matched…

When I was about 26 years old, there was a dark, grim period in my life when I wanted to die. I was working full time at a library and my salary was so low, that I could no longer pay the rent and was forced to move back to my parents. I spent nearly two years learning editing at a night school, but despite my best efforts I could not get a job at the film industry. I felt…