‘Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind’: A Haunting Sci-Fi Allegory that Established Miyazaki as an Environmentalist Icon
Photo: ‘Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind’/Toel Company Insect Apocalypse We haven’t seen a quarter of known bee species since the 1990s. Western monarch butterfly populations have dropped by ~97% between the 1980s and mid-2010s. Ants, bees, butterflies,...
Netflix’s New Thriller ‘Red Dot’ Dares Audiences to Escape the Icy Swedish MountainsÂ
Photo: ‘Red Dot’/Netflix Released February 12th, 2021 on Netflix, ‘Red Dot’ is not your typical Valentine’s Weekend flick. That being said, if you’re looking to experience a visceral, gripping adventure in the constraints of a relationship drama, you’re in the...
‘The Misadventures of Hedi and Cokeman’: A Wacky, Wild Trip of a French Film The Utter Ridiculousness
Photo: ‘The Misadventures of Hedi and Cokeman’/Netflix ‘The Misadventures of Hedi and Cokeman’ premiered on Netflix in early February 2021. The French action-comedy follows a duo of bumbling drug dealers during their many schenanegins through the streets of Paris. The...
Netflix’s ‘Space Sweepers’: A Familiar But Wildly Fun Sci-Fi Action-Adventure from South Korea
Photo: ‘Space Sweepers’/Netflix It was around this time one year ago that Korean cinema scored one of its biggest milestones on the global stage, with ‘Parasite’ taking home top honors at the Academy Awards. Now we have a different sort of achievement,...
