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Spy X Family (2022) - Spoiler review and theories for the Anime and the Manga

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  Tatsuya Endo - Spy X Family on Crunchyroll The Shounen anime that seems to be on everyone’s lips deserves the hype. When it first started airing in Japan, and the rest of the world from the beginning of April to almost all of June 2022, on TV Tokyo, it was only available for paid Crunchyroll Fan tier or higher. Now though, you can watch the Simuldub on selected streaming services, such as Netflix, depending on your country. I found when I started watching Simuldub English and switched to Japanese to see the differences that the series is charming and unique, not dumping too much backstory or internal commentary too early. There are always subtle differences in language and the nuance of the voice actors, which intrigued me. Loid Forger, in the English dub, played by Alex Organ , has some complexity but is still warm and caring while being firm with Anya. The Japanese dub by Takuya Eguchi makes him sound a little stricter and much more burdened, but he has his sweeter moments as he l
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Hotel Transylvania: Transformania Review (2022, Dir. Derek Drymon, Jennifer Kluska)

  The fourth instalment of the series is based on the art by Genndy Tartakovsky, this time following a mishap where Drac panics about announcing his retirement and instead tells Johnny he won’t be inheriting the Hotel with Mavis as he’s a human. The plot sounds promising but to me, lacks the supernatural flair and humour the last two films had, and Drac himself is no longer played by Adam Sandler, who was a huge part of the first two films, with his then young daughter even voicing little Vampire Mavis, and his wife being the inspiration for Lady Martha Lubove in the first film. The overall theme of the movie seems awkward as Drac still doesn’t accept awkward twenty-something backpacker, Johnny, as his son-in-law despite the first three movies showing that he was supposed to have finally accepted him as Mavis loved Johnny, and that was all that mattered to him because as his only daughter he would do anything for her.  Even later in the second film when Mavis and Johnny had a Son, givi
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Ashik Karib (Parajanov, 1988) Review

  Sergei Parajanov studied at the same state-funded Soviet Union film school - V.G.I.K., as Andrei Tarkovsky, and was tutored by Dovzhenko -  This system was good for distributing the films that were made, despite restrictions on what films could be made regulated by censors of the state.  Ashik Karib was inspired by Turkish miniature portraits, sculptures and other Religions like Judaism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity. Parajanov was also influenced by the Arabian, Persian, and Baroque styles choosing a middle eastern story One thousand and One nights wanting to capture the Poem-like stanzas with title cards and dream-like colour palettes playfully blending with the portraits and other art featured in the film like it would be visually shown in the copies of the book that partly inspired Parajanov to make Ashik Karib.  Historically, places of worship were being destroyed, so Parajanov was doing something risky, highlighting respect for other religions in his film but, it's ref
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Inception (2010) Review

  I finally got to add a really recommended film to my watchlist, that Film being Inception. Inception on IMDB I found it captivating as a watch, which was refreshing since I sometimes get anxious about watching a film at certain points where I feel myself getting confused or bored by the plot. Sometimes, a film, for example, McQueen’s Hunger did make me really worried and anxious, which can put me off watching a certain film.  The storyline is simple in itself, being that a father won’t allow himself emotionally to get over the suicide of his wife to return to his young children. He is convinced that if he returns to America he will be held at the border or otherwise arrested for the circumstances of his wife’s suicide, which she made look like he was the sole cause of the confusion, leading to her early death.  The soundtrack is one of the main driving forces behind the visuals of this one so, it influenced me heavily, guiding a person who might watch this through easily. Although, t
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Updating my website further...

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I know I haven't posted here in a while because I just finished and submitted my Dissertation. I have a website for my Production company as a filmmaker, which I have been working on for at least a couple of months at a time for the last 3-4 years. (It really doesn't feel that long though...) after the recent feedback, I received I've decided to post on here about my scripts and projects development on here instead of on my website under an In developments... tab.  At the moment I have two ideas which are a couple of scripts or a series of scripts long. These are: Film Noir- an indie, crime drama with some violence involving a young woman and a man called Damien who she enjoys the company and perks like the gifts of until things turn sinister after a strange phone call, as well as an injured man, appear at their hotel. It's surprising how well she didn't really know him at all.  and  My Brother, Tobias an  indie drama, with a c oming-of-age social style approac
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Play and Book Review

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Part of my birthday present was a Matinée ticket for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. I'd missed this first time it'd come to Plymouth so I was excited to go on the 29th.  I also missed being in the Theatre atmosphere since being in the People's Company +18 class for acting around two years ago. The novel itself written by Mark Haddon and adapted by his playwright friend, Simon Stevens it tells through the experiences of Christopher, a young man who's hero is Sherlock Holmes which is where the book and adapted play's title comes from, The Adventure of Silver Blaze. The storyline itself is true to the book's honesty and social naïvety - starting with a misunderstanding of Christopher stargazing or wandering in the wrong place at the right time to be framed for the murder of the neighbor's dog, who he has a connection with that he considers strong than with any human connection.   The opening scene is his reaction to Mrs Shears and the
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Before We Go (2014) - Chris Evans' Directorial Debut

Previously, called 1:30 train this romance movie is Chris Evans' directorial debut which was first shown at Toronto international Film Festival. Brooke Dalton is a buyer and art enthusiast from London who misses the last train home from Boston, and gets robbed for her bag. She drops her phone and as she rushes towards the departing train. Forced to leave grand central station after it closes, she ends up meeting Nick Vaughan, a Bostoinian trumpet player who is due to go to an interview for the job of his dreams the next morning. Together they rush across Manhattan's lower east side to try and get home before Brooke's husband. Along the way they open up to each other about Nick's old relationship with Emma who he met while he was a sophomore in highschool. Brooke also has relationship issues with her husband after discovering emails showing he is having liaisons with a woman called Liz. Brooke also tells Nick the reason she needs to get back is because she wrote a lette
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