It’s that time of year again where we all sit down and watch that masterpiece of holiday angst, Charlie Brown Christmas. More than 40 years after it’s original air-date, this animated short about the corruption and commercialization of a day to commemorate the birth of a destitute carpenter who wrecked the tables of money changers is as relevant as ever. Many critics like to point out the extraordinarily well delivered biblical quotation Linus gives (read by an actual eight year old) to uplift Charlie Brown’s holiday attitude. My personal favorite part is right after the speech when Charlie Brown feels so high that nothing can bring him down. More »
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Can You Hear Me Now?- An Advent Children Review
Although neither has been released in the States yet *cough*bit torrent*cough* I’ve just recently finished watching two movies in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII series – Last Order, and Advent Children. The first is a 20 minute cel animation, the second is a feature length, hyper-real CG render. Two different mediums, same basic flaw: what was the point? More »
From Your Biggest Fan
It’s great to get fan mail of any kind. The good stuff is often kinda boring. I mean there’s only so many ways people can tell you they like you. Not that I don’t appreciate it, because I do! But the negative stuff is always the most creative because you never know exactly how someone is going to hate your guts. But then there’s the really weird stuff, like the letters I’ve been getting from a certain Jason Wilson. More »