Moments We Shared 云边有个小卖部 China, 2024, colour, 2.35:1, 130 mins. Director: Zhang Jiajia 张嘉佳. Rating: 8/10. Return-to-roots light comedy is an impressive second outing as a director by Mainland writer Zhang Jiajia, helped by a terrific cast and well-structured screenplay. STORY Yunbian township, somewhere in southern China, summer 2000. Despite the mockery of his maternal … Continue reading Review: Moments We Shared (2024) →
24 days ago • Subscribe
More like this
Review: Strangers When We Meet (2024)
Strangers When We Meet 朝云暮雨 China, 2024, colour, 1.85:1, 107 mins. Director: Zhang Guoli 张国立. Rating: 8/10. Fan Wei and Zhou Dongyu show terrific screen chemistry in this…
Death to the shared universe
However, there is an even faster way to ruin a good, standalone story: just toss it into a shared universe.
A Few Moments of Cheers Anime Film Review
Yu and Daisuke are facing what may be the end of their art. This film is about their pain and suffering and the looming decision they face: is…
![Featured image for Snowdrop (2024) review [OAFF 2024]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20240329/1711708570.81684.120298.jpg)
Snowdrop (2024) review [OAFF 2024]
A complex character portrait that touchingly illustrates how easy it is to misrecognize the logic of the subject-supposed-to-be-in-need.
![Featured image for Amalock (2024) review [OAFF 2024]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20240317/1710682570.81043.119514.jpg)
Amalock (2024) review [OAFF 2024]
A narrative that fluidly combines comedy and tragedy to deliver an experience of smiles and tears.
![Featured image for Suton (2024) review [OAFF 2024]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20240302/1709354770.80224.118546.jpg)
Suton (2024) review [OAFF 2024]
Rikako Watanabe’s narrative succeeds to echo the unvocalized ‘pandemic’ truth of many.
12 Romance Anime Series With a Shared Perspective Between The Couple
In all romance anime, it takes two at minimum to form a couple. However, storytelling often demands that the narrative focus on one main character. We have covered…
Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World, Recovery of an MMO Junkie, Tsuredure Children, Horimiya, Kaguya-sama: Love is War
Episode 425, "We Are! We Go! We Can! We Poop!"
On this week's episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through One Piece Chapter 830, "A Man You Can Bet On" with hosts Steve, Ed and Zach,…
Episode 425, "We Are! We Go! We Can! We Poop!"
On this week's episode of The One Piece Podcast we go through One Piece Chapter 830, "A Man You Can Bet On" with hosts Steve, Ed and Zach,…
Summer 2024 Impressions: I Parry Everything, Bye Bye, Earth, Atri: My Dear Moments
I Parry Everything Short Synopsis: Noor has wanted to be a hero since he was a child, but he was never good enough at anything to do so.…
![Featured image for Sumiko 22 (2024) review [OAFF 2024]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20240314/1710382570.80854.119292.jpg)
Sumiko 22 (2024) review [OAFF 2024]
A subtle but playful narrative about a subject who slowly tries to crawl out the hole of emptiness and diminished self-worth.
![Featured image for Wash Away (2024) review [OAFF 2024]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20240323/1711202770.81362.119901.jpg)
Wash Away (2024) review [OAFF 2024]
A pleasant narrative that offers a fresh but familiar exploration of the subject’s fundamental desire for recognition/love and the problematic yet medicative function of consumption.
![Featured image for Blue Imagine (2024) review [OAFF 2024]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20240401/1711978570.81877.120627.jpg)
Blue Imagine (2024) review [OAFF 2024]
A powerful reminder of the sexual transgressions that structurally plague the Japanese film industry
Great Anime Moments #1
Y’all ever just watch a show that sticks with you because of just one thing? You ever see an opening that was better than the rest of the…
Review: YOLO (2024)
YOLO 热辣滚烫 China, 2024, colour, 2.35:1, 128 mins. Director: Jia Ling 贾玲. Rating: 7/10. Mainland comedienne Jia Ling’s second feature as writer-director-star hits the bell again, if not…
We Couldn’t Become Adults (2021) review
“An elegant and moving exploration of a how certain subjects unwillingly compose their own romantic failures.”
We Can Be Heroes SPOILER REVIEW
I Wonder Who The Traitor is………? How’s it going, everybody? It’s that time again to talk about a new movie! Color me surprised that they still managed to…
Holiday Review: HOW DO WE RELATIONSHIP?
Thankfully, there's been a lot more yuri manga in 2020 that have focused not just on older couples but also on relationships that are a lot ...
Review: Till We Meet Again (2021)
Till We Meet Again 月老 Taiwan/South Korea/Hong Kong, 2021, colour, 2.35:1, 126 mins. Director: Ke Jingteng 柯景腾 [Giddens Ko 九把刀]. Rating: 4/10. Technically smooth slice of supernatural whimsy…
The shared themes of the best and worst anime I watched each year
Every year, the best and worst anime I watched of each year seems to share a theme. But with the second half of 2022, it was kind of…
![Featured image for Penalty Loop (2024) review [Nippon Connection 2024]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20240617/1718589330.85800.125421.jpg)
Penalty Loop (2024) review [Nippon Connection 2024]
The way Araki resolves the narrative’s thematical questions concerning vengeance and the working-through of trauma will divide spectators
2023 Recap, past resolutions and what we have planned for 2024
We’ve made it another year in the blogsphere! There was a lot of things we needed to do to make space for all the other projects we were…
Most Disrespectful Moments in Anime
Buckle up because we'll be looking at some of the animes' most disrespectful moments. If you like the video please like and share. This list is just my…
Tachibanakan Triangle: Has its moments
Tachibanakan Triangle is a Studio Lings, Creators in Pack work based off of a manga by Merryhachi. I really don’t know what to expect. I don’t know the…
Detatoko Princess: Has it’s moments
Detatoko Princess is an OVA from ’97-’98. The OVA is from JC Staff and it’s based off of an Okuda Hitoshi manga. Interestingly enough, the OVA came out…
My Scariest Moments in Anime
Greetings, fabulous people of the Internet, and happy Halloween! And in this special, spooky post, I discuss something I’ve never gone into before: moments in anime that scared…
Attack on Titan’s Greatest Moments
Did I mention that I love Attack on Titan? There are just too many iconic things in this show, with amazing characters to boot. I have always wanted…
Review: The Victims (2024)
The Victims 黄雀在后！ China, 2024, colour, 2.35:1, 98 mins. Directors: Xu Wei 徐伟, He Wenchao 何文超. Rating: 7/10. Richly cast, this well-mounted whodunit is 100% plot and procedure…
Review: Black Dog (2024)
Black Dog 狗阵 China, 2024, colour, 2.35:1, 115 mins. Director: Guan Hu 管虎. Rating: 8/10. Elemental story of re-birth and renewal in a run-down town in northwest China…
City Hunter (2024) review
A fun but very forgettable experience.
Review: Remember Me (2024)
Remember Me 灿烂的她 China, 2024, colour, 2.35:1, 115 mins. Director: Xu Wei 徐伟. Rating: 5/10. Light drama between a selfless fisherwoman and her grand-daughter who went missing has…
Review: Super Villain (2024)
Super Villain 大“反”派 China, 2024, colour, 2.35/1.85/1.33:1, 97 mins. Director: Bao Bei’er 包贝尔. Associate director: Zhang Zuofeng 张作峰. Rating: 4/10. Painfully unfunny comedy about an ambitious actor who…
Movie Review: Abigail (2024)
While browsing Peacock’s catalog for something to watch, Abigail (2024) caught my eye. I wasn’t searching for anything specific, but the film’s horror and comedy labels and the…
Review: Pegasus 2 (2024)
Pegasus 2 飞驰人生2 China, 2024, colour, 2.35:1, 120 mins. Director: Han Han 韩寒. Rating: 6/10. More of the same and with knobs on, plus another effortless lead by…
Review: Crisis Negotiators (2024)
Crisis Negotiators 谈判专家 China, 2024, colour, 2.35:1, 119 mins. Director: Qiu Litao 邱礼涛 [Herman Yau]. Rating: 8/10. A cracking, Hong Kong-set re-make of US drama-thriller The Negotiator that’s…
Review: Reversed Destiny (2024)
Reversed Destiny 沙漏 China, 2024, colour, 1.85:1, 109 mins. Director: Wen Jing 温婧. Rating: 7/10. Good-looking, well-played story of two high-school BFFs would have been even better with…
Review: Article 20 (2024)
Article 20 第二十条 China, 2024, colour, 2.35:1, 139 mins. Director: Zhang Yimou 张艺谋. Rating: 6/10. Comedy-drama, set among a city’s public prosecutors, is entertaining enough due to its…
How Do We Relationship? volume 1 review
How does How Do We Relationship? is a wholesome Yuri manga, but is it worth reading? Find out in our How Do We Relationship? volume 1 review!
How Do We Relationship? Volume 2 Review
TheOASG reviews Volume 2 of How Do We Relationship?, where Miwa and Saeko aim to be open with each other, but it's not as easy as you'd think.
How Do We Relationship? Volume 3 Review
How Do We Relationship? continues to be satisfying in the way Saeko and Miwa earnestly go through their first serious relationship.
Little Noah Review: Here We Go Again
Little Noah is a side-scrolling roguelite developed by Cygames, of Granblue Fantasy and Princess Connect fame. Based on an earlier, now defunct, strategy mobile game, known as Battle…
How Do We Relationship? Volume 1 Review
Thanks to the incredible amount of time and detail spent with Miwa and Saeko, How Do We Relationship?'s debut volume is a satisfying read.
The Manga Review: We Got The Beat
Thanks to Deb Aoki's stellar recruitment efforts, The Beat has recently expanded its coverage of manga, manhwa, anime, and webtoons. This week, she introduced readers to the site's…
WE ARE THE GAMES WE PLAY
May you have the luxury to be bored.
![Featured image for Memories of this Scent (2024) review [OAFF 2024]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20240308/1709873770.80548.118917.jpg)
Memories of this Scent (2024) review [OAFF 2024]
An endearing and fragrance rich tale of subjective change.
![Featured image for All The Long Nights (2024) review [Japan Cuts 2024]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20240720/1721452194.87522.127589.jpg)
All The Long Nights (2024) review [Japan Cuts 2024]
A splendid drama that shows how symptoms can disturb a subject’s life and how the social field attains its cruel complexity due to the riddle of desire.
![Featured image for Yin Yang Master Zero (2024) review [Nippon Connection 2024]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20240608/1717829129.85401.124845.jpg)
Yin Yang Master Zero (2024) review [Nippon Connection 2024]
A fantastical visual experience like no other.
![Featured image for Short Movie Time: Perfect・Nervous (2024) review [OAFF 2024]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20240326/1711412170.81505.120082.jpg)
Short Movie Time: Perfect・Nervous (2024) review [OAFF 2024]
An exquisitely crafted narrative that touchingly shows that a simple encounter, a simple exchange of signifiers, can turn a wish to die into a desire to life.
![Featured image for Secret: A Hidden Score (2024) review [Nippon connection 2024]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20240619/1718841329.85931.125599.jpg)
Secret: A Hidden Score (2024) review [Nippon connection 2024]
Spectators who like piano and pianists might find something to enjoy in this emotionally impotent narrative.