Finding Your Strength – Sword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night

The previous entry in the Sword Art Online film series began the cinematic adaptation of the "Progressive" spinoff light novels, where franchise creator Reki Kawahara began a more detailed retconning of the main story, which originally jumped from Floor 1 of the floating castle Aincrad inside the titular virtual reality death game (if a player's … Continue reading Finding Your Strength – Sword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night →

Back Row Thoughts – Animation Nomination, Part 2

There are only a few days left in 2022, and I'm scrambling to see as much as possible before the year-end cutoff. It's not that I'm going to stop watching stuff once the calendar turns over, just that there's a bit of OCD in my head that I want to keep things as contained and … Continue reading Back Row Thoughts – Animation Nomination, Part 2 →

New Game Plus – Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night

I'll warn you now, this is a very niche review, for a movie in an anime franchise of which I am a huge fan. I mentioned a little while ago during the review for Ghostbusters: Afterlife that using fan service as your main draw is a hard balancing act if you're trying to reach out … Continue reading New Game Plus – Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night →

Hey Look, A Magical Cat Movie That Doesn’t Suck! – A Whisker Away

Late in 2019, the Academy revealed the list of films submitted for the Oscar for Animated Feature, an eclectic mix of mainstream studio fare, low-budget foreign entries, and innovative pieces of high art. I made it my mission to see as many of the submissions as possible before the nominations even came out, mostly in … Continue reading Hey Look, A Magical Cat Movie That Doesn’t Suck! – A Whisker Away →