people: Studio Ghibli

Hayao Miyazaki's final bow as a director is a down note -- an aimless, shallow, and all-too-fictive biopic that never engages with the moral questions at the heart of its own story

Let's not shy away from calling this not only Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki's greatest achievement, but one of the finest of all films, animated or not

At the heart of Hayao Miyazaki's most effortlessly charming film is a character of equal charm, learning her magic alone isn't what is most important about her

... then at least let the industry learn the right things from its passing

When will we see older characters in anime as things other than supporting cast members, comic relief, or objects of repugnance?

A creative industry shouldn't be led by its own least common denominator of taste