Kerry Chambers
'From the Star...': Children of the Sea (Dir. Ayumu Watanabe, 2019) Review
“From the star. From the stars. The sea is the mother. The people are her bosom. Heaven is the playground.” And the so the festival...
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Kerry Chambers
Feb 17, 20226 min read
Another Tale as Old as Time: Belle (Hosoda, 2022) Review
I saw Belle last night. I would love to divulge my extensive and, even for me, salty interpretation of modern day, post-lockdown...
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Kerry Chambers
Nov 30, 202120 min read
Recommends: 13 Anime That I Couldn’t Forget…
“If it’s possible for one person to be hurt by another, then it’s possible for that person to be healed by another.” – Hatori Sohma I'm...
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Kerry Chambers
Feb 10, 202117 min read
Recommends: Top 10 Love Stories to Indulge in on Valentines Day
‘What grace have I to fall so in love?’ - Lizzie West Valentine’s Day is naff, we all know it. Coming from a bitter old hag like myself...
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Kerry Chambers
Oct 11, 202012 min read
Recommends: Top 15 Films to Enjoy this Halloween
Halloween is drawing ever nearer and with the possibility of a night-in for most, I have decided to reflect on some of my favourite...
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Kerry Chambers
Sep 18, 20205 min read
Urotsukidoji: No Shame, No Gain
It's funny that we all have our little obsessions. Funnier still is how they come and go. For some it's romance novels, others it's the...
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Kerry Chambers
Sep 9, 202016 min read
Recommends: My Top 20 Anime Series (Part 2)
“Animators can only draw from their own experiences of pain and shock and emotions.” - Hayao Miyazaki Back again to continue the list of...
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Kerry Chambers
Sep 5, 202011 min read
Recommends: My Top 20 Anime Series (Part 1)
“Anime – it’s not something that can be thought of in a hall for conferences. It is made out of strange juices current from the brain of...
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Kerry Chambers
Aug 12, 202018 min read
Recommends: Top 20 Anime Films That Have Influenced Me
Anime had produced some of the best visuals, characters and storytelling since the dawn of cinema. But it currently isn’t as highly...
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Kerry Chambers
Aug 1, 202012 min read
Recommends: Top 15 Studio Ghibli Films
Studio Ghibli’s cinema was the first time I really understood the difference between a children’s film and a family film. Until then my...
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Kerry Chambers
Jul 17, 202012 min read
Music to My Ears - In Search of Soundtracks in Mainstream Cinema
Note: All scores used throughout this article I am very fond of, no hating from me on the links shared today. Music is possibly the...
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Kerry Chambers
Jun 25, 20206 min read
Barely Whisked Away: A Whisker Away (2020) Review ***
Rating: *** I was so pumped to watch A Whisker Away. Like, embarrassingly so. Not a day went by in the month beforehand did I not think...
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Kerry Chambers
Jun 22, 202016 min read
Time Waits For No One: Why The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is Essential Viewing
*Minor Spoilers - but not too many, hopefully enough to get you interested* ‘…I have an ideal to make movies that deal with values that...
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Kerry Chambers
Jun 18, 202010 min read
My (Un)Productive Quarantine: How I’ve Found Ways to ‘…Carry That Weight’
*Minor spoilers ahead – predominantly vague* The world is in a bit of a muddle; sometimes we all get overwhelmed by the misery that...
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