Movie Reviews7.2/10
Ghibli Farewell When Marnie Was There Earns Its Quiet Place Among the Classics
A quiet tale of a girl's ghostly companion, a ruined mansion, and the promise that binds them forever.
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Tag: Studio Ghibli
Movie Reviews7/10
A Girl Saves a Cat and Ends Up in a Kingdom Where Nothing Is Quite What It Seems
A shy girl saves a cat and enters a kingdom where she must believe in herself before turning fully into a cat.
Movie Reviews8/10
‘Arrietty’ Review: A Quiet Ghibli Masterpiece About a Hidden World
A quiet, affecting tale of miniature people who borrow from human homes, with fluid animation and real stakes.
Movie Reviews7.9/10
Warriors of the Wind Review: Miyazaki’s 1984 Post-War Fable Earns Its 7.9
Warriors of the Wind, Hayao Miyazaki's 1984 post-war fantasy, reviewed: Nausicaä, the poisoned jungle and a 7.9 score that gets it right.
Movie Reviews7.8/10
Castle in the Sky: Miyazaki’s First Ghibli Film Still Flies
A 1986 Studio Ghibli classic: Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky, with Sheeta, Pazu, the crystal, flying Laputa and the voice cast behind the film.
Movie Reviews8.6/10
Ponyo Review: Miyazaki’s Hand-Drawn Ocean, 8.6/10
Ponyo review: Miyazaki's hand-drawn tale of a boy, a goldfish-girl and a tsunami. 100 minutes, 8.6/10 — why the water still wins.
Movie Reviews8.1/10
My Neighbor Totoro: 8.1/10
A close look at Hayao Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro (1988), its quiet method, the bus stop in the rain, and why its success never cheapened it.
Movie Reviews8.2/10
Sophie’s curse turns her old, and the film argues that’s when she becomes most herself
A review of Hayao Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle, the 2004 Studio Ghibli film about a cursed milliner, a vain wizard, and a war he refuses to fight.
Movie Reviews8.6/10
Spirited Away Review: Miyazaki’s Bathhouse of Names and Work
Spirited Away review: Miyazaki drops a ten-year-old into a bathhouse for the gods, where Yubaba steals her name and work is the only way out.