2015
Noah’s Barks pages covering things relating to the year 2015.
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Gantz: G
A side story spin-off of the hugely popular ‘Gantz’ series, original creator Hiroya Oku entrusts 2/3 of ‘Gantz: G’ to Tomohito Ohsaki. Will they meet the original’s standards? (read more)
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Happiness
Shūzō Oshimi returns to supernatural horror elements with the vampiric manga, ‘Happiness.’ (read more)
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Neo Parasyte f
This anthology of stories based on the manga ‘Parasyte’ compiles works from popular and upcoming shoujo manga artists. (read more)
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Ghost Heights Management Association
‘Ghost Heights Management Association’ is an uncommon Junji Ito black comedy story. A one-shot about a character managing a hotel of ghouls. (read more)
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Man vs Snake: The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler (2015)
Kind of like a “less bullshit” King of Kong. Man vs Snake is one of the fairest portrayals of gaming I’ve seen in a movie. That definitely counts for something, as many devolve into reductionist “look at the freakshow” shame reels. Depending on where your priorities lie, King of Kong‘s more manufactured narrative may result… (read more)
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A linchpin
‘A linchpin’ is an animated short that contains a woman who has intercourse with an alien. It’s also much weirder than that. (read more)
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Zeonic Toyota Special Movie
Char Aznable drives over his father’s grave so he can advertise the Zeon-branded, hot, new Toyota vehicle. Seems unnecessary for someone with a Zaku, but what do I know? (read more)
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Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade
While the criticisms of ‘The Enchanted Parade’ are exaggerated, the movie’s greatest strength and weakness is that it’s more of the same. (read more)
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Bone Tomahawk
This already needs critical reevaluation. Bone Tomahawk is a new, unique perspective on the classic journey into the heart of darkness that’s been adapted previously by works such as Aguirre and Apocalypse Now. The slow natural pacing is informed by the greatest westerns and emphasizes the looming shadow of death the characters head into. Humorous… (read more)
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Jeff Lynne’s ELO – “Alone in the Universe” (2015)
Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) were a band primarily popular in the ’70s due to their unique combination of elaborate, classical instrument arrangements over combinations of light pop rock and progressive mini-suites. There’s no band quite like Electric Light Orchestra in the perpetual boiling pot of ’70s music, a band both conservative and kitsch. They were… (read more)