Words by Amy Wild With the success of films such as Parasite and Squid Game, it is a good time to be in the business of dubbing and subtitles. As the global market grows, streaming is expanding the reach TV and films in foreign languages. English is no longer the sole domain of the industry, and to watch films and TV in languages you can’t … Continue reading Subs or Dubs
Digimon Adventure by Alex Daud Briggs For years Digimon has been accused of being a knock-off of Pok├®mon and yet the 1st Digimon Anime: Digimon Adventure far exceeds any of Pok├®monÔÇÖs animated attempts. The story is simple; seven kids in summer camp are transported to an alternate world inhabited by strange creatures called Digimon. Each child gets a partner Digimon and must fulfil a prophecy … Continue reading The Asian Silver Screen: Anime
MUBI By Louise Marmie Faced with the scandal caused by the Netflix release of the film 365 days, accused of glorifying rape, human trafficking and Stockholm syndrome, the SVOD giant simply replied that “Netflix is an on-demand company, and viewers may choose what to watch”. In other words, it would seem that love of cinema is not what guides the editorial line of giants like Netflix, … Continue reading Alternatives To Mainstream Streaming Platforms
Attack on Titan has taken the anime world by storm, Sophie Lodge immerses herself in the epic. This summer the anime world has been obsessed with two stunning new debut shows from Japan; ‘Free’ and ‘Attack on Titan’ (Shingeki no Kyojin). If you are “down” with the anime scene and you haven’t heard of Attack on Titan you must have been living under a rock. … Continue reading Review: Attack on Titan
‘Avatar: The Legend of Korra’ is taking the animated world by storm, Sum Sze Tam explores the elements behind the success. Sequels have a reputation for being miserably awful. It├¡s hard to build a new storyline that holds itself together for the same characters when you’ve already established an ending. So when Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the genius duo behind Nickelodeon’s popular cartoon series … Continue reading Review: Legend of Korra
