Origin: Spirits of the Past

Plants are dragons and the past is the future in Keiichi Sugiyama’s equal parts bonkers and boring animated sci-fi.

The Boy and the Heron

A young boy goes through the looking glass and ruffles more than a few feathers in Hayao Miyazaki’s probably-not-final feature.

A real-fake shaman and his assistant face off against the past, and some real life spirits, in Kim Seong-sik's directorial debut.

Four ghosts make loneliness feel almost like a blessing in Indra Gunawan’s remake.

Goro Miyazaki uses the Earthsea name, yet fails to wield its power, in his adaptation of Le Guin’s iconic books.

Studio Ghibli’s first foray into CGI is a pale, lifeless imitation of itself.

Thank Father that's finally over.

An abandoned dog learns to not rely on humans in Oh Seong-yun and Lee Chun-baek’s animated adventure.

A trio of kids work to understand just what the hell is going on in Studio Colorido’s fantasy/sci-fi adventure.

Saiki Kusuo’s live-action film is just like his life: an absolute disaster.

A slow start impedes what is otherwise a fun and inventive family movie.

In which nothing actually happens.