It’s no secret that I’ve always been a big fan of Hayao Miyazaki, from his days doing Lupin to his big-budget theatrical work, I think he’s done a tremendous job in his long and distinguished career and has left a legacy of excellence which I don’t think will be matched any time soon.
His latest masterpiece [...]

There was a recent post over on the St. Eutychus blog where the writer attempts to give “suggestions” to atheists on improving their supposedly bad image.  It was interesting, I suppose, but immediately upon reading it, it struck me as an exercise in ridiculous reasoning and projection.  Therefore on each of these, I’ll give a [...]

I think sometimes humans get far too caught up in their own egos.  We think we’re masters of the universe, that we automatically are the best at everything because we happen to have bigger brains, than most other animals.  We forget that we’re but one creature on this planet and that, often, we’re just not [...]

I’ve been meaning to watch the 2008 Mamoru Oshii film The Sky Crawlers for a while and, for one reason or another, I haven’t gotten around to it. Finally, I sat down to take a look and to be honest, I’m not positive what I think.
Artistically, it’s brilliant, the animation is gorgeous, especially the CGI [...]