The Weekly TV, Movie, & Games Discussion Post For Week Of May 26th, 2024

We’re moving through May 2024 and it’s definitely not a place where a lot of people thought we’d be. With the spring TV season wrapping up with shortened orders and other streaming shows pushed back due to the strikes, a lot of films delayed and being adjusted, and of course just the nature of seasonal broadcasts, it’s been pretty light lately. We’ve had a number of things we’ve checked out but a lot of what I’ve been doing is rewatching older stuff. So, to kick off this latest week, we want to highlight some of the things we’re looking forward to this month.

First up, we’ve got a look at the 4K UHD release of The Marvels. After seeing this just a few months ago, I was able to get the 4K release at a good price and ended up sitting down to watch it pretty quickly. I hadn’t forgotten anything but I was curious to see if my opinion would change much once past the initial viewing. I completely get a segment of the hate the film gets because it has structural issues that feel more like corporate-mandated problems than directorial problems and it’s still apparent here, but feels less problematic in this second viewing. That feeling is there where it’s like it was written around trying to deal with that and still tell the story it wanted to tell. It could have been done without a lot of the flashback stuff and just been implied or a line or two and then moved forward.

Either a viewer will know what’s happening from the past or they won’t know and will have to make a choice to go watch the other part eventually or not. The history doesn’t have to be front and center each time and it can just exist without being shown. That said, there are some delightful moments of it and how it ends up feeding into an absolutely wonderful post-credits scene with Monica that I knew about but didn’t really fathom until I saw it the first time. I had a lot of fun with this movie, the performances, and the overall design of it. There are things that aren’t right or good but the good stuff outweighs it in the long run and I’m definitely in the camp where when this is on in the background in the months to come, I’ll only find myself enjoying it more..

Check out our full review.

Kestrel got to hit the theaters recently to take a look at the HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle feature film. The film brings the beloved franchise to the big screen for the long-awaited showdown between friendly rivals Karasuno and Nekoma. There’s a great deal of weight behind this clash, one that perhaps could have benefited from more than an hour and a half of content, but it still delivers exceptional animation and thrilling tension as it pairs gameplay with the emotional stakes behind it. Kenma makes for an interesting protagonist in a different way than we’re used to, and the condensed runtime at least means his character arc is very clearly laid out, culminating in its satisfying climax with solid execution all around. Tickets are available now for HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle in theaters and IMAX starting May 31. Thanks to Crunchyroll for this invitation.

The recent home video release of Dune: Part 2 meant I finally got a chance to sit down and watch this as I wanted with a full 4K UHD release. I’ve been reading these books since the early 1980s and are among a few that I’ll re-read every few years. While the film certainly does work a particular adaptation of the source material since it can cover only so many of the subplots and aspects of it, it distills it down to the author’s core message in such a great way – but one that a lot of people still miss, hence hitting them over the head with the Dune Messiah book. Anyway, this film just delivered everything I expected from Villeneuve in adapting it after the first one and while one can make certain quibbles and the like in some parts of it, it’s a fascinating and thoroughly engaging work that kept my family and I focused for the whole running time at home. It’s the kind of science fiction that I like as a balance to things like Star Wars and the more space opera style works out there. The books were what I needed in my youth after becoming a Star Wars fan in showing much how much more this genre can do – and to re-evaluate that property itself as well. This film delivers in spades and I’m excited to see what comes next – even if the cowards will never adapt the best book, God Emperor of Dune.

Movie reviews:

1. The Marvels 4K UHD Review
2. HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle Anime Movie Review
3. The Crow Steelbook 4K Ultra HD Review
4. The Idea of You Review
5. SPY x FAMILY CODE: White’ Review
6. Sometimes I Think About Dying Review
7. Rascal Does Not Dream Double Feature Review
8. The Marvels Review
9. The Zone of Interest Review
10. GREAT PRETENDER razbliuto Anime Movie Review
11. Night of the Comet Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD Review
12. Hayao Miyazaki Says ‘Farewell’ with “The Boy and the Heron”
13. The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes Review
14. The Canterville Ghost
15. Animation Is Film 2023: The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story
16. Animation Is Film 2023: Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower
17. Animation Is Film 2023: The Concierge Review
18. Animation Is Film 2023: The Boy and the Heron
19. The Inventor
20. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Review
21. Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Film Review
22. Shazam! Fury of the Gods Review
23. Justice League: Warworld Blu-ray Review
24. The Little Mermaid
25. The Boxtrolls Review
26. Kubo and the Two-Strings Review
27. Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania Review
28. Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – The First Kiss That Never Ends Anime Movie Review
29. Sword Art Online The Movie – Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night Movie Review
30. Mobile Suit Gundam Cucuruz Doan’s Island
31. Missing Review
32. The Whale Review
33. Point of No Return Review
34. Blonde Review
35. Wendell & Wild
36. Clerks III Review
37. Luck Review
38. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
39. Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
40. Hustle Review
41. Top Gun: Maverick Review
42. The Bob’s Burgers Movie Review
43. Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers Review
44. Stu’s Show Review
45. Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition Review
46. Bubble Anime Review
47. Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis Anime Review
48. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Review
49. Turning Red Review
50. The Batman Review
51. Belle Review
52. Drive My Car Review
53. The Power of the Dog Review
54. Robin Robin Review
55. BoxBallet Review
56. Bestia Review
57. Eternals Review
58. Encanto Review
59. 8-Bit Christmas Review
60. Music Box: Jagged Review
61. Ghostbusters: Afterlife Review
62. Tick, Tick…BOOM! Review
63. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Review
64. Free Guy Review
65. My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission Review
66. Dune (2021) Review
67. Black Widow
68. Jungle Cruise Review
69. As the Village Sleeps Review
70. Space Jam: A New Legacy Review
71. A Quiet Place Part II Review
72. Knots: A Forced Marriage Story Review
73. School-Live! The Movie Blu-ray Review
74. In the Heights Review
75. Over the Moon Review
76. Feeling Through Review
77. Two Distant Strangers review
78. Yes-People Review
79. A Love Song for Latasha Review
80. If Anything Happens I Love You Review
81. Burrow Review
82. Godzilla vs Kong
83. Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story Review
84. Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years Preview
85. Raya and the Last Dragon Review
86. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run Review
87. The Little Things Review
88. In Other Words Review
89. Earwig and the Witch Review

What did you watch this past week?

Chris Beveridge

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Chris has been writing about anime, manga, movies and comics for well on twenty years now. He began AnimeOnDVD.com back in 1998 and has covered nearly every anime release that’s come out in the US ever since.

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