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Review: The Boy and the Heron (2023)

The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki’s latest masterpiece, beautifully poses the question of how do you live in a broken world?

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromDecember 29, 2023The Boy and the Heron, Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki, animationComment

Remembering Isao Takahata

Aren reflects on the passing of Isao Takahata and discusses his immense contributions to animation.

FeaturesAren BergstromApril 18, 2018Isao Takahata, Gauche the Cellist, Only Yesterday, Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki, Grave of the Fireflies, Horus, Horus Prince of the Sun, Pom Poko, My Neighors the Yamadas, The Tale of The Princess KaguyaComment

Review: Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017)

If you were charmed by the adventures of Kiki and Chihiro and Mei and Satsuki in the films of Studio Ghibli, the adventure of Mary and the cat Tib will delight you.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 14, 2018Ruby Barnhill, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, Ewen Bremner, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Riko Sakaguchi, Mary and the Witch's Flower, Studio Ponoc, Studio GhibliComment

Imagination and Individuality: Youth in the Films of Studio Ghibli

The films of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata capture profound truths about youth.

Essays, Yesterday's CinemaAren BergstromJuly 8, 2016Studio Ghibli, Castle in the Sky, Only Yesterday, Grave of the Fireflies, My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited AwayComment

Review: When Marnie Was There (2014)

A profound, melancholy depiction of adolescent self-loathing.

TIFF14: The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

Essential viewing for Ghibli and Miyazaki fans.

Reviews, The Festival CircuitAnton BergstromSeptember 14, 2014animation, creativity, documentary, filmmaking, Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Studio Ghibli, The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, The Wind RisesComment

TIFF14: The Tale of The Princess Kaguya

A beautiful and profoundly moving fairy tale.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 9, 2014animation, drama, fairy tale, Isao Takahata, Japan, Studio Ghibli, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, TIFF, TIFF14, Toronto International Film FestivalComment

TIFF13: The Wind Rises (2013)

Three impressions of a master's last work.

Reviews, The Festival CircuitAnton BergstromSeptember 12, 2013Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, Jiro Horikoshi, Studio Ghibli, The Wind Rises, TIFF, TIFF13, Toronto International Film Festival, Zero FighterComment

Review: From Up On Poppy Hill (2013)

From Up On Poppy Hill is a film about the push and pull of the past and modernity in 60s Japan.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromApril 5, 2013animation, From Up on Poppy Hill, Goro Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, Studio Ghibli Comments

The Three Brothers at TIFF 2011

Anders, Anton and Aren giving the lowdown on their daily experiences at TIFF11.

FeaturesAren BergstromSeptember 9, 2011360, animation, documentary, drama, Fernando Mierelles, From Up on Poppy Hill, Goro Miyazaki, Into the Abyss, Kirsten Dunst, Lars Von Trier, Melancholia, Peter Morgan, Studio Ghibli, TIFF, Werner HerzogComment