Creations of Chaos: Pom Poko
On this edition of Creations of Chaos, it’s Studio Ghibli’s lesser known nature vs. humans film, where parades and testicles are dangerous weapons… it’s Pom Poko.
On this edition of Creations of Chaos, it’s Studio Ghibli’s lesser known nature vs. humans film, where parades and testicles are dangerous weapons… it’s Pom Poko.
It’s a story about family. A family who travels in a bonkers RV and includes a scarecrow with a turnip head, a brooding wizard who wears jackets without putting his … Continue reading Creations of Chaos: Howl’s Moving Castle
In this edition of Creations of Chaos, it is the Studio Ghibli work that restored my faith in the magic of film, The Secret World of Arrietty.
Sketches, advice, and a lot of opinions, in this edition of Creations of Chaos, it’s the book of all things Hayao Miyazaki, Starting Point 1979-1996.
Before President Snow, there was another crazed dictator with an affinity for booby trapping his capital, and he happens to be a cat. In this edition of Creations of Chaos, … Continue reading Creations of Chaos: The Cat Returns
On this edition of Creations of Chaos, the film that nails what it’s like to be a writer, it’s Studio Ghibli’s, Whisper of the Heart.
When I grow up I want to be a pirate airship captain. On this edition of Creations of Chaos, it’s Studio Ghibli’s Laputa: Castle in the Sky.
An orphan, a mystery, and a secret friendship: in this edition of Creations of Chaos, I reconnect with the types of stories I obsessed over as a child, as I … Continue reading Creations of Chaos: When Marnie Was There
Why be just a Princess, when you could be a bad ass, botanist, insect-whispering, glider-riding Princess? In this edition of Creations of Chaos, I look at the movie that gave … Continue reading Creations of Chaos: “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind”
High school, that time of life when you mock your friend’s lunch, execute a plot to save your academic clubhouse, and meet that special someone who turns out to be … Continue reading Creation of Chaos: “From Up on Poppy Hill”
Dragons, rival wizards, and a runaway Prince, Studio Ghibli’s Tales from Earthsea has all of the ingredients to create awesome. Does the recipe headed up by the son of Hayao … Continue reading Creations of Chaos: “Tales from Earthsea”
It’s about mothers. It’s about fathers. It’s about a hyperactive, ham loving, fish girl. On this edition of Creations of Chaos, I take a look at the kindergarten version of … Continue reading Creations of Chaos: Ponyo