Contributor Kambole Campbell

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Review

The End of Evangelion

by Kambole Campbell

Back in cinemas this week, Hideaki Anno’s feature-length finale breaks hearts, bodies, and the fourth wall.

5
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Mad God

by Kambole Campbell

Phil Tippett’s long-gestating stop-motion animation epic is a frenzied and frequently deranged Dantean odyssey.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

by Kambole Campbell

The producers of Avatar prequel The Legend of Korra expand on Netflix’s dark fantasy series with a bloody “anime”.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist is an emotional look at a virtuosic director

by Kambole Campbell

Though light on the technique, this documentary offers a fascinating insight into the anime icon’s world.
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Festivals

A new documentary about a DIY stage version of Alien is an absurd delight

by Kambole Campbell

Alien on Stage tells the story of a pantomime troupe’s hand-crafted tribute to Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic.
Black and white image of a volleyball match, with players jumping to spike the ball over the net while spectators watch from the stands.
Review

The Witches of the Orient

by Kambole Campbell

This riveting sports documentary tells the stranger-than-fiction story of the famed Japanese women’s volleyball team.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two cartoon characters, a boy and a girl, holding ice cream cones and smiling on a beach with blue sky and ocean in the background.
Review

Luca

by Kambole Campbell

Pixar’s fish-out-of-water fable on the Italian Riviera takes its cues from vivid imagination of Studio Ghibli.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Interviews

Terence Blanchard on composing the soundtrack to Spike Lee’s career

by Kambole Campbell

The legendary jazz musician and two-time Oscar nominee shares his creative process.
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Not Movies

Anime Yasuke mixes African history with fantasy thrills

by Kambole Campbell

LeSean Thomas’ six-part animated series is an electrifying vision of a long-ignored legend.
Two Asian children playing on a rope swing in a field.
Review

Minari

by Kambole Campbell

This gorgeous semi-memoir filters the ragged glory of the American Dream through a family of South Korean immigrant farmers.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect

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