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Hello everyone and welcome to The Greatest Thing About Grave of the Fireflies... Ben threatened us for years with this movie, and we’ve finally done it! Ben isn't on an island, per say, but Zac and Lauren pushback on his ranking and level of greatness on this one. Still, a spirited discussion about an important film in anime history. This release is part of animation month, as we clear out a bunch of animated films from the backlog! Download. Listen. Enjoy! Show Notes: (Time:Stamp) General Thoughts…, Ghibli Chat, Why Ben? (0:01:00) Digging In, Filmmaking Highlights (0:13:00) A Child’s Mind, Histor...

Hello everyone and welcome to The Greatest Thing About Suzume… Some more anime this week, with another film from Makoto Shinkai. Ben and Lauren aren’t as high on this one, but Zac is a lot more enamored with this effort! We talk about where it missteps, how we wish it might have been better, and the Chair. This release is part of animation month, as we clear out a bunch of animated films from the backlog! Download. Listen. Enjoy! Show Notes: (Time:Stamp) General Thoughts…, Weird Choices (0:01:00) Spoilers for Suzume, Why it Falls Short for Your Name. Fans (0:13:00) The Chair...

Hello everyone and welcome to The Greatest Thing About Your Name… Zac is fairly new to the anime of it all, makes his quibbles, but mostly lets the folks who love this movie do the talking. Body swaps, craters, creepy origins, we cover it all! This release is part of animation month, as we clear out a bunch of animated films from the backlog! Download. Listen. Enjoy! Show Notes: (Time:Stamp) General Thoughts…, Zac is an Anime Dummy, Some Spoiler Free Debate (0:01:00) Lauren & Ben Dive Deeper Into Their Feelings (0:13:00) Star Ratings & Spoilers for Your Name (0:21:00) What Don't You Like, Craters and...

Hello everyone and welcome to The Greatest Thing About Scream VI... Zac is still not too won over by this franchise, and Ben and Lauren are both a bit down from V, but they have a nice conversation about what is, or isn’t, working in this long in the tooth franchise. Plus, plenty debate about the finale and the paths not traveled in this film. This release marks the end of a Scream week, as we’ve cleared out all our episodes on the franchise from the backlog! Download. Listen. Enjoy! Show Notes: (Time:Stamp) General Thoughts, Requels, and Sequ...