Children Who Chase Lost Voices | Shinkai-deology #4
Our miniseries on the work of Makoto Shinkai takes an unexpected turn this week, as the director dives head-first into Miyazaki-influenced fantasy-adventure territory with 2011's Children Who Chase Lo...
27 Sep 202452min
5 Centimeters Per Second | Shinkai-deology #3
This week, our journey through the career of Makoto Shinkai comes to 5 Centimeters Per Second. Now a firm fan-favourite, this 60-odd minute anthology of three interconnected coming-of-age shorts was, ...
20 Sep 202449min
The Place Promised in Our Early Days | Shinkai-deology #2
This week, our journey through the films of Makoto Shinkai reaches his first feature-length film, and his first full-scale production, 2004's alt-history sci-fi drama The Place Promised in Our Early D...
13 Sep 202441min
She and Her Cat + Voices of a Distant Star | Shinkai-deology #1
It's the start of a new miniseries! Michael and Jake are back to chart the rise of one of Japanese animation's blockbuster filmmakers, Makoto Shinkai, from his homemade beginnings with his very early ...
6 Sep 202448min
Dash Shaw on Blurry, Cryptozoo and My Entire High School... | Interview Special
Comic book artist, animator and film director Dash Shaw joins Michael to speak about his new graphic novel, Blurry, and his two animated features, My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea (2016) and...
30 Aug 202448min
Frank Cottrell-Boyce on Kensuke's Kingdom | Interview Special
Screenwriter, author and Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce joins Michael to speak about adapting Michael Morpurgo's novel Kensuke's Kingdom, as well as the art of adaptation, when adaptations g...
2 Aug 202441min
Henry Selick Interview Special | Selick-tionary
With Coraline celebrating its 15th anniversary and returning to cinemas, Henry Selick joins us to talk about his life and career, from his days at Cal Arts to his work at the forefront of stop-motion ...
26 Juli 202452min
A.F. Harrold on The Imaginary | Interview Special
Author and poet A.F. Harrold joins Michael to speak about the experience of having his novel, The Imaginary, adapted into a feature film by Studio Ponoc, as well as his memories of writing the book, h...
5 Juli 20241h 12min
