Show Notes
Today’s movie is Akira directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. Akira is one of the most visually impressive films ever made. The sheer effort required to complete this movie is hard to overstate. Every scene contains so much detail, and the shot framing and cinematography are also consistently excellent. Even though Akira features an interesting story that unfortunately falls short towards the end, the film is absolutely a masterpiece. Thanks for listening! We’ll see you back here next week for Metropolis.
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Today’s episode is a little bit different than usual. As part of the Kickstarter for our graphic novel series Meow the Infinite, we promised our backers we would make a special “Making of” podcast. We figured it made sense to post it to our Molly Movie Club podcast feed! For those unfamiliar, Meow the Infinite is an all-ages graphic novel adventure series that spans over 700 pages total. Meow is inspired by the movies we grew up watching, and our love for classic adventure films of the 80s and 90s (if you’re a long-time listener of Molly Movie club, you’ll know we love movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars, and E.T. The Extraterrestrial). Meow is our attempt to capture a little bit of that magic. We started working on it back in 2017, and the Kickstarter campaign for the final book ran last year. We’re so happy that the story is finally complete and available for everyone to read. If you are just hearing about Meow the Infinite for the first time and want to check it out, we have digital versions available for purchase worldwide, and physical copies of Book One, Book Two, and Book Three available on Amazon in the US. As always, thanks for listening. We’ll be back soon with another regular episode of Molly Movie Club!
Today’s movie is The Odyssey directed by Christopher Nolan. Long-time listeners of Molly Movie Club will know our mixed feelings on Christopher Nolan’s movies, and The Odyssey is no different… except, it is. The cinematography (something that Nolan and DP Hoyte van Hoytema usually excel at) was surprisingly bad, while things Nolan often struggles with were actually pretty good. Overall, we think it’s a movie worth seeing, despite some major flaws. Thanks for joining us for another episode of Molly Movie Club!
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Today’s movie is Bridge to Terabithia directed by Gábor Csupó. This movie is part of our Kickstarter promo series, where we watch movies that are related in one way or another to our graphic novel trilogy Meow the Infinite. The campaign for the final book is now live on Kickstarter! If you enjoy the podcast, please consider checking it out! We were both pleasantly surprised by this 2007 Disney movie. While the novel did all of the heavy lifting for the story, this movie is a faithful adaptation that successfully captures the spirit of the original. Thanks for joining us for another episode of Molly Movie Club!
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