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Grand Slam Romance Combines Magical Girls and Softball Queers
Ollie Hicks and Emma Oosterhous, a married couple, have teamed up for their debut graphic novel, Grand Slam Romance. Taking inspiration from real-life queer love stories, softball drama, and magical girl anime, the story follows hot-shot pitcher Mickey Monsoon as they come face to face with their ex, Astra, a softball wunderkind.
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10 Great 2021 Genre Films That Weren’t Nominated For Oscars
This Sunday, the 94th annual Acadamy Awards will grace your TV screen and with them, another cycle of film achievement comes to a close. Among the night’s nominees, the Acadamy rightfully recognised some of the best genre films of the year in various categories. But this slideshow isn’t about them.
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Belle’s Mamoru Hosoda Tells Us Why He Keeps Making Stories for the Internet Age
Mamoru Hosoda has been fascinated with the digital world since his career in animation started. From his directorial debut with the first Digimon Adventure film and its follow up Our War Game!, all the way to his brand new awards season contender Belle, the director has repeatedly dove back into the themes of connection we…
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Belle’s New Music Video Takes Us on a Sumptuous Tour of a Digital World
Ahead of Belle’s Japanese release this week (and its premiere at Cannes), our latest look at Mamoru Hosoda’s follow-up to Mirai comes in the form of a music video for the film’s virtual pop-idol protagonist — and gives us some more glimpses of its distinct fantasy world.