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LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR MOVIE REVIEW
There have been many castles throughout the centuries at the heart of our timeless stories. Some castles are tucked away in the spooky forest. Some are a beacon of light upon the highest hill. Some contain the promise of a fair maiden but it turns out your princess is in another castle. Some castles provide the tools necessary for you to make the world a better place by taking a look at yourself and making a change. I’m talking about that castle in the mirror! Based on the novel by Mizuki Tsujimura Lonely Castle in the Mirror‘ is the story of a young girl in her junior high years who is lion witch and wardrobed away to a mysterious castle though a mirror in her bedroom. There she meets 6 other kids her age and a little wolf queen offering them any wish their heart’s desire if they can deduce the mystery of the castle. Bradly, Jordan, and Lewayne reminisce about their horrible junior high experiences, discuss the trauma and the healing you’ll only find in an anime film adaptation, and compare the artful style of the feature against the juggernauts of Mario and the Spider-verse.
DIRECTED BY: Keiichi Hara and Takakazu Nagatomo
STARRING: Kumiko Asô, Ashley Boettcher, Francesca Calo, Giselle Fernandez, Shingo Fujimori, Zoe Glick, Cassie Glow, Sabrina Glow, Anji Ikehata, Rihito Itagaki, Yûki Kaji, Sakura Kiryu, Takumi Kitamura, Karen Miyama, Aoi Miyazaki, Julie Nathanson, Kieran Regan, Vivienne Rutherford, Minami Takayama, Karen Takizawa, Ami Tôma, Huxley Westemeier, Akiko Yajima, Naho Yokomizo, Ayaka Yoshimura
YOUR REVIEWERS
Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)
Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.
Jordan Cobb (Screener Squad)
Born with a comic book in one hand, a camera in the other, and in front of the television as WrestleMania played out, Jordan Worth Cobb was thus birthed into this crazy world. A Digital Filmmaking major from the University of Central Arkansas, Jordan has done it all in film from directing, writing, editing, and producing in addition to skills involved in film and TV criticism, journalism, and years of podcasting experience. On any given day, her ADHD riddled brain bounces focus from film to pro wrestling to TV to superheroes to noir to video games to espionage and yes, even to sports. She played little league you know. For more of this eccentric nerd, you can follow her on Twitter here and read her original writings on Deepest Corners of My Notebook.
Lewayne White (Screener Squad)
Lewayne’s earliest memories are of watching movies and reading comics, which instilled in him a sense of wonder, a vivid imagination, and unrealistic expectations. It also means he spends a lot of time watching movies, writing scripts for them, and trying to get them made. He lives in the middle of middle America after landing there as a child, and has remained there mainly because he hates packing.
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