Articles by Joshua Ostroff

Steamboy

Katsuhiro Otomo

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

After crystallising cyberpunk with his post-apocalyptic animé classic Akira, director Katsuhiro Otomo finally returns with Steamboy, his hi...

Run-DMC

Running Down a Dream

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

Sometimes a music video is more than just an advertisement for a song, sometimes it so perfectly encapsulates a cultural watershed that you...

Pom Poko

Isao Takahata

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

Hayao Miyazaki may (deservedly) hog most of the attention, but his Studio Ghibli co-founder, Isao Takahata, has also established himself as...

My Neighbors the Yamadas

Isao Takahata

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

Hayao Miyazaki may (deservedly) hog most of the attention, but his Studio Ghibli co-founder, Isao Takahata, has also established himself as...

Kirk Degiorgio Presents As One

Elegant Systems

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

Falling quickly on the heels of last year’s underrated gem Out of Darkness, Kirk Degiorgio bypasses that album’s genre-jumping for a more s...

Macross Plus: The Collection

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

Considered a pinnacle of anime upon its release a decade ago, this Macross sequel is set 30 years ahead of the original Superdimensional Fo...

Gangsta Gaming

"Urban Action" Raises Ire

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

If N.W.A.'s seminal single "Gangsta Gangsta" came out now, it's quite likely the sampled hook would say "it's not about a salary, it's all...

Various

Acid: Can You Jack?

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

Partiers may have noticed a rise in the cries of "aciieeed” at their local all-nighters. But few likely remember how, in the wake of disco’...