Movies

Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature (1984) Osamu Tezuka's animated action melodrama of bio-engineering. Addresses his favorite topics of love, loneliness, and what it means to be human, through the travails of a half-human half-lion laboratory escapee and her bond with the son of the scientist who created her. A good example of his work. 7/10

Laughter in Paradise (1951) Inveterate practical joker Hugh Griffith dies laughing in the opening scene, leaving an Eccentric Will which requires his four heirs to act in exact opposition to their natures if they wish to collect their fortune. Many familiar faces to viewers of British cinema, including Alastair Sim and Fay Compton, with able support from Joyce Grenfell, perhaps the most stereotypically British actress of all time. Also introduces Audrey Hepburn as a nightclub cigarette girl. An enjoyable entertainment. 8/10