Briefly (13 June 2026)

Movies Akira (1988) D: Katsuhiro Otomo. S: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Takeshi Kusao, Tessyo Genda. Misanthropic cyberpunk anime epic about a teenage biker gang who coincidentally figure into an ongoing military plot to exploit post-nuclear mutant kids. The gang’s beta becomes the world’s most powerful mutant, and the alpha has feelings about it. Exceptionally thin characterizations and a meandering first half don’t help. The frequently impressive animation gets it to a fizzling finale. The Crime Doctor’s Diary (1949) D: Seymour Friedman. S: Warner Baxter, Stephen Dunne, Lois Maxwell, Whit Bissell, Robert Armstrong. Disappointing finish to Baxter’s CRIME DOCTOR series suffers a weak script and worse direction. Also Dunne’s a charisma vacuum as a potentially wrongly convicted arsonist. The script’s very busy, giving Baxter almost nothing to do. The supporting cast’s full of recognizable faces (most uncredited) suffering Friedman’s direction. The reveal’s genuinely…

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