Discovering good movies, one bad movie at a time


One-third of the Alternate Ending team couldn’t possibly be more excited for our next topic, which has been gifted to us from Patreon subscriber Gavin. And since he’s the one writing this post, there’s not going to be any dissenting views on the idea that Japan’s Studio Ghibli is one of the most wonderful, special, spirit-lifting film production companies in the history of the medium (we’ll agree to pretend that Miyazaki Goro never tried to follow in dad’s footsteps). And thanks to Gavin’s generosity, we get to spend an entire episode in rapturous joy that we get to discuss our top 5 Studio Ghibli films! From totoros to tanuki, we’ll be celebrating all of the blissful wonders that Studio Ghibli has to offer

In Worth Mentioning we cover Luca, In the Heights and The Last Laugh, thanks to Patreon Space Ice.

Rob

Princess Mononoke (1997)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Spirited Away (2001)
The Red Turtle (2016)
Porco Rosso (1992)

Carrie

Ponyo on the Cliff (2008)
Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)
Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
Porco Rosso (1992)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

Tim

My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Spirited Away (2001)
Only Yesterday (1991)
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)