Hello everyone, and welcome the heck back to Wrong Every Time. We’re actually nearing the end of the year at this point, which means it’s time again for me to rise from my gleefully untimely mode of anime viewing, and actually consider what the year’s best anime were. It doesn’t seem like we’re getting anything on the level of a Heike Story this year, but I’ve definitely gotta check out Orbital Children, The Girl From The Other Side, and the year’s most impressive films, alongside the fall season’s top productions. I’ll be getting to all of that soon enough, but in the meantime, today I bring you a fresh collection of cinematic reflections, ranging from a classic of French cinema to a goofy Dwayne Johnson vehicle with lots to say about Bush-era America. Let’s break ‘em all down in the Week in Review!

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