Matt Schley

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Tokyo writer photographer producer translator guy. https://mattschley.com

The cover of the Super Nintendo game Phalanx, featuring a banjo-playing old man.
The true Repo Man(s).
Google Gemini spittin' some wrong-as-hell "information."
National Diet Library
Famous train shot from Spirited Away
The nine games that made me, no in particular order: The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Mother 2 Final Fantasy VII Super Mario World Half-Life 2 Return to Castle Wolfenstein Star Control II Galaga
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
A dogū figurine from the Jōmon period WHICH RULES.
A screenshot from All You Need Is Kill (2025)
A beautiful shot from Patlabor 2.
Decker and Spock, both in focus thanks to the amazing technology that is the split diopter.
Intense split diopter shot from Star Trek: TMP.
Kirin Lager Zero and Suntory’s “The Bezers.” One of these names is dumber than the other.
Linda Linda Linda poster at Cine Quinto
Robert Redford in All the President's Men.
The Exorcist III at Shin-Bungeiza in Ikebukuro
A listing of an absurd number of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle screenings.
This is nothing we haven't seen before, whether in terms of the sci-fi concepts (human brains in robot bodies giving big "Ghost in the Shell" vibes) or the whole "hitman plotting revenge against their evil boss" setup. The script is full of hackneyed dialogue, and some of the voice acting is pretty ripe, too. The thing is, it all fits within the film’s ‘90s throwback feel. Plus, it's easy to forgive a lot when a film is this well animated, and Umetsu definitely still has the touch. A few clunky computer-generated trains aside, "Clockwork Girl" is probably frame by frame the best-looking anime I've seen this year.
"[28 Years Later] was shot back-to-back with its sequel 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, directed by Nia DaCosta, written by Garland, and produced by Boyle and Garland."
Jisho.org offering up two definitions for 変貌: 1. transfiguration 2. an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
A subway ad for a drink called THE PEEL where the L is in darkness and hard to read.
Star Trek: Phase II
Sir Patrick Stewart at age 58 with appreciation-worthy biceps
An ad for an auction of "Studio Ghibl" (sic) art.
Poster for Galaxy Express 999
Darkroom enlarger
My prized Innocence mug.
The themes explored in the original “Versailles” — an ever-increasing gap between rich and poor, power in the hands of corrupt elites, evolving gender roles and identities — are as relevant now as they were in 1972, let alone 1789. But instead of probing any of that material, this new adaptation merely asks: Yeah, but it sure looked pretty, right?