kambole campbell
@kambole.bsky.social
critic @ Vulture, Polygon, Cartoon Brew, Animation Magazine, Empire, Little White Lies, i-D, IndieWire, others.
1/3 of the animation newsletter re:frame: http://reframenewsletter.online/
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1/3 of the animation newsletter re:frame: http://reframenewsletter.online/
help me out here if you’d like: https://ko-fi.com/kambole/
*a quick aside: I'm in Edinburgh for Scotland Loves Anime, introducing a strand of films I curated (I also did one in London): www.lovesanimation.com/cinema/edinb...
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
*a quick aside: I'm in Edinburgh for Scotland Loves Anime, introducing a strand of films I curated (I also did one in London): www.lovesanimation.com/cinema/edinb...
legit emotional listening to Book of Daniel, the opening and ending of XXX couldn’t feel further away
November 7, 2025 at 8:58 AM
legit emotional listening to Book of Daniel, the opening and ending of XXX couldn’t feel further away
listening to this while strolling up to Senso-ji Temple was a vibe
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
listening to this while strolling up to Senso-ji Temple was a vibe
ngl biggest thing to happen to me all week was stumbling across a Moon Gundam kit - for a normal price - in the Mandarake in Nakano Broadway
November 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
ngl biggest thing to happen to me all week was stumbling across a Moon Gundam kit - for a normal price - in the Mandarake in Nakano Broadway
exceedingly happy for my New York friends
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
exceedingly happy for my New York friends
here to pay respects on Godzilla day
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
here to pay respects on Godzilla day
absolutely booked it across Tokyo after an interview to make it to da pro wrestling (Stardom Crimson Nightmare!)
November 3, 2025 at 6:59 AM
absolutely booked it across Tokyo after an interview to make it to da pro wrestling (Stardom Crimson Nightmare!)
me taking a bunch of terrys chocolate oranges and fortnum & masons tea through customs
November 1, 2025 at 8:23 AM
me taking a bunch of terrys chocolate oranges and fortnum & masons tea through customs
arrived in Tokyo, celebrated my freedom from the airplane with a seafood and rice bowl and then a coffee and cheesecake
October 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
arrived in Tokyo, celebrated my freedom from the airplane with a seafood and rice bowl and then a coffee and cheesecake
continuing the STAR WARS VISIONS talk – for @animag.bsky.social I interviewed exec producer James Waugh about returning to anime and returning directors Takanobu Mizuno (“The Duel: Payback”) and Masahiko Ōtsuka (“The Smuggler”) about making their sequels: www.animationmagazine.net/2025/10/retu...
October 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
continuing the STAR WARS VISIONS talk – for @animag.bsky.social I interviewed exec producer James Waugh about returning to anime and returning directors Takanobu Mizuno (“The Duel: Payback”) and Masahiko Ōtsuka (“The Smuggler”) about making their sequels: www.animationmagazine.net/2025/10/retu...
also just occurred to me that this has gone out within an hour or so of a new Chainsaw Man chapter, one specifically about another potential heartbreak. Synergy!
October 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
also just occurred to me that this has gone out within an hour or so of a new Chainsaw Man chapter, one specifically about another potential heartbreak. Synergy!
will ponder this for re:frame next Tuesday. For now I will delight in the screening being introduced by Chainsaw Man himself
October 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
will ponder this for re:frame next Tuesday. For now I will delight in the screening being introduced by Chainsaw Man himself
and the introduction is done - many are saying that I outdrew Tim Burton who was introducing a film in screen one at the same time
September 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
and the introduction is done - many are saying that I outdrew Tim Burton who was introducing a film in screen one at the same time
also pretty great: staying in Hout Bay (1), the view from a drive around Chapman’s Peak (2), seeing penguins at Boulder’s Beach (3), seeing the exhibitions at Zeitz MOCAA (4)
September 15, 2025 at 11:08 AM
also pretty great: staying in Hout Bay (1), the view from a drive around Chapman’s Peak (2), seeing penguins at Boulder’s Beach (3), seeing the exhibitions at Zeitz MOCAA (4)
back from Cape Town. saw my old house and neighbourhood (1), saw old friends, went on safari in Kruger (2), ate a lot of good food (3) and finally, I got engaged (4)
September 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
back from Cape Town. saw my old house and neighbourhood (1), saw old friends, went on safari in Kruger (2), ate a lot of good food (3) and finally, I got engaged (4)
🚨got a new film camera🚨 bought a brand new Minox compact 35mm from a market in Cape Town, from a former psychology professor who congratulated me on “reverse colonising” the UK
September 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🚨got a new film camera🚨 bought a brand new Minox compact 35mm from a market in Cape Town, from a former psychology professor who congratulated me on “reverse colonising” the UK
genuinely a really lovely building. shame that doesn’t say “box office” though
September 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
genuinely a really lovely building. shame that doesn’t say “box office” though
it was brought to my attention that Cape Town has the world’s greatest cinema name, and so we made the pilgrimage
September 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
it was brought to my attention that Cape Town has the world’s greatest cinema name, and so we made the pilgrimage
a little holiday update: seen a lot of elephants, some buffalo, giraffe, hyenas (plus cubs!) a pride of lions (also with cubs!) all up close. didn’t get pictures of everything but here’s a couple
September 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM
a little holiday update: seen a lot of elephants, some buffalo, giraffe, hyenas (plus cubs!) a pride of lions (also with cubs!) all up close. didn’t get pictures of everything but here’s a couple
three days of live wrestling in a row as an early birthday treat, ending in AEW Forbidden Door. amazing weekend, especially because @hannahstrong.co.uk made me a Hangman Adam Page (wrestling Godzilla) cake
August 25, 2025 at 9:27 AM
three days of live wrestling in a row as an early birthday treat, ending in AEW Forbidden Door. amazing weekend, especially because @hannahstrong.co.uk made me a Hangman Adam Page (wrestling Godzilla) cake
10 man tag match!! whole event was wild, Mercedes Moné wrestled just before this as did Yuya Uemura, Blue Panther and Athena / Mina Shirakawa turned up as a surprise
August 23, 2025 at 7:38 AM
10 man tag match!! whole event was wild, Mercedes Moné wrestled just before this as did Yuya Uemura, Blue Panther and Athena / Mina Shirakawa turned up as a surprise
this shit means something to me, man
August 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
this shit means something to me, man
saw Hiroshi Tanahashi wrestling alongside Katsuyori Shibata for the first time in years, tonight in fkn Crystal Palace
night 1 of 3 nights of wrestling for my 30th 🥲
night 1 of 3 nights of wrestling for my 30th 🥲
August 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
saw Hiroshi Tanahashi wrestling alongside Katsuyori Shibata for the first time in years, tonight in fkn Crystal Palace
night 1 of 3 nights of wrestling for my 30th 🥲
night 1 of 3 nights of wrestling for my 30th 🥲