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Anime ● Review: Highspeed Etoile
Cool designs but mediocre animation. Crude plotting and the lack of thought in the writing make it unconvincing and boring if not annoying.
14 hours ago5 min read
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Officio Sanctissimo by Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII (b. 2 March 1810 – d. 20 July 1903), born Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci, began his pontificate on 20 February...
6 days ago6 min read
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Manga Review: Kagurabachi 01 by Hokazono Takeru
LotR but with katanas, our hero using the most special blade to retrieve the others. Simple but interesting enough mythology. Good start.
6 days ago3 min read
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Documentary: Operation: Amber Alert Guatemala
This is a documentary released on 5 February 2025 produced and narrated by Ryan Matta about child trafficking from Guatemala by the...
Mar 92 min read
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Film Review: Wild Tales
Black comedy comprising 6 short stories of retribution and catharsis (by violence). Good production. Not intensely black, still enjoyable.
Mar 83 min read
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K-drama ● Review: Melo Movie
Solid production but the plot is uneventful. Autopilot pacing. Relies on performance to carry the series.
Mar 53 min read
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J-drama ● Review: Why Didn’t I Tell You a Million Times?
Ghost in the form of J-drama. A bit slow initially. Not bad writing but the execution is B-grade-ish.
Feb 173 min read
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Anime ● Review: In Search of the Lost Future
High school slice-of-life romance drama with time travel. Not a particularly original premise but still decent production and execution.
Feb 103 min read
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The Shroud by Ian Wilson
The “Shroud of Turin” is one of the most studied and yet still one of the most mysterious artifacts. There are numerous papers published...
Feb 78 min read
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Documentary: Operation: Amber Alert
This is a documentary released on 25 November 2024 produced and narrated by Ryan Matta about child trafficking by the cartels and US...
Feb 64 min read
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Manga ● Review: Before Demon Slayer by Gotouge Koyoharu
Gotouge’s early work is intriguing. As expected, the art is not as refined but the storytelling is generally not bad.
Feb 53 min read
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Immortale Dei by Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII (b. 2 March 1810 – d. 20 July 1903), born Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci, began his pontificate on 20 February...
Feb 210 min read
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Anime ● Review: Our Love Has Always Been 10 Centimeters Apart.
Short 6-episode teen romance drama. Relatively simple and predictable but nonetheless satisfying enough for what it is.
Jan 293 min read
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Anime Review: Bocchi the Rock!
Comedy of a shy guitarist who joins a band and struggles with anxiety. Absurd delivery. Lacks musician jokes but entertaining and relatable.
Jan 255 min read
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K-drama ● Review: The Fiery Priest II
Premise ups the threat by involving a drug cartel. Comedy tries too hard. It is as if the creators have forgotten what makes season 1 good.
Jan 193 min read
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Lost in the Cosmos by Walker Percy
Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book by Walker Percy (b. 28 May 1916 – d. 10 May 1990) is an amusing and profound mock self-help...
Jan 175 min read
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K-drama ● Review: Squid Game 2
Forced premise just to get the guy back in the game. Good production. Decent pacing, moderately entertaining but obvious setup for Season 3.
Jan 73 min read
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Comics Review: Batman vs Predator
Nothing particularly stunning but interesting enough. True to the spirit of the two franchises. Well-paced and consistently good production.
Jan 55 min read
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Anime ● Review: MF Ghost 2nd Season
Continuation of the same. Visually slick still. You either like it or you don’t.
Dec 31, 20244 min read
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K-drama Review: Light Shop
Intriguing premise. Exposition/revelation-driven so the structure is a little crude but pacing is well-managed enough. Solid series.
Dec 29, 20243 min read
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Anime Review: A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized
Interesting premise. A few chuckles but the plot, themes and humor lack depth.
Dec 27, 20243 min read
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