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Film Review: Fight Back to School
Young cop sent to go undercover as a student. Entertaining action-comedy with good pacing and performances from Stephen Chow and Ng Man-tat.
Mar 274 min read


Film Review: War Machine (2026)
Cheesy sci-fi action like Predator (1987). But with an alien mech.
Mar 253 min read


J-drama Review: The Greatest Teacher
Teacher is murdered and thrown back in time to one year earlier. Well-produced with solid performances. Important themes but clumsy pacing and dialogue-heavy.
Mar 234 min read


Manga Review: Goodbye, Eri
Good art, clean linework. Tight narrative with good pacing.
Mar 212 min read


Film ● Review: Re/Member: The Last Night
Some things progress too quickly and too many conveniences, but still a moderately enjoyable sequel.
Mar 113 min read


Anime Review: Macross 7
Macross 7 has one of the most annoying main characters ever. And this is not helped by the poor pacing, dated visuals and the same song being used over and over again. The ideas are mostly good but at 49 episodes, it simply drags. If nothing else, some of these ideas set up the premise for subsequent series.
Mar 79 min read


Spesse Volte 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 1878. His papacy is the fourth longest in the history of the Church. He is known for having composed the Prayer to Archangel St Michael and for the encyclical “ Humanum Genus ” on freemasonry published on 20 April 1884. The encyclical “ Spesse Volte ” was published on 5 August 1898. It is relatively short at approximately 3,400 words in 29 par
Mar 14 min read


Praeclara Gratulationis Publicae 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 1878. His papacy is the fourth longest in the history of the Church. He is known for having composed the Prayer to Archangel St Michael and for the encyclical “ Humanum Genus ” on freemasonry published on 20 April 1884. The encyclical “ Praeclara Gratulationis Publicae ” was published on 20 June 1894. It is relatively short at approximately 5,
Feb 184 min read


Film Review: Predator: Badlands
Despite some silliness, it is surprisingly entertaining and enjoyable.
Feb 155 min read


Film Review: The Black Hole (1979)
Not bad ideas and decent production for its time, but the narrative is clumsy.
Feb 123 min read


Anime Review: Space Battleship Yamato 2199
Steady pacing and visually excellent. However, characters and relationships are not sufficiently interesting. Although expected, a bit tacky on occasion with its plot conveniences.
Feb 55 min read


Forty Dreams of St John Bosco, Compiled and Edited by Fr J. Bacchiarello SDB
St John Bosco (b. 16 August 1815 – d. 31 January 1888) is known for being a priest who worked tirelessly founding and running schools that educated and looked after boys, particularly the poor, abandoned, orphaned and delinquent. John Bosco was born in Becchi, a village in Piedmont, Italy. Initially prevented from attending school, his mother did send him to school during the winter of 1824–1825. He was taught to read and write by a priest who also prepared him for his first
Feb 19 min read


Anime Film Review: Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway
Solid production and visually excellent. Steady pacing.
Jan 294 min read


Film Review: The Rip
Straightforward cop thriller, well-written and well-produced enough. Enjoyable but nothing special.
Jan 223 min read


Film Review: The Great Flood
Well-produced with solid performances but it is basically a sci-fi AI premise housed in a natural disaster setting. Difficult to buy into it.
Jan 203 min read


The Limits of Papal Authority over the Liturgy by Fr Chad Ripperger
The Limits of Papal Authority over the Liturgy by Fr Chad Ripperger, first published in 2023, is a contribution (and response) to the recently renewed discussion of papal authority in regards to the liturgy—that is, whether the pope can change or suppress the rite. Ripperger points out the two extreme views: 1. the pope can do whatever he wants (short of changing the words of Consecration) or 2. the pope cannot change anything. Neither is correct and this book aims to “begin
Jan 115 min read


J-drama ● Review: Last Samurai Standing
Nothing great but a solid series nonetheless. Decent writing, good performances and well-produced.
Jan 63 min read


Anime ● Review: Watari-kun’s ****** Is About to Collapse
Nothing interesting despite the premise. Looks good enough but it just drags on and on. It’s just 26 tiresome episodes of a guy who is unable to be decisive, allowing things to be more complicated than they need to be.
Jan 54 min read


Custodi Di Quella Fede 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 1878. His papacy is the fourth longest in the history of the Church. He is known for having composed the Prayer to Archangel St Michael and for the encyclical “ Humanum Genus ” on freemasonry published on 20 April 1884. The encyclicals regarding freemasonry “ Inimica Vis ” and “ Custodi Di Quella Fede ” were published on 8 December 1892. Encyc
Jan 15 min read


Inimica Vis 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 1878. His papacy is the fourth longest in the history of the Church. He is known for having composed the Prayer to Archangel St Michael and for the encyclical “ Humanum Genus ” on freemasonry published on 20 April 1884. The encyclicals regarding freemasonry “ Inimica Vis ” and “ Custodi Di Quella Fede ” were published on 8 December 1892. Encyc
Dec 31, 20253 min read


Film ● Review: Shin Ultraman
Similar style to Shin Godzilla (2016) but goes further with the satire and comedy. Nicely shot and edited.
Dec 30, 20253 min read
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