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Films Review: Rurouni Kenshin Trilogy
Mostly looks good and mostly enjoyable.
Aug 85 min read


Anime Film Review: Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker
Mostly a waste of time unless one loves the video games or genre, or for the sake of studying. Annoying lead character.
Aug 33 min read


J-drama ● Review: Human Vapor
Moderately intriguing mystery-thriller. Nicely shot and edited. Nothing outstanding but that is not a bad thing as it does what it needs without drawing excessive attention.
Jul 253 min read


Anime Film Review: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom
Long-awaited sequel. Decent film in every respect. Plot progression can be better, but just grateful it’s here.
Jul 204 min read


Anime Review: The Eminence in Shadow
Amusing main character who has delusions of grandeur and wants to play hero. But he is actually very capable and what he thinks is a fictional cult is real. Moderately intriguing and entertaining comedy that mildly parodies the fantasy genre.
Jul 155 min read


Anime ● Review: Cyber City Oedo 808
Classic cyberpunk. The plot and characters are engaging enough, and the visuals are awesome. It deserves at least eight episodes rather than just three.
Jul 83 min read


Film Review: Gladiator II
Follows the same template as the first film, which is fine in itself. It’s not bad but it is nothing special, so it comes across as an unnecessary sequel.
Jul 43 min read


Film ● Review: Mickey 17
Good production. Looks good. Amusing. But the satire is not clever enough and for a black comedy, it is not black enough.
Jun 293 min read


Anime Review: Guilty Crown
Not bad. Good production with a solid soundtrack. Generally looks good. It is a series that I want to like more but the plotting needs to be more refined.
Jun 264 min read


Anime ● Review: Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You
Slice-of-life series of the friendship between a salaryman and a supermarket employee. Visually slick. Amusing.
Jun 243 min read


Anime Films Review: Kurayukaba & Kuramerukagari
Visually brilliant and great worldbuilding. The plotting can be better but it’s still worthy of viewing.
Jun 213 min read


Anime Review: Macross Frontier
Excellent series true to the franchise. Solid visuals and music. Decent pacing and emotional resonance.
Jun 157 min read


Anime Review: Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato
Action-based sequel. Generally looks and sounds good. Nice to see the characters again but as a sequel, the story lacks substance.
Jun 102 min read


Vehementer Nos by Pope Pius X
Pope Pius X (b. 2 June 1835 – d. 20 August 1914), born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, began his pontificate on 4 August 1903. He is known for opposing modernist thought and as a bishop proposed a new catechism for laymen in 1880. After his elevation to the papacy, he worked on that and released a catechism. It was, however, only used in the province of Rome and other parts of Italy and not the rest of the world. The encyclical “Vehementer Nos” was published on 11 February 1906. I
Jun 67 min read


Anime Review: Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
Dark steampunk zombie. Great worldbuilding, visuals and soundtrack. Decent pacing but too many plot conveniences.
May 315 min read


K-drama ● Review: Gold Land
Measured pacing and decent performances. Visually dark, nicely edited. Not bad but could use more care with some details.
May 294 min read


Manga ● Review: Cryomemory – Volume 1
Young woman finds data doll with her long-lost/dead sister’s memories. Generic/derivative sci-fi so far, but good art and production.
May 142 min read


Film Review: Mortal Kombat (2021)
Not bad pacing. Inconsistent but nowhere near as bad as I anticipated despite the cheese and cringe.
May 104 min read


Animation Review: Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord
Predictable but solidly executed for what it is, with decent tension, conflict and action sequences.
May 63 min read


Anime Review: Mashle
In a world where magical abilities are the norm, a non-magical guy uses his supreme physical strength. Action-packed. Simple and crude mild parody. Still enjoyable.
May 44 min read


Comics Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II
Nicely produced with execellent art. The story is not bad even if it is more of the same: the Foot it gone but there are rival gangs, corrupt government and police, and a new player our heroes have to deal with.
Apr 212 min read
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