Jan 34 minAnime ● Review: UltramanNothing particularly bad, but nothing particularly memorable either.
Dec 29, 20234 minFilm ● Review: Zom 100: Bucket List of the DeadDecent adaptation. Good pacing and production. Enjoyable but lacks the absurdity of the anime. (Even the anime can be more absurd.)
Dec 23, 20233 minFilm ● Review: Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of FireA rebel’s cheesy recruitment drive against evil imperial forces. Not totally cringe but only because I don’t expect much from Hack Snyder.
Dec 21, 20234 minFilm Review: Godzilla Minus OneCharacter-focused but not necessarily character-driven. Good pacing with enough kaiju action. Solid production. Very well executed.
Dec 9, 20233 minAnime ● Review: SYNDUALITY NoirTypical sci-fi premise and setting. Decent voice acting and production. But plot is derivative. Nothing spectacular, mildly enjoyable.
Dec 5, 20235 minAntarctica’s Hidden History by Michael E. SallaIn Book 3, Dr Michael E. Salla focuses on the Nazis hiding in Antarctica and their infiltration of the US industrial-military complex.
Nov 29, 20235 minInscrutabili Dei Consilio by Pope Leo XIIIPope Leo XIII’s first encyclical is hardly the most interesting document but it does show the circumstances at the time.
Nov 27, 20233 minK-drama ● Review: Daily Dose of SunshinePlot follows nurse working in the psychiatric ward. Good balance in tone. Good performances. Some structural clumsiness but a decent series.
Nov 24, 20232 minFilm ● Mini-Review: The KillerNot intended to be a fast-paced action-packed thriller. Steady pacing. Not overly stylized. Impersonal but still interesting enough.