Mar 262 minManga Review: Dissolving Classroom by Ito JunjiAn amusing and entertaining read, but the satire and black comedy can be taken further.
Mar 254 minMockumentary Review: Creator’s File: GOLDAmusing and fun series. Each episode can use more structure and take the satire further.
Mar 222 minK-drama ● Review: The School Nurse FilesModerately intriguing but unfocused. Offbeat but lacks comedy. Not bad but can be better executed.
Jan 302 minFilm ● Review: Once Upon a CrimeFairy tale–inspired crime comedy. Not bad but under-developed and fails to move on after hitting its beats so it loses energy.
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.)
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 14, 20233 minFilm ● Review: Violence ActionTries to be the “cute young woman assassin taking on the yakuza” action-comedy. Tries too hard to look cool. And fails. Messy plotting.
Oct 30, 20234 minUniversity by Bentley LittleTypical contemporary horror fiction in many respects but with well-written twisted dark/black comedy.
Sep 8, 20234 minK-drama ● Review: Mask GirlA tight narrative about an ugly woman’s desire for attention. Tragedy follows her decisions. Some plot conveniences but beautifully shot.