Film Review: Alien – Romulus
A few conveniences but decent pacing. Nicely lit and shot. Good performances. Not great but still a good effort and entertaining.
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- Aug 1
- 3 min
K-drama ● Review: Sweet Home 3
Tries too hard with the action and gore, but an acceptable conclusion. Overall, meh.
60
- Jul 24
- 3 min
Film Review: Lumberjack the Monster
Mystery with elements of a horror-thriller framed in a fairy tale–like story. Nothing bad. Just flat. Plotting and themes are a bit clumsy.
150
- Jun 30
- 3 min
K-drama ● Review: Parasyte: The Grey
Solid writing, performances and production. Tight plotting. Surprisingly good, even if one doesn’t like the genre.
20
- Jun 13
- 4 min
Anime Review: The Grimm Variations
Not a bad effort but nothing special. Could have used other fairy tales since there are over 200 to choose from.
20
- Jun 4
- 2 min
Film ● Mini-Review: Shadow in the Cloud
Opening tries too hard. Unnecessarily feminist when a good actress is playing the lead role. Silly but surprisingly entertaining.
50
- Apr 28
- 5 min
The October Country by Ray Bradbury
The October Country is a collection of 19 short stories by Ray Bradbury (b. 22 August 1920 – d. 5 June 2012). A larger collection that...
190
- Mar 26
- 2 min
Manga Review: Dissolving Classroom by Ito Junji
An amusing and entertaining read, but the satire and black comedy can be taken further.
70
- Mar 22
- 2 min
K-drama ● Review: The School Nurse Files
Moderately intriguing but unfocused. Offbeat but lacks comedy. Not bad but can be better executed.
40
- Jan 6
- 3 min
K-drama ● Review: Sweet Home 2
Tries too hard with the action and gore. Lacks atmosphere and focus given the multiple plotlines and is presumably a setup for Season 3.
90
- Dec 29, 2023
- 4 min
Film ● Review: Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Decent adaptation. Good pacing and production. Enjoyable but lacks the absurdity of the anime. (Even the anime can be more absurd.)
50
- Nov 19, 2023
- 2 min
Manga Review: Sensor by Ito Junji
Supernatural-cosmic horror. Sufficiently intriguing. Decent plotting and pacing. Generally a satisfying read.
110
- Oct 30, 2023
- 4 min
University by Bentley Little
Typical contemporary horror fiction in many respects but with well-written twisted dark/black comedy.
50
- Oct 17, 2023
- 3 min
Film ● Review: Re/Member
Despite being a time-loop story with a little clumsy structuring and cheesy montages, it is still a moderately enjoyable horror film.
80
- Aug 19, 2023
- 3 min
Comics Review: Alien – Icarus
Set 15 years after Revival, a team of synths attempts to retrieve an Alien sample. Lacks the more refined execution of the previous volumes.
50
- Apr 21, 2023
- 2 min
Manga Review: Junji Ito’s Cat Diary – Yon & Mu
Horror parodies of Ito’s experience with his wife and two cats. Drawn in his usual style. Moderately amusing, not to be taken too seriously.
50
- Apr 13, 2023
- 3 min
Film Review: The Mist
Not intensely horrifying but enough tension to be captivating, mostly set in one location. Good cinematography, performances and pacing.
60
- Apr 4, 2023
- 10 min
Anime ● Review: Junji Ito Collection & Maniac
Recommended if one is a fan of Ito’s work; he has good ideas but not necessarily the best plotting. Not bad but animation is inconsistent.
190
- Mar 4, 2023
- 3 min
Comics Review: Alien – Revival
Revival collects Issues 7 to 12 and is set two years after the events of Bloodlines.
100
- Feb 5, 2023
- 3 min
Comics Review: Alien 3 – The Unproduced Screenplay by William Gibson
This comic is a 5-issue collection originally published by Dark Horse in 2019 based on William Gibson’s unproduced screenplay.
100
- Jan 16, 2023
- 3 min
Comics Review: Alien – Bloodlines
Set in 2200—about twenty-one years after the film Aliens—this story follows Gabriel Cruz, a security veteran for Weyland-Yutani.
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