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Film Review: The Village (2004)
Nicely shot and intriguing film about life in a village surrounded by forbidden woods.
Nov 83 min read


Anime Review: Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?
Boy and his mother in an online fantasy game. Crude but not as superficial as one may expect. Fails to reach its potential as both the comedy and themes can go further. But motherhood is lifted up and celebrated.
Oct 154 min read


Animation Review: Love, Death + Robots (Volume 4)
As expected, the rendering and animation have improved. But still meh.
Sep 96 min read


Animation Review: Love, Death + Robots (Volume 2)
Mostly looks good. Doesn’t try as hard as Volume 1, which is a good thing, but nothing special.
Aug 244 min read


Animation Review: Love, Death + Robots (Volume 1)
An anthology that mostly looks good but most of the episodes try too hard.
Aug 189 min read


K-drama Review: When the Phone Rings
Stereotypical cold male lead and soft female lead. Intriguing premise but the plotting and pacing need to be better. Relies too much on Chae Soo-bin to carry the show.
Aug 174 min read


Anime ● Review: Death Parade
Afterlife and judgement psychological thriller. Visually solid. Mildly intriguing initially but not particularly gripping. Overall, tries a bit too hard.
Jun 243 min read


Aeni Film ● Review: Lost in Starlight
Simple and predictable romance but well-written enough for what it is. Superb rendering.
Jun 22 min read


Anime ● Review: Plastic Memories
Looks slick and good voice acting but the plot and themes of this boy and girl android pseudo-romance are contrived. Tries to be emotion porn and fails.
May 282 min read


J-drama ● Review: Why Didn’t I Tell You a Million Times?
Ghost in the form of J-drama. A bit slow initially. Not bad writing but the execution is B-grade-ish.
Feb 173 min read


Calls to Ban Rose and Jack’s “Love” Salute
New York City, NY – Following the outrage over Elon Musk’s recent Nazi/Love salute, some have called for legal action against Rose and...
Feb 21 min read


Anime ● Review: Our Love Has Always Been 10 Centimeters Apart.
Short 6-episode teen romance drama. Relatively simple and predictable but nonetheless satisfying enough for what it is.
Jan 293 min read


Anime ● Review: MF Ghost 2nd Season
Continuation of the same. Visually slick still. You either like it or you don’t.
Dec 31, 20244 min read


K-drama Review: Light Shop
Intriguing premise. Exposition/revelation-driven so the structure is a little crude but pacing is well-managed enough. Solid series.
Dec 29, 20243 min read


Anime ● Review: Tsuki ga Kirei
Solid coming-of-age, slice-of-life romance. Can argue about plotting and pacing but it is emotionally realistic.
Oct 14, 20243 min read


Film ● Review: Mission: Cross
Simple action-comedy. Nicely executed and entertaining.
Sep 28, 20243 min read


Love Is Stronger Than Death by Peter Kreeft
Love Is Stronger Than Death by Peter Kreeft, first published in 1979, is a philosophical examination of this modern-day taboo even...
Sep 3, 20242 min read


Making Sense Out of Suffering by Peter Kreeft
Making Sense Out of Suffering by Peter Kreeft, first published in 1986, explores this classic question. The text is concise, it is...
Aug 29, 20243 min read


Anime ● Review: ReLIFE
Solidly enjoyable slice-of-life drama-comedy about a 27-year-old given a chance to relive the final year of high school.
Aug 25, 20244 min read


Anime ● Review: Aoi Bungaku Series
Not bad but nothing spectacular. Some of the stories try too hard.
Aug 21, 20246 min read


Anime Film Review: Violet Evergarden: The Movie
Decent film that addresses the issue of Gilbert. Visually superb although the plotting could be better.
Aug 14, 20243 min read
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