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T-drama Review: Million-Follower Detective
Intriguing premise. Despite some weaknesses, it is a solid production that is watchable and entertaining.
Apr 114 min read


Film Review: Yaksha: Ruthless Operations
Steady pacing, but plot needs to be move faster. Looks good. Nothing outright wrong with it but nothing great either.
Apr 103 min read


Anime Review: Jujutsu Kaisen: The Culling Game Part 1
The mains characters split up so this season can feel unfocused, but this is mitigated somewhat by the quick pacing. Visually, it saves the budget for set pieces in the latter half of the season.
Mar 293 min read


J-drama Review: The Greatest Teacher
Teacher is murdered and thrown back in time to one year earlier. Well-produced with solid performances. Important themes but clumsy pacing and dialogue-heavy.
Mar 234 min read


Film Review: The Black Hole (1979)
Not bad ideas and decent production for its time, but the narrative is clumsy.
Feb 123 min read


J-drama ● Review: Last Samurai Standing
Nothing great but a solid series nonetheless. Decent writing, good performances and well-produced.
Jan 63 min read


Anime ● Review: Dan Da Dan
Entertaining series. Some visual elements are a bit jarring but generally well-produced. It is funny, but can be funnier. Tries a little too hard to be edgy. Grounded by the friendship between the two lead characters.
Nov 24, 20255 min read


Film ● Review: The Woman in Cabin 10
Journalist reports woman going overboard but nobody believes her. Nothing particularly interesting but is intriguing enough initially. Becomes laughable later.
Nov 20, 20252 min read


J-drama Review: Miss King
A young woman wants revenge against her father via shogi. Characters lack complexity and some things are resolved too quickly, but it is well-produced with strongly established lead characters and the series is tight.
Nov 19, 20254 min read


Film ● Review: Black Bag
A counter-intelligence officer tries to find a mole. His wife is on the short list. Sounds boring but is a tight film with decent dramatic tension.
Nov 17, 20252 min read


Film Review: The Village (2004)
Nicely shot and intriguing film about life in a village surrounded by forbidden woods.
Nov 8, 20253 min read


Anime Review: Canaan
Good production but lacks an intriguing plot. There are a few cool scenes but not enough.
Sep 29, 20253 min read


Drama Review: Alien: Earth
Some conveniences in the premise and plot, but it is sufficiently intriguing. Steady pacing. Nicely shot and well-produced.
Sep 27, 20254 min read


Anime Review: The Lost Village
Busload of people want to escape the world and start over in a hidden village. Intriguing premise but inconsistent tone and messy structure. If one expects a dark, gritty and trippy psychological mystery-horror, then one will be disappointed.
Sep 13, 20254 min read


Animation Review: Love, Death + Robots (Volume 3)
Mostly looks good. Doesn’t try as hard as Volume 1, which is a good thing, but nothing great apart from “Bad Travelling” and “Jibaro”.
Sep 7, 20256 min read


Film ● Review: Wall to Wall
Nicely shot and edited. Despite some far-fetched elements, it is a captivating and intense thriller.
Sep 2, 20253 min read


Animation Review: Love, Death + Robots (Volume 1)
An anthology that mostly looks good but most of the episodes try too hard.
Aug 18, 20259 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 17, 20254 min read


Film Review: Brick (2025)
German mystery-thriller in which a couple in an apartment wake up to find themselves walled in. The “closed world” premise is fine but the story is not planned out well.
Aug 10, 20253 min read


Film Review: The Watchers (2024)
Young woman is trapped in the forest with mysterious beings. She meets three others, and they eventually try to escape. Looks good enough. A little clumsy but not bad. Lacks wow factor.
Aug 7, 20253 min read


Anime Review: Ergo Proxy
Post-apocalyptic cyberpunk with some detective noir inspiration. Visually excellent, dark and gritty. Starts strongly but tries too hard to be cerebral. Too slow and bloated.
Jun 1, 20253 min read
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