Author Archives: Jonathan Tappan

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St. Vincent–Movie Review

St. Vincent (IMDB) is a well-intentioned comedy that is not as heart-warming as it thinks it is. However it is redeemed by some good performances, particularly a star turn by… Read more »

Burnable, not burnable

Barakamon Ends

The ending wasn’t bad exactly. Barakamon (Funimation) is still my favorite show of the season. But it left me vaguely dissatisfied, with a feeling that this could have been even… Read more »

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Tokyo ESP Ends

Tokyo ESP (Hulu) turned out to be a surprisingly good action-adventure series with characters I cared about, even if they were over-the-top. The only problem is that with only 12… Read more »