Natsume Yujin-cho Shi–Anime Early Impressions
So far the 2012 Winter anime season has been rather disappointing. It’s not that everything is terrible, but nothing strikes me as truly new and outstanding. The two best new… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2012
The Iron Lady–Movie Review
For a British biopic The Iron Lady is unusually controversial. It’s not that Margaret Thatcher is not a suitable subject for a biopic. I think that any reasonable person would… Read more »
Real Men Call Themselves “Ore”
Fans of my post on Japanese pronouns will be interested in Kaori Shoji’s article on pronoun usage in the contemporary Japanese dating scene. She describes an ojou-sama who can’t stand… Read more »
Cyberglasses Coming Soon?
Fans of Dennou Coil may be able to buy a working pair of cyberglasses sooner than they expected. The “SmartGoggles” just announced by Sensics at CES appear to have all… Read more »
Not just any sale, it’s a #$&@^’ sale
If you don’t believe that different cultures have different notions of what is and is not offensive, then this item should help convince you But whatever you do in Japan,… Read more »
The Artist–Movie Review
The Artist is not a movie for everyone. Many people are going to stop reading as soon as they realize that this is a silent movie. And yes, if you… Read more »
The Adventures of Tintin–Movie Review
The Adventures of Tintin represents a landmark of sorts for computer-generated animation. This is the first CG-animated movie I have seen that crosses over the Uncanny Valley. After watching it… Read more »
My Week with Marilyn–Movie Review
My Week with Marilyn is a high-minded British historical drama based on some autobiographical writings by filmmaker Colin Clark. In 1956 Clark (Eddie Redmayne) was an eager young college graduate… Read more »