The Grand Budapest Hotel–Movie Review
The Grand Budapest Hotel (IMDB) is a new movie by Wes Anderson, and thus is both rather funny and rather strange. It reminds me a bit of the old Pink… Read more »
Tim’s Vermeer–Movie Review
Tim’s Vermeer (IMDB) is a fascinating documentary by Penn and Teller. (Penn Jillette narrates while Teller, of course, directed.) It tells the story of an eccentric inventor who becomes obsessed… Read more »
The Wind Rises–Movie Review
“All I wanted to do was to make something beautiful.” –Jiro Horikoshi If you live near an art-house theater you might have a chance to see The Wind Rises (Kaze… Read more »
About Last Night (2014)–Movie Review
About Last Night (IMDB) is a fairly predictable romantic comedy, but it’s funny enough that is doesn’t feel like a waste of time. As movies released on Valentine’s Day go,… Read more »
Chuunibyou visits Yoshinogari
Episode 6 of Chuunibyou Ren visits the Yoshinogari site. A very interesting place. See my post about it for more information.
American Hustle–Movie Review
American Hustle (IMDB) is a crime drama based very loosely on the Abscam operation of the late 1970s. The opening credits say “Some of this actually happened.” Though it may… Read more »
Harry Potter should have married Hermione, admits J K Rowling
Via CNN and The Independent. Now at this point I could be saying “I told you so,” because I said something similar when reviewing one of the movies. (I was… Read more »
Cusco and Saksaywaman, Peru
(December 13) The ancient Inca capital of Cusco is today a city of about half a million people. The elevation is over 14,000 feet. New visitors may find that they… Read more »
Hoozuki no Reitetsu–Anime Early Impressions
So far my second-favorite anime of the new season is Hoozuki no Reitetsu (“Cool-headed Hoozuki”) (Crunchyroll). This probably won’t appeal to everyone. It’s one of those shows that’s full of… Read more »
Chuunibyou 2–Anime Early Impressions
When I heard that Chuunibyou was going to have a second season I was more worried than excited. The original series had a perfectly fine ending that seemed to leave… Read more »