Pacific Rim–Movie Review
Pacific Rim (IMDB) is a movie that aims fairly low and hits the target, delivering 132 minutes of mindless popcorn-munching diversion. The story, co-written by director Guillermo del Toro, is… Read more »
Obon Festival 2013 NYC
The New York Buddhist Church sponsors an annual Obon Festival in Bryant Park.
Rozen Maiden Zurückspulen–Anime First Impression
Rozen Maiden was a gothic fantasy anime series that ran in two seasons in 2004 and 2005. I rather liked it–a strange but compelling story about dolls who came to… Read more »
Hamachi Ends
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU (Yahari Ore no Seishun Rabu-Kome ha Machigatteiru) (Crunchyroll) left me with very mixed feelings. The witty insightful writing made the show fun to watch. On… Read more »
Gargantia Ends
A rousing finale for Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet (Suisei no Garugantia) (Crunchyroll). This gets my vote for the best anime of the Spring 2013 season. This is another hit… Read more »
The Heat–Movie Review
This is not a particularly original movie. A straight-laced by-the-book good cop is forced to partner with a slovenly rule-breaking bad cop. Hilarity ensues. Also explosions. However The Heat (IMDB)… Read more »
This is the End–Movie Review
If you’ve read enough of my reviews you have probably figured out that I will forgive a movie just about anything if it is funny enough. I gave positive reviews… Read more »
Red Data Girl Season 1 Ends
The first season of Red Data Girl (Funimation) turned out to be better than I expected, but I have one significant reservation. Let’s list the good points first: It’s a… Read more »
Stories We Tell–Movie Review
I went to see Stories We Tell (IMDB) without knowing much about it, based on some enthusiastic critical reviews. In the end I found it interesting but not really outstanding…. Read more »