Shakugan no Shana III Final–Anime First Impressions
Shakugan no Shana III Final is obviously yet another sequel. Given the title, this one had better wrap up the story or the fans will be awfully annoyed. I’ve watched… Read more »
Squid Girl Season II–Anime Early Impressions
The Fall 2011 anime season seems to have an unusual number of sequels, and of course it is not at all unusual for a good show to have a disappointing… Read more »
Dantalian Ends
The Mystic Archives of Dantalian a.k.a. Dantalian no Shoka a.k.a. Bibliotheca Mystica de Dantalian did not, as I feared, have a Gainax ending, but the ending was nevertheless startlingly abrupt…. Read more »
50/50–Movie Review
50/50 is sort of like a Judd Apatow comedy except it’s about cancer. The movie is loosely based on the experiences of screenwriter Will Reiser who is now in apparent… Read more »
Hanasaku Iroha Ends
Hanasaku Iroha has to be the most disappointing anime of the Summer season. I’m not comparing it to the numerous crappy shows that I avoided entirely or sampled and quickly… Read more »
Nichijou Ends
I think my opinion of Nichijou (My Ordinary Life) has improved over the course of the series. Two of the main characters seem more likeable. Yukko isn’t really a jerk…. Read more »
Moneyball–Movie Review
Moneyball is an unusual sports movie, perhaps a sports movie for people who hate sports movies. A slightly fictionalized adaptation of Michael Lewis’s book, it ignores the usual sports movie… Read more »
Ikoku Meiro Ends
Ikoku Meiro no Croisée (The Crossroads of a Foreign Labyrinth) ends rather abruptly. This may be a feel-good slice-of-life anime but it does have an overall story. Yet the ending… Read more »
Contagion–Movie Review
Contagion is an unusual disaster film: tightly written, thoughtful and totally plausible. Pretty much everything that is shown could actually happen and in fact is not particularly unlikely. The movie… Read more »
Usagi Drop Ends
Usagi Drop turned out to be basically a feel-good slice-of-life anime with none of the melodrama I expected. It is charming and heartwarming; not silly but not entirely realistic; maybe… Read more »