Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2–Movie Review
The final movie in the series provides a well-executed and satisfactory conclusion. As expected the bottom line is as follows: If you have seen the 7(!) previous movies then you… Read more »
Mawaru Penguindrum–Anime First Impressions
Mawaru Penguindrum (“Turn Around Penguindrum”) was probably the most eagerly-anticipated anime of the summer season. At least it had the most mysterious marketing. As it turns out I am not… Read more »
Samsung-funded study finds 3D video causes extra eye strain, fatigue
Ars Technica reports. What can I say? I told you so here and here.
Usagi Drop–Anime Early Impressions
Usagi Drop (“Bunny Drop”) is the sort of smart, low-key josei anime that will never get a North American DVD release, but fortunately it can be seen on Crunchyroll. Daikichi… Read more »
Natsume Yuujin-Chou San–Anime Early Impressions
Natsume Yuujin-Chou San “(Natsume’s Book of Friends 3”, playing on Crunchyroll as Natsume Yujincho) is actually the third season of a successful series. Thus I feel confident in saying that… Read more »
Ikoku Meiro no Croisée–Anime Early Impressions
Ikoku Meiro no Croisée (The Crossroads of a Foreign Labyrinth) may not be the best anime of the new season, but it is certainly the prettiest. This is an example… Read more »
Project Nim–Movie Review
Project Nim is a rather sad documentary that is worth watching if you are interested in the subject matter. It tells the story of Nim Chimpsky, a chimpanzee who was… Read more »
Simian Copyrights
Law Professor David Post blogs about an interesting legal problem. A wildlife photographer left his camera on the ground in an Indonesian national park. A monkey picked up the camera… Read more »
Gosick Ends
A nice ending for a rather good series. I’m not calling it a great classic but “rather good” seems fair enough. It is only possible to appreciate this show if… Read more »