NYAF & NYCC
The last time I went to the New York Anime Festival (NYAF) was two years ago and I had a great time. This year was a bit of a disappointment…. Read more »
The Social Network–Movie Review
The first thing that everyone wants to know about The Social Network is whether this is the true story of how Mark Zuckerberg and a few of his Harvard classmates… Read more »
Star Driver
I’m not really a mecha fan, so maybe I’m not really entitled to an opinion, but I can’t resist one snide comment about Star Driver. Have you ever in your… Read more »
Easy A–Movie Review
Easy A deals with a potentially serious subject: the tendency of teenagers to turn like a pack of wolves on anyone who doesn’t fit in. But this isn’t some gritty… Read more »
El Goonish Shive
I now have a new favorite web comic. Which may or may not be significant. I don’t read many web comics, so I can hardly claim to be a connoisseur…. Read more »
Going the Distance–Movie Review
There’s something rather retro about Going the Distance. At first I thought it was set in the early 1990s. Then I realized that the technology is all wrong. Nevertheless there… Read more »
Notes on the Shinto Religion and Anime
If you ask an English-speaking Japanese person about religion, you will probably be told something like this: “I am not religious but I practice Buddhism and Shinto because that is… Read more »
Salt–Movie Review
Salt is a bleak and violent spy thriller. It has a competent cast and a steady stream of special effects, but I didn’t enjoy it much. Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie)… Read more »
Dinner for Schmucks–Movie Review
I have mixed feelings about Dinner for Schmucks. On the one hand it is pretty funny, and I’ve said before that I’m prepared to forgive a lot if the movie… Read more »