For those who long for a Korean series which focuses on something other than romance, here’s Reply 1988, a TV-series that offers fresh storyline evolving friendly, heartwarming daily-life stories around five families living in small neighborhood of Ssangmun-dong. Continue reading “Review: Reply 1988”
For those who will go into Warcraft expecting it to finally be the video-game adapted movie that is worthy of critical acclaim, I’m am sorry to break you the news: it’s not. All is not lost, however; after the dust clears and things settled down—especially the Medivh = David Guetta in-jokes—you’ll find that Warcraft is ultimately a satisfactory adaptation of the gargantuan video game franchise. It certainly does fall to some common pitfalls of video game adaptations, but it brings enough to the table to make up for its shortcomings.
Captain America: Civil War begins with a simple question (presented via the Sokovia Accord). Should The Avengers, a collective of superhumans capable of leveling cities, operate under the will of the world government? Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man (Robert Downey … Continue reading Review: Captain America: Civil War
For once, I am actually thankful that I’m not a huge DC aficionado. Otherwise, I probably wouldn’t be able to resist talking at length about how director Zack Snyder handles the influence of The Death of Superman and The Dark … Continue reading Review: Batman v Superman – Dawn of Justice
There’s an inevitable Coldplay comparison waiting to be touched upon in Bump of Chicken’s latest album, “Butterflies”. To begin with, the PV for lead-up single for that album employs the same colorful visual cues the British rock band fancies. Then, … Continue reading Review: Butterflies – Bump of Chicken
A movie that starts with a montage of wildlife destruction footage that continues with a scene featuring a Batman with chicken wings ear and a crossdressing old man could only belongs to Stephen Chow. The Mermaid (2016) is the 53-years … Continue reading Review: The Mermaid
When Toei announced that Digimon Adventure tri., the revival anime for Digimon’s 15th anniversary, will be released in a 6-part theatrical format instead of two seasons of traditional tv anime one, I was skeptic. The thing is, while it may … Continue reading Review: Digimon Adventure tri. Ketsui
As far as my knowledge goes, incremental/idle games found their initial momentum back in 2013. Long before games such as Clicker Heroes, Adventure Capitalist, and Sakura Clicker found their way to Steam publishing, the public’s obsession of this genre began … Continue reading Review: Cookie Clicker V2
Indie electronic idol Megumi Wata’s sophomore album, “Blindman”, came out early this February. Shintaro Sakamoto is still on the steering wheel for the album’s production; Nariaki Obukuro also retains his responsibility for the lyrics. What the three—Wata, Sakamoto, and Obukuro—came … Continue reading Review: Blindman – Megumi Wata
First, a disclaimer: I have never read Deadpool comics or watched any animation that features him as a titular character; I also didn’t play his 2013 video game. What I know about Deadpool is primarily an amalgamation of the knowledge … Continue reading Review: Deadpool
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