Movie Review: An Affair to Remember (1957) directed by Leo McCarey International playboy Niccolo Ferrante (Cary Grant) is traveling back from Italy to marry his heiress fiancée Lois Clark (Neva Patterson). On the ship, Nickie discovers that his lost cigarette case is in the hands of nightclub singer Terry McKay (Deborah McKerr, singing voice by Marnie… Continue reading Movie Review: An Affair to Remember
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Manga Review: Rin-ne Volume 33
Manga Review: Rin-ne Volume 33 by Rumiko Takahashi Quick recap: High-schooler Rinne Rokudo is a shinigami (death spirit) partially of mortal human descent. As such, his powers are less than those of full-blooded shinigami, and he must use special booster items to perform his job as a psychopomp. Rinne’s assisted in bringing wandering spirits to… Continue reading Manga Review: Rin-ne Volume 33
Movie Review: Ready Player One
Movie Review: Ready Player One (2018) directed by Steven Spielberg It is the dark future of Columbus, Ohio in the year 2045. Ecological disaster and economic collapse have made the outside world unbearable for many of the world’s citizens. Fortunately, there’s an online virtual world known as the Oasis that they can escape to. But worse… Continue reading Movie Review: Ready Player One
Manga Review: Rin-ne #35
Manga Review: Rin-ne #35 by Rumiko Takahashi Quick recap: Rinne Rokudo is a part-human shinigami (death spirit) who helps lost spirits find the proper afterlife. Due to unfortunate circumstances, he’s poor and destined to stay that way for the indefinite future. He’s assisted by his black cat familiar Rokumon, and a female classmate named Sakura… Continue reading Manga Review: Rin-ne #35
Movie Review: A Bucket of Blood
A Bucket of Blood (1959) dir. Roger Corman In 1959, the cool place to be was the Yellow Door, a beatnik coffee house. (For our younger readers, beatniks were the predecessor to hippies, but more focused on artistic expression; both hipsters and goths are distant descendants.) You could listen to word salad poet Maxwell H. Brock… Continue reading Movie Review: A Bucket of Blood
Manga Review: Sayonara, Football #1
Manga Review: Sayonara, Football #1 by Naoshi Arakawa Fourteen year old Nozomi Onda has the best technical skills on her school’s soccer team. She trains harder than any of the other members, and has a true passion for the sport. But since her school doesn’t have a girls’ soccer team, Nozomi had to join the… Continue reading Manga Review: Sayonara, Football #1
Magazine Review: Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1953
Magazine Review: Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1953 edited by Ellery Queen Since this has floated to the top of my TBR pile, let’s look at another vintage issue of this classic mystery magazine. The cover depicting an aerialist falling to presumed death after being stuck with a dart has nothing to do with any… Continue reading Magazine Review: Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1953
TV Review: Iron Man Armored Adventures: Season 2 Vol. 1
TV Review: Iron Man Armored Adventures: Season 2 Vol. 1 Tony Stark’s life used to be pretty good for a teenage boy. As the son of multimillionaire industrialist Howard Stark, Tony had access to the technology and resources his inventive mind needed to create an experimental armored suit. It wasn’t quite ready to show his… Continue reading TV Review: Iron Man Armored Adventures: Season 2 Vol. 1
Movie Review: Metropolis (2001)
Movie Review: Metropolis (2001) directed by Rintaro, aka Osamu Tezuka’s Metropolis Private investigator Shunsaku Ban has come to Metropolis with his nephew Ken’ichi on the trail of Dr. Laughton, a mad scientist wanted for using human organs in illegal experiments. The police are shorthanded trying to do crowd control for the week-long celebration of Metropolis’ newest… Continue reading Movie Review: Metropolis (2001)
Manga Review: Phantom Tales of the Night 4
Manga Review: Phantom Tales of the Night 4 by Matsuri Butterfly runs a noodle stand as a front for his real job, greeting guests for the Owner of Murakumo Inn. It’s not your standard inn, welcoming both human and non-human guests. There is a price for staying, however…your darkest secrets. A frequent visitor to the… Continue reading Manga Review: Phantom Tales of the Night 4