Suzume Yosano has spent the entire 15 years of her life in the countryside, so when her parents decide to move overseas for work and leave her with her uncle in Tokyo, she finds herself in a whole new environment. On the way to her uncle’s house, however, she gets lost and faints. Waking upContinue reading ““There are as many forms of love, as there are moments in time.”: A critical analysis of Yamamori’s manga series “Daytime Shooting Star””
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Movie Review: The Man From U.N.C.L.E (2015)
I have the great privilege of reviewing this movie. It has been a LONG time since I said this. Most of the movies I watched this year I vaguely acknowledge. Even the new Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation felt “meh” to me. But this classic 1960’s spy remake enthralled me. Directed by Guy Ritchie (youContinue reading “Movie Review: The Man From U.N.C.L.E (2015) “
The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nelson (2012)
I decided to read this book on a whim. When I bought it, I don’t know what I was expecting; perhaps a simple read to pass the time or to replace The Attolia Series by Megan Whalen Turner. The False Prince was written two years ago by Jennifer A. Nelson for young adults 12-14 yearsContinue reading “The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nelson (2012)”
Rurouni Kenshin るろうに剣心 (2012)
It has been a long time since I have been blown away by a movie. Some like Gravity, directed by Alfonso Cuarón, I watched with mild fascination. Others, like Disney’s Frozen, I genuinely liked and could see more than once. Yet, since 2012, I haven’t seen any that I have loved. I find it ironic that this filmContinue reading “Rurouni Kenshin るろうに剣心 (2012)”
The Man Who Laughs, 1928
Based on Victor Hugo‘s 1889 novel L’Homme qui rit (1889), The Man Who Laughs is an American silent film directed by German Expressionist filmmaker Paul Leni during the transition between silent films and “talkies” (films with sound). I became interested in this film after I read a review by Roger Ebert, who portrayed it as “a melodrama, at times even aContinue reading “The Man Who Laughs, 1928”
From the Perspective of an Old Soul 