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Tag Archives: Review
Review and Appreciation: Grave of the Fireflies – A Heartbreaking and Unforgettable Masterpiece
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Very minor spoilers. Grave of the Fireflies is an unforgettable masterpiece. It’s as simple as that. It is a haunting, difficult and frank look at the toll war takes on a people presented … Continue reading
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Review: 2011′s Winnie the Pooh a Wonderfully Whimsical New Classic
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Very minor spoilers, but nothing to take away from the experience of watching the film. Winnie the Pooh and the gang from the Hundred Acre Wood will always hold a special place in … Continue reading
Review: Whisper of the Heart‘s Nostalgic Warmth and Charm
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW As a film review, no spoilers. Watching From Up on Poppy Hill last week had me falling in love; a sincerely nostalgic and beautifully presented film from Studio Ghibli. Reading up on what … Continue reading
Check-in Review: tvN’s Mind-Blowing, Thought Provoking Nine: Nine Time Travels – And We’re Only Halfway!
TYPE OF REVIEW : CHECK-IN REVIEW HUGE HUGE SPOILERS! For the non-spoilery First Impression Review, click here. I rarely do Check-in Reviews unless I’m really passionate about the development of a show, good or bad, midway through. But tvN’s Nine: … Continue reading
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Hindsight Review: Willing to Engage in Emotionally Satisfying “Psychological Warfare” for That Winter the Wind Blows
TYPE OF REVIEW : HINDSIGHT REVIEW SPOILERS EVERYWHERE! For the non-spoilery First Impression Review, click here. I want to preface this Hindsight Review by saying it will probably be just as convoluted as the show’s ending. But hopefully, this Review … Continue reading
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Review: The Beautifully and Sincerely Nostalgic From Up on Poppy Hill
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW As a film review, no spoilers. From Up on Poppy Hill is not the kind of film anyone familiar with the names Studio Ghibli and Miyazaki might come to expect from the Oscar-winning … Continue reading
First Impression Review: tvN’s Intriguing Nine – Nine Time Travels Off to a Great Start
TYPE OF REVIEW : FIRST IMPRESSION REVIEW Very minor spoilers up to episode 2. Awkward title is awkward. But it’s easy to get over it after watching the first two episodes of tvN’s Nine – Nine Time Travels. It takes … Continue reading
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First Impression Review: KBS’ Iris II Offers Thrills… Then Lulls
TYPE OF REVIEW : FIRST IMPRESSION REVIEW Very minor spoilers up to episode 4. KBS’ Iris in 2009 was a television blockbuster in both ratings and scope. The ₩20 billion series was critically acclaimed and commercially successful enough to spawn … Continue reading
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First Impression Review: SBS’ Poetic and Engaging That Winter, the Wind Blows
TYPE OF REVIEW : FIRST IMPRESSION REVIEW Moderate spoilers up to episode 6. For the spoiler-filled Hindsight Review, click here. SBS’ That Winter, the Wind Blows is a perfect example of how to do melodrama without overdoing the histrionics, exaggerations, … Continue reading
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Review: Kamen Rider OOO, a Quirky and Unexpected Ride
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Very minor spoilers When I first decided to jump into the other tokusatsu franchise known as Kamen Rider after having officially getting hooked on Super Sentai, I planned on OOO, the 2010-2011 season … Continue reading
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Review: BBC/Masterpiece’s Great Expectations a Great Introduction into the World of Dickens
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Some spoilers I must admit, my high school education did not include reading a single Charles Dickens novel. Instead, we studied Catcher in the Rye, The Great Gatsby, Hamlet and probably the most … Continue reading
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Appreciation of The Snowman and Review of The Snowman and The Snowdog
TYPE OF REVIEW : APPRECIATION and GOOD OL’ REVIEW No spoilers Ever since I could remember A Charlie Brown Christmas was an annual Christmas tradition for me. And when it first came to DVD, it became an anytime tradition. It … Continue reading
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Review: KBS’ School 2013 a Gritty Look at Today’s Youth
TYPE OF REVIEW : FIRST IMPRESSION REVIEW General, minor spoilers I’ve always been a fan of dramas both in Korea and the Philippines that center on high school or college-aged students. Mostly because it’s great seeing some of the best … Continue reading
Review: NBC’s Mockingbird Lane a Nice Treat with Lots of Potential, but Also Plenty of Risks
TYPE OF REVIEW : FIRST IMPRESSION REVIEW Basic spoilers. SciFi/Syfy’s Battlestar Galactica gave me hope that anything could be remade, updated or reimagined for a new or more current audience. That’s not to say every attempt will be a winner. … Continue reading
