TYPE OF REVIEW 
: GOOD OL’ REVIEW
LOTS of spoilers.
This year’s Kamen Rider Movie War was mostly a fun endeavor with some brutal and bloody battles. But it ends in one of the worst possible ways it could ever end. More on that later.
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TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW
No spoilers.
D5 Studio, the digital studio arm of Philippine network TV5, debuts a new scripted series this weekend in The Complex.
The suspense drama stars Albie Casino as Alex who settles into a Manila apartment complex after moving to the big city from Tacloban. Here he meets the beautiful, but mysterious Anj (Emmanuelle Vera). But she isn’t the only mystery Alex encounters as he begins having vivid nightmares while strange occurrences begin happening at the apartment complex around him. Continue reading
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW
No spoilers.
The KBS Drama Special has been home to some of the most excellent and unique storytelling on Korean television. Basically short films on television, the KBS Drama Special usually touches on stories and concepts that may not be as mainstream as primetime or daily dramas. Or they may take on a familiar concept in fresh and different ways.
My Happy Home and Legendary Lackey are two recent examples of why KBS Drama Special is essential viewing. Continue reading
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW
A film review with minor spoilers.
On the eve of the premiere of Destined To Be Yours, Maine Mendoza and Alden Richards’ first primetime teleserye (arguably, a year late), let’s take a quick look at their first headlining project, the film Imagine You & Me. Continue reading
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW
No spoilers.
You don’t have to be a fan of zombies to enjoy Train to Busan. Continue reading
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW
Basic plot description. No spoilers.
I first stumbled upon Keeping Up Appearances sometime in the mid-2000s when channel surfing brought me to my local PBS station on a Saturday evening. And since then, it became the #1 show that defined my 2000s.
I don’t remember ever watching British television before then, but as soon as I met Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced “Bouquet”), I was hooked. I loved it. With I Love Lucy being my favorite television show of all-time, it was easy for me to get into Keeping Up Appearances. It was hilarious physical slapstick with bits of subtle comedy with Patricia Routledge effortless as the snobby, but strangely loveable, social climbing Hyacinth.
So when the BBC ordered the prequel Young Hyacinth, I was both excited and scared. I was excited because it would be awesome to get more of Hyacinth and her sisters and that glimpse into what their young lives might have been like. But I was also scared because sometimes, things like this could go horribly wrong and somehow tarnish the original. Actually, I thought we’d see a Sheridan spin-off first, following him around with Tarquin and seeing the geysers in Iceland.
But now that Young Hyacinth has aired on the BBC, I find myself still with mixed feelings about it. Continue reading
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW
Basic plot description. Would not consider them spoilers.
It is easy to get lost in the film 5 Centimeters Per Second. Even with a runtime of only 63 minutes, the film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai is a beautifully animated and skillfully told story of life and love. Continue reading