I'm still watching Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer , now into season two of one and five of the other. The two shows deepen their ...

I awoke this morning to the news that Sonny Chiba has died due to Covid related complications. He was 82, which seems too young. I can...

I had to go to Osaka for a work related meeting yesterday. I managed to navigate the city mostly without use of my phone for once. I final...

A volatile love triangle emerges between a student, a waitress, and a yakuza boss in 1956's Black River (黒い河) . It was directed by Ma...

I'd gradually been getting into the mood to watch Peter Jackson's adaptation of The Fellowship of the Ring for a couple years. In...

So, trying to make the most of the HBOMax subscription I plan to have for only a month, I've been searching for other things to watch....

Last month, I visited Ninna-ji Temple (仁和寺) in Kyoto. It was originally built in 888 but most of the current buildings date from the ...

What a big nothing sandwich. Last night's Bad Batch finale reminded me of the last few episodes of Clone Wars --it had a weak script ...

Happy Friday the 13th, everyone. I celebrated by watching 2021's The Suicide Squad , or as I like to call it, the Golden Miracle. As w...