I finished reading Haruki Murakami’s short story The Strange Library a couple of weeks ago. It’s an intriguing marriage of Murakami’s trademark magical realism and illustrations collected primarily from the London Library, which evoke and emphasise sections of the prose. The book is far from Murakami’s best, but still contains some dazzling imagery and wondrousContinueContinue reading “The Strange Library Quotes”
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Movie Review: Ghost in the Shell
Title: Ghost in the Shell Director: Rupert Sanders Screenplay: Jamie Moss, William Wheeler Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano, Pilou Asbæk, Michael Pitt Released: Mar 2017 (US & UK) Well, what do you know. They’ve only gone and made a live-action version of Ghost in the Shell. This would have been a dream come true forContinueContinue reading “Movie Review: Ghost in the Shell”
Watched This Month: March 2017
Good day to you, wherever you may be. Welcome to Watched This Month. You may have noticed that I have been much more restrained with these posts lately. This is to make them a lot more readable and accessible. When I started Watched This Month over a year go, it was supposed to be conciseContinueContinue reading “Watched This Month: March 2017”
Movie Review: 20th Century Women
Title: 20th Century Women Director: Mike Mills Screenplay: Mike Mills Starring: Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Lucas Jade Zumann, Billy Crudup Released: Dec 2016 (US), Feb 2017 (UK) “My mom was born in 1924. When she was my age, people drove in sad cars to sad houses, with old phones, no money or foodContinueContinue reading “Movie Review: 20th Century Women”
Night on the Galactic Railroad Quotes
I love to read quotes. Even from books I will probably never peruse. One well-worded sentence can conjure the most beautiful and intricate feelings and imagery. Quotes can offer the most stunning vistas of life — granting clarity, comfort and even enlightenment. Last year I complied and posted my favourite quotations from Haruki Murakami’s novelContinueContinue reading “Night on the Galactic Railroad Quotes”
Manga Talk: I Am a Hero
Kengo Hanazawa’s manga I Am a Hero ended just the other day, after eight years of publication. The ending has divided readers—understandably so—as it leaves many questions unanswered, but I don’t believe it’s as open as it seems. Warning! Spoilers below. After the showdown atop the Sunrise building in Tokyo, a group of survivors manageContinueContinue reading “Manga Talk: I Am a Hero”
Watched This Month: February 2017
Hello, friends. Welcome to Watched This Month! I managed to be punctual and get through another large and varied assemblage of movies this time. I’ve now accumulated over 20,000 words, writing about more than 140 movies over the course of fourteen months in my Watched This Month logs. I hope you’ve found at least aContinueContinue reading “Watched This Month: February 2017”
Manga Review: Gintama (Hideaki Sorachi)
“At its heart Gintama is a science fiction human pseudo-historical comedy. The bottom line is that this is a nonsense manga. But I don’t believe in telling readers what to think, so read it any way you like.” – Hideaki Sorachi Set during the 19th century in an alternate-reality Edo that has been conquered byContinueContinue reading “Manga Review: Gintama (Hideaki Sorachi)”
Watched This Month: January 2017
Annyeonghaseyo! Welcome to the first Watched This Month of 2017. Apologies for being a week or so behind. You know my punctuality isn’t too great, but I watched more movies than there are days in January, so there was a lot to cover. I tried to cut down on the word count to avoid anContinueContinue reading “Watched This Month: January 2017”
Upcoming 2017 Movies (You May Have Missed)
Hello, tomodachi. A belated welcome to two-thousand-and-seventeen. I’ve been devouring movies to escape reality, so my first Watched This Month of the year is probably going to look like a hot mess. Let’s worry about that later, though. For now, I want to share with you five upcoming films that I am eagerly awaiting. I’veContinueContinue reading “Upcoming 2017 Movies (You May Have Missed)”
Morning, Roo 