When I read manga, I pay very close attention to panel placement and the fluidity of the artwork, in that is the action easy to follow. Manga can – at times – appear rather erratic, with large jumps between panels and characters who move very suddenly, which is understandable considering authors are very page-limited. PaceContinueContinue reading “Manga Talk: Battle Angel Alita”
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Watched This Month: February 2016
Greetings, everybody! We’ve just snuck into March, which means we’re slightly overdue another addition of Watched This Month. February looked to be a slow month at first (after I devoured more than 35 hours of film and television in January), but then I got into a certain TV series, which has been eating away atContinueContinue reading “Watched This Month: February 2016”
Manga Talk: Platinum End
Death Note and Bakuman authors Takeshi Obata and Tsugumi Ohba started their new series back in November, 2015. The manga – titled Platinum End and published monthly in Shueisha’s Jump Square magazine – introduces us to Mirai; a dejected youth who attempts suicide in the opening pages. Moments before his death, Mirai is saved byContinueContinue reading “Manga Talk: Platinum End”
Manga Review: Ping Pong (Taiyo Matsumoto)
Like much of Taiyo Matsumoto’s work, Ping Pong includes the same level of energy and surprising depth that outshines its basis to the point of sheer brilliance. Ping Pong – contrary to the title – is less a story about table tennis and more about the coming of age of two polar opposite individuals. TheContinueContinue reading “Manga Review: Ping Pong (Taiyo Matsumoto)”
Watched This Month: January 2016
Greetings, ronin and welcome to the first edition of ‘Watched This Month’. We’re starting off – sensibly so – with January. Just in case you have no idea what’s going on; this is a monthly blog post detailing every film and television show I have watched in the past four weeks, regardless of when theyContinueContinue reading “Watched This Month: January 2016”
Movie Review: The Little Prince
Title: The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) Director: Mark Osborne Screenplay: Irena Brignull, Bob Persichetti Starring: Jeff Bridges, Rachel McAdams, Riley Osborne, Mackenzie Foy Released: Jul 2015 (FR), Aug 2016 (US) Based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s 1943 novella, The Little Prince is one of the most significant and sincerely beautiful animated films I have seen inContinueContinue reading “Movie Review: The Little Prince”
‘Crashing’ First Impressions
Title: Crashing Creator: Phoebe Waller-Bridge Starring: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jonathan Bailey, Julie Dray, Damien Molony, Adrian Scarborough Network: Channel 4 Broadcast: 10pm on Monday’s from 11th January I’m on the fence when it comes to Channel 4; a lot of their programming leaves me exasperated, but they have put out some gems such as This isContinueContinue reading “‘Crashing’ First Impressions”
Movie Review: The Revenant
Title: The Revenant Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu Screenplay: Mark L. Smith, Alejandro G. Iñárritu Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, Domhnall Gleeson Released: Dec 2015 (US Limited), Jan 2016 (US & UK) Inspired by true events, The Revenant is a survival epic set during the 1820s in the American West. Leonardo DiCaprio plays HughContinueContinue reading “Movie Review: The Revenant”
Movie Review: The Hateful Eight
Title: The Hateful Eight Director: Quentin Tarantino Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Tim Roth Released: Dec 2015 (US), Jan 2016 (UK) I must confess, I am not the biggest fan of Quentin Tarantino. I enjoyed Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs, but I could never get intoContinueContinue reading “Movie Review: The Hateful Eight”
Watched This Year: 2015
Good day, everybody! If you’re like me, then you like to keep track of things. Notes, lists, drafts — they’re everywhere! In an effort to keep track of everything I watch, I am going to introduce a series of posts: Watched This Month and Watched This Year. The monthly version will list all movies andContinueContinue reading “Watched This Year: 2015”
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