Alexander Case, Author at Breaking it all Down

Posted on October 27, 2019October 15, 2019 by Alexander Case

Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the Supernatural – Film Review

Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the Supernatural is a vampire film that’s been on my watch list for a while. I’ve seen it praised for its theme and tone, but due to the film’s cast and how relatively unknown the director was – and it’s limited DVD release – never really bumped it up my list. Why do a little known vampire film from a director known more for co-writing Eating Raoul than anything else, and starring an actress known for myriad sexploitation films over, say, a film by Amicus? On a whim, I bumped this to the top of my DVD Netflix Queue and gave it a try – and it wasn’t exactly worth the wait.

Posted on October 26, 2019October 14, 2019 by Alexander Case

Futureworld: Film Review

With going through the numerous anime from last season that I watched, I have ended up being somewhat behind in my other horror film reviews for the year. So, I need to make up for lost time – with Futureworld, the sequel to a horror film I watched a couple of years ago, Westworld.

Posted on October 25, 2019February 16, 2025 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Gears 5: Part 18 – Cutters

In a bit that we haven’t done in a while, we fend off a bunch of Swarm while Jack rips a door.

Posted on October 24, 2019February 16, 2025 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Gears 5: Part 17 – Sappers

We head to a deserted mine to get some explosives.

Posted on October 23, 2019February 16, 2025 by Alexander Case

Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 94

This week we have a bunch of movie licensed games and the launch of a major puzzle franchise that continues to this day.

Posted on October 22, 2019February 16, 2025 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Gears 5: Part 16 – Upgrades

We find an upgrade for Jack’s flash attack, and find the location of the mine.
I’m fighting allergies this session, so no VO.

Posted on October 21, 2019February 16, 2025 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Gears 5: Part 15 – Triangulation

We reach the second relay and get a cloaking device!
As with the other episodes from this session, I’m fighting allergies so there’s no VO.

Posted on October 20, 2019February 17, 2025 by Alexander Case

Yu-No (2019): Anime Review

There are some anime with a strong first half, and then which utterly shits the bed in the second half of the show. Yu-No, an anime series based off of an Eroge (and which had an earlier hentai adaptation back in the ’90s) is one of those shows.

Posted on October 19, 2019February 17, 2025 by Alexander Case

Cop Craft: Anime Review

With the Summer 2019 anime season, while I enjoyed El Melloi II Case Files, I found it somewhat lacking as a mystery or detective series and had hoped that Cop Craft would make up for that. Cop Craft executes its Urban Fantasy Buddy-Cop story well from a narrative standpoint, but less so from an animation standpoint.

Posted on October 18, 2019February 16, 2025 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Gears 5: Part 14 – Salvage

We check some salvage points to get supplies.
No VO this time, as I’m dealing with some allergies.

Posted on October 17, 2019February 16, 2025 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Gears 5: Part 13 – Relay

We reach the first relay and get some info on our next destination.
Note: I’m dealing with some bad allergies in this session, so no VO.

Posted on October 16, 2019February 16, 2025 by Alexander Case

Mother of Tears: Film (Video) Review

This time we come to the final, and worst, installment of the Three Mothers trilogy, Mother of Tears.

Posted on October 15, 2019February 16, 2025 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Gears 5: Part 12 – Refugee

We find one of the outsiders holed up in a relay substation.
Note: I’m dealing with allergy issues, so no VO this time.

Posted on October 14, 2019February 16, 2025 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Gears 5: Part 11 – Bad Science

We get data on the research and the lead on another research installation.
Note: No VO this video – my allergies are giving me grief.

Posted on October 13, 2019February 17, 2025 by Alexander Case

Lord El-Melloi II Case Files: Anime Review

Lord El-Melloi II is a mystery series that breaks from the conventions of the genre. Specifically, the convention of using the question of “Howdunit” to determine “Whodunit”. When urban fantasy normally sets into this territory, you see writers structure out their magic system to fit within this magical structure. Lord El-Melloi II, on the other hand, tosses convention out on its head and decides to play Calvinball instead.

Posted on October 12, 2019February 17, 2025 by Alexander Case

Hensuki: Anime Review

A while back I reviewed the anime We Never Learn: Bokuben – and I described it as a fanservice anime with Enthusiastic Consent. Hensuki is, unfortunately, less so.

Posted on October 11, 2019February 16, 2025 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Gears 5: Part 10 – On the Road

We make our way to the research facility, with a couple detours.

Posted on October 10, 2019February 16, 2025 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Gears 5: Part 9 – Voices In My Head

Kait learns more about her headaches, and Marcus points her toward answers.

Posted on October 9, 2019February 16, 2025 by Alexander Case

Inferno (1980): Film (Video) Review

We have Inferno, the middle installment of the Three Mothers series after Suspiria, this week, and it’s sadly inferior to the first film.

Posted on October 8, 2019February 16, 2025 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Gears 5: Part 8 – Peace and War

After a time skip, we go to Oscar’s settlement to ask for help.

Posted on October 7, 2019February 16, 2025 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Gears 5: Part 7 – The Damn Fool That Shot ‘Em

We learn JD’s dark secret.

Posted on October 6, 2019September 27, 2019 by Alexander Case

Lupin the Third Part IV: Anime Review

Lupin the Third is a character who refuses to be tied down. Like Tom Servo, he’s like the wind, baby. His various earlier anime series and films have set him up as a consummate flirt and womanizer, and his adventures have spanned the globe. Lupin the Third Part IV upends that status quo immediately in both respects. In the second, Lupin’s adventures in this series are generally limited to Italy. In the first case, the series opens with Lupin getting married, and not to Fujiko Mine.

Posted on October 5, 2019September 27, 2019 by Alexander Case

O Maidens in Your Savage Season – Anime Review

Occasionally, I watch an anime series that I feel utterly unqualified to review. Sometimes it’s something like Angel’s Egg, where I can clearly feel the concepts flying over my head and ruffling my hair – where I can tell what I’m seeing is art, but I lack the vocabulary to properly expand on the concept. In the case of O Maidens in Your Savage Season, it’s life experiences.

Posted on October 4, 2019February 16, 2025 by Alexander Case

Let’s Play Gears 5: Part 6 – Flock Off

We make our way through the crash site to the Hotel.