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.
Let’s Play Gears 5: Part 13 – Relay
Mother of Tears: Film (Video) Review
This time we come to the final, and worst, installment of the Three Mothers trilogy, Mother of Tears.
Read moreLet’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.
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.
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.
Read moreHensuki: 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.
Read moreLet’s Play Gears 5: Part 10 – On the Road
We make our way to the research facility, with a couple detours.
Read moreLet’s Play Gears 5: Part 9 – Voices In My Head
Kait learns more about her headaches, and Marcus points her toward answers.
Read moreInferno (1980): Film (Video) Review
Let’s Play Gears 5: Part 8 – Peace and War
After a time skip, we go to Oscar’s settlement to ask for help.
Read moreLet’s Play Gears 5: Part 7 – The Damn Fool That Shot ‘Em
We learn JD’s dark secret.
Read moreLupin 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.
Read moreO 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.
Read moreLet’s Play Gears 5: Part 6 – Flock Off
We make our way through the crash site to the Hotel.
Read moreLet’s Play Gears 5: Part 5 – Pear Shaped
We make our way to Carmine, only for a new type of Swarm to show up.
Read moreSuspiria (1977): Film (Video) Review
My October Horror reviews begin with the 1977 version of Suspiria, as we make our way through Dario Argento’s Three Mothers trilogy.
Read moreLet’s Play Gears 5: Part 4 – On the Ropes
Another settlement is under attack by The Swarm, so it’s up to our heroes – and Fahz – to come to the rescue.
Read moreLet’s Play Gears 5: Part 3 – SOL
We launch our orbital death ray and get a new robot friend.
Read moreFruits Basket Season 1 (2019): Anime Review
When I was in High School, Fruits Basket came out in the US and it was a phenomenon. the manga was the flagship of Tokyopop’s unflipped manga (or “100% Authentic Manga”) initiative, and its success led to the majority of manga in the US being published unflipped, and also cemented a longstanding partnership between Tokyopop and Borders which lasted until both went bankrupt – all of that fueled as well by the success of the anime. Now, about 18 years later, long enough for the high school kids who grew up on FuruBa to have kids of their own, there is a new anime adaptation of Fruits Basket, with the first season airing this year.
Read moreHow Heavy Are the Dumbells That You Lift?: Anime Review
I’m a sucker for anime series that are intended to be somewhat educational. So, when How Heavy Are the Dumbells That You Lift came up on the seasonal anime charts, it ended up on my to-watch list. While there is some debate about how healthy this show is, I’m glad it exists.
Read moreLet’s Play Gears 5: Part 2 – Vacation Spot
J.D and his team head to Azura to launch a prototype Hammer of Dawn.
Read moreLet’s Play Gears 5: Part 1 – Refresher Course
We get a recap of the controls and the mechanics of the last game.
Read morePromare: Anime Review
This past week I saw the theatrical release of the first film from Studio Trigger – Promare. Here are my thoughts.
Read moreLet’s Play Halo 5: Guardians – Part 16: Pyrrhic Victory
Master Chief and Blue Team have been saved, but will the Galaxy be able to fight back?
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