• Writer’s Diary: September 2023 Update

    Writer’s Diary: September 2023 Update

    Remember when I said August was gonna be my month? Yeah, it wasn’t. But that’s life, isn’t it? I’ll spare you my sob story. Let’s just talk about the blog. My next movie marathon is going to be a somewhat shorter one. Featuring something that has been sorely lacking on this blog since the very…

  • Yeti: Fear Not the Snow…

    On your guard! That’s not the wind howling! Kelesta Hawke of the Emerald Enclave Lore: …Fear That Hidden Within Miners and herders the world over fear the windborne howls of the yeti. Folk traveling the peaks go well-armed in large groups for fear the ever-hungry yeti will smell them out. Not even a blizzard can…

  • Breaking the Curse: The Rise of Anime and Video Game Adaptations

    Breaking the Curse: The Rise of Anime and Video Game Adaptations

    We used to live in simple times. If a movie was based on an anime or a video game, it was bad. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. They were bad. Like, to an insane degree. In terms of box office poison, they were the cream of the crop. Keywords in that paragraph being…

  • The Cat Returns is Delightful

    The Cat Returns is Delightful

    An old buddy of mine always said this was his favorite Ghibli movie. And you know what? I can see why. ‘The Cat Returns’ is Ghibli at its simplest and most enjoyable. It feels a lot like a shojo manga. A really good, magical shojo manga that anyone can watch and have a fun time…

  • Blizzard is Dead and It’s Time to Let Go

    Blizzard is Dead and It’s Time to Let Go

    Nostalgia is a dangerous drug. It lures you in with the promise of innocence and pleasure from times long past. Simpler times. Maybe even better times. Times you can never truly get back. But oh, that won’t stop people from trying to recapture that magic. They’ll chase that dragon no matter where it might lead…