Tag: Review
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Gamera VS Barugon: Fire, Ice, and Color
Oh boy, two dudes in rubber suits beating each other up! The little kid in me is squealing with excitement! Sure hope this movie doesn’t let him down! Last time, we covered the first Gamera film, ‘Gamera: The Giant Monster.’ It had some decent moments and impressive visuals for its time, as well as some…
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Berserk Manga Review: Mansion of the Spirit Tree
Alright, what have we got on the docket today? Let’s see… Witches? Monkeys? Golems? Magic? Farnese and Casca in the bath? Passing the chapter 200 mark?! Say no more, let’s go! Last time on Berserk: Farnese had another existential crisis, Serpico and Guts reached an understanding, Isidro learned to duel-wield and got turned into a…
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Gamera, the Giant Monster: Dark Beginnings of a Friendly Face
Ah, Gamera. One of the few kaiju franchises to pose a genuine challenge to Godzilla’s reign over the genre. For decades, this flying fire-breathing turtle competed with the King of the Monsters himself at the Japanese box office. He stands head and shoulders with the titans of the genre, and rightfully so. Yet while Godzilla…
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Bookshops & Bonedust: First Loves and Good Reads
Curse you, real life problems! Kept me from reading this book for months! I absolutely loved Travis Baldree’s last work, ‘Legends & Lattes.’ Few books I’ve read, if any, have made me feel so comfortable and relaxed as that one. Not to mention the phenomenal character writing! It’s a damn near perfect book, and if…
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How the Fallout Show Saved the Franchise
In the last few years, Fallout has been struggling to keep afloat. The once legendary series was bound by controversy and disaster. To this day, ‘Fallout 76’ stands as one of the worst video game launches of all time. It seemed that the franchise was doomed. Even so, when the first teasers for the TV…
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