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★ Ranma 1/2 (2024) Season 2
The material adapted in this one was had its highs and lows, but the good episodes were always a blast.
The material adapted in this one was had its highs and lows, but the good episodes were always a blast.
December 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
★ Ranma 1/2 (2024) Season 2
The material adapted in this one was had its highs and lows, but the good episodes were always a blast.
The material adapted in this one was had its highs and lows, but the good episodes were always a blast.
★ Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
movies where legitimately nothing happens for 90 minutes
movies where legitimately nothing happens for 90 minutes
December 29, 2025 at 4:52 AM
★ Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
movies where legitimately nothing happens for 90 minutes
movies where legitimately nothing happens for 90 minutes
★ Spy x Family Season 3
Honestly, the show can be pretty damn enjoyable when it's engaging with the spy show premise instead of doing extremely phoned in found family shenanigans.
Honestly, the show can be pretty damn enjoyable when it's engaging with the spy show premise instead of doing extremely phoned in found family shenanigans.
December 29, 2025 at 4:51 AM
★ Spy x Family Season 3
Honestly, the show can be pretty damn enjoyable when it's engaging with the spy show premise instead of doing extremely phoned in found family shenanigans.
Honestly, the show can be pretty damn enjoyable when it's engaging with the spy show premise instead of doing extremely phoned in found family shenanigans.
★ The Black Cat (1989)
"sorry, sarah, but i can control time now" and "am i crazy?" "yes, kill yourself" are all-timer lines in cinema
"sorry, sarah, but i can control time now" and "am i crazy?" "yes, kill yourself" are all-timer lines in cinema
November 1, 2025 at 2:31 AM
★ The Black Cat (1989)
"sorry, sarah, but i can control time now" and "am i crazy?" "yes, kill yourself" are all-timer lines in cinema
"sorry, sarah, but i can control time now" and "am i crazy?" "yes, kill yourself" are all-timer lines in cinema
★ My-HiME (rewatch)
Early 2000s trash at its finest. The beginning actually held up better than I expected, all the over-the-top fanservice aside, but the rest uhhhh sure did not. Akira/Takumi, however, is timeless.
Early 2000s trash at its finest. The beginning actually held up better than I expected, all the over-the-top fanservice aside, but the rest uhhhh sure did not. Akira/Takumi, however, is timeless.
October 25, 2025 at 4:06 AM
★ My-HiME (rewatch)
Early 2000s trash at its finest. The beginning actually held up better than I expected, all the over-the-top fanservice aside, but the rest uhhhh sure did not. Akira/Takumi, however, is timeless.
Early 2000s trash at its finest. The beginning actually held up better than I expected, all the over-the-top fanservice aside, but the rest uhhhh sure did not. Akira/Takumi, however, is timeless.
★ Secrets of the Silent Witch
Looked really nice and had a fairly charming cast, though the compressed nature of the adaptation showed in a few places and it never feels like it strays particularly far from all the familiar LN tropes.
Looked really nice and had a fairly charming cast, though the compressed nature of the adaptation showed in a few places and it never feels like it strays particularly far from all the familiar LN tropes.
October 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
★ Secrets of the Silent Witch
Looked really nice and had a fairly charming cast, though the compressed nature of the adaptation showed in a few places and it never feels like it strays particularly far from all the familiar LN tropes.
Looked really nice and had a fairly charming cast, though the compressed nature of the adaptation showed in a few places and it never feels like it strays particularly far from all the familiar LN tropes.
★ The Summer Hikaru Died
Fantastic--a bit slow in places, but it feels like a deliberate choice to take its time rather than a pacing issue. Has an incredible sense of atmosphere (and makes full use of the medium to evoke it) and depicts a fascinating relationship between the two male leads.
Fantastic--a bit slow in places, but it feels like a deliberate choice to take its time rather than a pacing issue. Has an incredible sense of atmosphere (and makes full use of the medium to evoke it) and depicts a fascinating relationship between the two male leads.
October 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
★ The Summer Hikaru Died
Fantastic--a bit slow in places, but it feels like a deliberate choice to take its time rather than a pacing issue. Has an incredible sense of atmosphere (and makes full use of the medium to evoke it) and depicts a fascinating relationship between the two male leads.
Fantastic--a bit slow in places, but it feels like a deliberate choice to take its time rather than a pacing issue. Has an incredible sense of atmosphere (and makes full use of the medium to evoke it) and depicts a fascinating relationship between the two male leads.
★ Turkey! Time to Strike
Love a show that executes an incredibly dumb premise with unfaltering earnestness. Don't know if I'd recommend it to others but I'm glad I hopped on; this was an unexpected treat every week.
Love a show that executes an incredibly dumb premise with unfaltering earnestness. Don't know if I'd recommend it to others but I'm glad I hopped on; this was an unexpected treat every week.
September 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
★ Turkey! Time to Strike
Love a show that executes an incredibly dumb premise with unfaltering earnestness. Don't know if I'd recommend it to others but I'm glad I hopped on; this was an unexpected treat every week.
Love a show that executes an incredibly dumb premise with unfaltering earnestness. Don't know if I'd recommend it to others but I'm glad I hopped on; this was an unexpected treat every week.
★ My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
Maintains all the charm of the first season with an even greater focus on the aspects of the series I like the most. Amane was such a great addition to the cast!
Maintains all the charm of the first season with an even greater focus on the aspects of the series I like the most. Amane was such a great addition to the cast!
September 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
★ My Dress-Up Darling Season 2
Maintains all the charm of the first season with an even greater focus on the aspects of the series I like the most. Amane was such a great addition to the cast!
Maintains all the charm of the first season with an even greater focus on the aspects of the series I like the most. Amane was such a great addition to the cast!
★ Dan Da Dan Season 2
The humor and character writing just don't land for me in a way that tends to grate on my nerves (except for Turbo Granny, who is perfect in every respect), but it won me back at the eleventh hour with the robot fight and Evil Eye's everything. Now THAT was insanely fun stuff.
The humor and character writing just don't land for me in a way that tends to grate on my nerves (except for Turbo Granny, who is perfect in every respect), but it won me back at the eleventh hour with the robot fight and Evil Eye's everything. Now THAT was insanely fun stuff.
September 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
★ Dan Da Dan Season 2
The humor and character writing just don't land for me in a way that tends to grate on my nerves (except for Turbo Granny, who is perfect in every respect), but it won me back at the eleventh hour with the robot fight and Evil Eye's everything. Now THAT was insanely fun stuff.
The humor and character writing just don't land for me in a way that tends to grate on my nerves (except for Turbo Granny, who is perfect in every respect), but it won me back at the eleventh hour with the robot fight and Evil Eye's everything. Now THAT was insanely fun stuff.
★ Doctor Who (Series 15)
Yikes yikes yikes! Had a promising start, but completely fizzled out in the second half. I'm someone who can usually find something to enjoy in even RTD's messier finales, but this one was just irredeemably bad.
Yikes yikes yikes! Had a promising start, but completely fizzled out in the second half. I'm someone who can usually find something to enjoy in even RTD's messier finales, but this one was just irredeemably bad.
September 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
★ Doctor Who (Series 15)
Yikes yikes yikes! Had a promising start, but completely fizzled out in the second half. I'm someone who can usually find something to enjoy in even RTD's messier finales, but this one was just irredeemably bad.
Yikes yikes yikes! Had a promising start, but completely fizzled out in the second half. I'm someone who can usually find something to enjoy in even RTD's messier finales, but this one was just irredeemably bad.
★ Gokumon Nadeshiko Koko ni Ari 4
The material feels like it's getting better; that second story was pitch-perfect, and the "all the episodic adventures were connected" twist felt more satisfying than the first volume's. Could still stand to build better on some ideas, but pretty good overall!
The material feels like it's getting better; that second story was pitch-perfect, and the "all the episodic adventures were connected" twist felt more satisfying than the first volume's. Could still stand to build better on some ideas, but pretty good overall!
September 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
★ Gokumon Nadeshiko Koko ni Ari 4
The material feels like it's getting better; that second story was pitch-perfect, and the "all the episodic adventures were connected" twist felt more satisfying than the first volume's. Could still stand to build better on some ideas, but pretty good overall!
The material feels like it's getting better; that second story was pitch-perfect, and the "all the episodic adventures were connected" twist felt more satisfying than the first volume's. Could still stand to build better on some ideas, but pretty good overall!
★ Groundhog Day (1993)
Despite being so thoroughly familiar with its premise, it managed to be a pretty different movie from what I expected. Way more about the rollercoaster ride of "what effect does living in a time loop have on this dude's psyche" than plot. I liked that.
Despite being so thoroughly familiar with its premise, it managed to be a pretty different movie from what I expected. Way more about the rollercoaster ride of "what effect does living in a time loop have on this dude's psyche" than plot. I liked that.
September 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
★ Groundhog Day (1993)
Despite being so thoroughly familiar with its premise, it managed to be a pretty different movie from what I expected. Way more about the rollercoaster ride of "what effect does living in a time loop have on this dude's psyche" than plot. I liked that.
Despite being so thoroughly familiar with its premise, it managed to be a pretty different movie from what I expected. Way more about the rollercoaster ride of "what effect does living in a time loop have on this dude's psyche" than plot. I liked that.
★ Angry Squad (2024)
Delightful heist movie! Pretty simple, but nails all the right beats to make for an enjoyable watch.
Delightful heist movie! Pretty simple, but nails all the right beats to make for an enjoyable watch.
September 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
★ Angry Squad (2024)
Delightful heist movie! Pretty simple, but nails all the right beats to make for an enjoyable watch.
Delightful heist movie! Pretty simple, but nails all the right beats to make for an enjoyable watch.
★ Great Pretender
Most of the heists feel too busy trying to get one over on you to be very coherent or clever (third one was the best!), but the extremely cool visual style and novelty of a heist-themed anime kept me coming back for more.
Most of the heists feel too busy trying to get one over on you to be very coherent or clever (third one was the best!), but the extremely cool visual style and novelty of a heist-themed anime kept me coming back for more.
September 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
★ Great Pretender
Most of the heists feel too busy trying to get one over on you to be very coherent or clever (third one was the best!), but the extremely cool visual style and novelty of a heist-themed anime kept me coming back for more.
Most of the heists feel too busy trying to get one over on you to be very coherent or clever (third one was the best!), but the extremely cool visual style and novelty of a heist-themed anime kept me coming back for more.
★ Takopi's Original Sin
A manga I already liked gets an adaptation that elevates it on absolutely every level--you really can't go wrong here!
A manga I already liked gets an adaptation that elevates it on absolutely every level--you really can't go wrong here!
August 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
★ Takopi's Original Sin
A manga I already liked gets an adaptation that elevates it on absolutely every level--you really can't go wrong here!
A manga I already liked gets an adaptation that elevates it on absolutely every level--you really can't go wrong here!
★ Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
bobby killed a guy
bobby killed a guy
August 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
★ Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
bobby killed a guy
bobby killed a guy
★ Gokumon Nadeshiko Koko ni Ari 3
The middle portion was kind of a mess--there are so many parts I can point to and ask, "What was the point of that happening?"--but it ended on a strong enough note that I still walked away with a positive impression.
The middle portion was kind of a mess--there are so many parts I can point to and ask, "What was the point of that happening?"--but it ended on a strong enough note that I still walked away with a positive impression.
August 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
★ Gokumon Nadeshiko Koko ni Ari 3
The middle portion was kind of a mess--there are so many parts I can point to and ask, "What was the point of that happening?"--but it ended on a strong enough note that I still walked away with a positive impression.
The middle portion was kind of a mess--there are so many parts I can point to and ask, "What was the point of that happening?"--but it ended on a strong enough note that I still walked away with a positive impression.
★ Rear Window (1954)
Great commentary about true crime podcasters being assholes 50 years before podcasts were a thing
Great commentary about true crime podcasters being assholes 50 years before podcasts were a thing
July 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
★ Rear Window (1954)
Great commentary about true crime podcasters being assholes 50 years before podcasts were a thing
Great commentary about true crime podcasters being assholes 50 years before podcasts were a thing
★ Twin Peaks (Season 2)
Narratively a hot mess that shows more cracks the longer I think about it, but it had some incredibly iconic moments and I did have fun with how delightfully weird some plots got.
Narratively a hot mess that shows more cracks the longer I think about it, but it had some incredibly iconic moments and I did have fun with how delightfully weird some plots got.
July 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
★ Twin Peaks (Season 2)
Narratively a hot mess that shows more cracks the longer I think about it, but it had some incredibly iconic moments and I did have fun with how delightfully weird some plots got.
Narratively a hot mess that shows more cracks the longer I think about it, but it had some incredibly iconic moments and I did have fun with how delightfully weird some plots got.
★ Sailor Moon R: The Movie
finally some good fucking nostalgia
finally some good fucking nostalgia
July 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
★ Sailor Moon R: The Movie
finally some good fucking nostalgia
finally some good fucking nostalgia
★ Apocalypse Hotel
What a one-of-a-kind show. Not all of it worked for me--I think the middle stretch was more miss than hit--but I've rarely seen a show with such a strong sense of identity. The undercurrent of bittersweet melancholy it managed to capture in its strongest episodes was phenomenal.
What a one-of-a-kind show. Not all of it worked for me--I think the middle stretch was more miss than hit--but I've rarely seen a show with such a strong sense of identity. The undercurrent of bittersweet melancholy it managed to capture in its strongest episodes was phenomenal.
July 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
★ Apocalypse Hotel
What a one-of-a-kind show. Not all of it worked for me--I think the middle stretch was more miss than hit--but I've rarely seen a show with such a strong sense of identity. The undercurrent of bittersweet melancholy it managed to capture in its strongest episodes was phenomenal.
What a one-of-a-kind show. Not all of it worked for me--I think the middle stretch was more miss than hit--but I've rarely seen a show with such a strong sense of identity. The undercurrent of bittersweet melancholy it managed to capture in its strongest episodes was phenomenal.
★ Apothecary Diaries Season 2
Pretty much more of the same, but the final arc was some of the series' best material so far!
Pretty much more of the same, but the final arc was some of the series' best material so far!
July 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
★ Apothecary Diaries Season 2
Pretty much more of the same, but the final arc was some of the series' best material so far!
Pretty much more of the same, but the final arc was some of the series' best material so far!
★ One Piece (2023) (Season 1)
As someone who never got all that into the original manga, this was fun! Had its rough patches, especially in the beginning, but I think it struck the right balance of going full ham with anime-isms and making tweaks to make it work in live action. Some great casting.
As someone who never got all that into the original manga, this was fun! Had its rough patches, especially in the beginning, but I think it struck the right balance of going full ham with anime-isms and making tweaks to make it work in live action. Some great casting.
July 8, 2025 at 1:18 AM
★ One Piece (2023) (Season 1)
As someone who never got all that into the original manga, this was fun! Had its rough patches, especially in the beginning, but I think it struck the right balance of going full ham with anime-isms and making tweaks to make it work in live action. Some great casting.
As someone who never got all that into the original manga, this was fun! Had its rough patches, especially in the beginning, but I think it struck the right balance of going full ham with anime-isms and making tweaks to make it work in live action. Some great casting.