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Shuffle! vol. 4 — School Rumble - Extra Class — Batman: Gotham Knight — One Piece Season 1 — anime — dvd reviews

by Chris   ⋅   July 20, 2008   ⋅   Comment now

I’ve been meaning to get these out of the way for quite a while now, but just haven’t had the chance (see upcoming Summer update article). Since the capsule format was so popular last time, and since my review stack has grown so large, here are brief reviews of Shuffle vol. 4, School Rumble - [...]

This World of Ours (aka: Oretachi no Sekai) — movie review — screener!

by Kris   ⋅   January 24, 2008   ⋅   Comments [2]

Remember being a senior in High School, drugging and raping underclassmen and making bombs filled with razor blade schrapnel? No? Maybe you were the self-mutilating waif with a penchant for instigating violence amongst your classmates. Not that either? Boy, times sure have changed, eh? Or maybe the epitaph left by [...]

Paranoid Park — movie review — screener!

by Kris   ⋅   January 17, 2008   ⋅   Comment now

Poor timing dealt from inopportune situations, that’s Paranoid Park’s premise. Highschooler/skateboarder (not necessarily in that order) Alex (sweet-faced, eternally Zoo York clad newcomer Gabe Nevins) went out to “see the freaks skate” at Paranoid Park (oh, you know it’s Burnside) one night in order to drown his own almost all-too-aloof adolescent angst (parents’ divorce, [...]

Thumbsucker — movie review

by Kris   ⋅   September 10, 2006   ⋅   Comment [1]

“It’s an understandable habit… what’s strange is that people ever quit.” Words of wisdom from shamen/orthodontist Perry (Keanu Reeves) right before he hypnotizes Justin Cobb (Lou Pucci), a 17-year-old chronic thumb abuser. “From now on, your thumb will taste like echinachea”, and it does. It “cures” Justin of his affliction, but not [...]

17 Year old to be hanged for defending self from rapists

by Chris   ⋅   February 13, 2006   ⋅   Comment now

I just found this article over the weekend. An Iranian girl who fended off three rapists has been sentenced to death by hanging. Insanity I tell you.
Read the article here.
As always, post your thoughts below.

Gantz — anime review

by Chris   ⋅   September 22, 2005   ⋅   Comments [30]

Perpetually oscillating between the disturbing, mysterious, perverted, horrific, explosive, meditative, surreal, hilarious, and introspective, Gantz is one of the most entertaining, and frankly, best animes I’ve seen in recent years.

One Missed Call — movie review

by Kris   ⋅   September 22, 2005   ⋅   Comments [14]

Due for US remake in 2007 Chris and I have somehow managed to avoid the infectious plague of ubiquitous cell phone abuse. It is only through obstinate willpower that we haven’t allowed ourselves to be drawn into the modern lifestyle adaptation where possessions actually possess their owners, where some are left crippled without [...]

Elephant — he said, she said — movie review

by Chris and Kris   ⋅   November 14, 2003   ⋅   Comment [1]

SHE SAID: Ce n’est pas une école. Columbine is a subject I sometimes wish would just go away. Not because it was a tragedy, but because the media never handles situations of that magnitude truthfully. (i.e.: Iraq~ Jessica Lynch). Don’t you remember High School? Sure it was fun, but it wasn’t all hunky-dory and [...]

The Doom Generation — movie review

by Kris   ⋅   October 21, 2003   ⋅   Comment [1]

HAVE YOU EVER KILLED SOMEONE? Okay, wait a minute, [[REWIND]].. Have you ever been at the local 7-11 or ‘quickie mart’ and hosed down some slushies, nachos, maybe some smokes? The cashier lackadaisically taps the register keys, wishing you were her last customer and is secretly praying to god you don’t have a handgun hidden. [...]

Battle Royale (aka: Batoru Rowaiaru) — dvd movie review

by Chris   ⋅   October 18, 2003   ⋅   Comment now

SPECIAL EDITION DIRECTOR’S CUT DVD Note: While many people believe this film to be banned in America due to its “excessively violent” nature, the actual reason for its absence from American markets is due to the fact Toei, the film company behind Battle Royale, refuses to have BR distributed in America at any cost. Unfortunately [...]

Suicide Circle (aka: Jisatsu Saakuru) — movie review

by Chris   ⋅   July 23, 2003   ⋅   Comments [8]

Note: This was the second review I ever wrote, and was published initially on Film Rotation (FilmRot.com). It was written for a different audience, and stands as somewhat at odds with the rest of the reviews on our site. I warn you that it is not particularly insightful, and is fairly crass. Still, it [...]

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