Rookies – Episode 4 (Review)
ROOKIES Episode 4 Review by David Cirone SUMMARY Now that the baseball club has achieved 9 members, the team’s positions are decided. As theContinue reading…
Category: TV/Film
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Death Note (Film Review)
DEATH NOTE (2006) Review by David Cirone SUMMARY Overachieving high-school student and future prosecutor Light Yagami (Tatsuya Fujiwara) discContinue reading…
Hanamizuki (Film Review)
Hanamizuki Review by Jen Wang Hanamizuki is not a typical young adult romance. Sure it begins with the shy straight-A student meeting the boContinue reading…
Rookies – Episode 3 (Review)
ROOKIES Episode 3 Review by David Cirone SUMMARY Harassment of the baseball club escalates as their clubhouse and classroom are vandalized bContinue reading…
RH Plus (Series Review)
RH Plus Review by Jen Wang When the scariest character in a vampire drama is a human priest, something is wrong. That’s not to say abuse isContinue reading…
Rookies – Episode 2 (Review)
ROOKIES Episode 2 Review by David Cirone SUMMARY Kawato (Ryuta Sato) receives a phone call from neighboring Yougadaiichi High School checkinContinue reading…
Ouran High School Host Club (Film Review)
Ouran High School Host Club (film) Review by Jen Wang Fans of Ouran High School Host Club are able to visit the Third Music Room again with thContinue reading…
The After Dinner Mysteries – Episode 1 (Review)
The After Dinner Mysteries (Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de) Episode 1 Review by David Cirone SUMMARY Rich and beautiful heiress to the internaContinue reading…
Lucky Seven – Episode 1 (Review)
Lucky Seven Episode 1 Review by David Cirone SUMMARY Job-hopping part-time worker Shuntarou Tokita (Arashi’s Jun Matsumoto) fills his emptContinue reading…
Rookies – Episode 1 (Review)
ROOKIES Episode 1 Review by David Cirone High school teacher Koichi Kawato needs a second chance. After a violent self-defense incident at hiContinue reading…