Movie Review: Disney’s Encanto
The legacy of Disney animated films requires no explanation, having released box office hits time and time again that date back several decades. Already in the 2020s, Walt Disney Pictures […]
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Video Game Review: Inscryption
The evolution of virtual card games has been really fun to watch, as developers try to find new ways to tell the stories they want to tell through the same […]
Weekly Reads: Persepolis
“One can forgive but one should never forget.” Marjane Satrapi, “Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood” “Persepolis” is an autobiographical series written about the author’s life during the Islamic revolution. […]
Movie Musical Review: “Tick, Tick… Boom!”
On Nov. 19 the movie musical “Tick, Tick… Boom!” was released on Netflix. For those who don’t know, “Tick, Tick… Boom!” is Jonathan Larson’s (the creator of the Broadway smash-hit, […]
Game Review: Pokemon BDSP
After 15 years and endless clamoring from the online community, Game Freak finally released a remake of their fourth-generation games, “Pokémon Diamond” and “Pokémon Pearl.” Titled “Brilliant Diamond” and “Shining […]
TV Show Review: Arcane
The term “League of Legends” evokes several different emotions depending on who you talk to. It’s long been criticized as a game for having an unfriendly new player experience. However, […]
Weekly Reads: Salt to the Sea
If you read the last weekly recommendation “Ashes in the Snow,” then you won’t want to miss author Ruta Sepetys’ second journey. In this book, “Salt to the Sea” gives […]
Weekly Reads: Ashes in the Snow
Trigger Warning: This book contains horrific cruelty and sexual content. A New York Times Bestseller “Between Shades of Gray” now renamed “Ashes in the Snow” is a novel about World […]
Weekly Reads: Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Content Warning: The book has some brutal scenes described in great detail. “If a bomb’s coming at you, it’s coming at you. You can’t go around worrying about it. Just […]
Anime Review: Chivalry of a Failed Knight
What makes an impressive action anime? The popular shows from the last two decades seem to follow a similar method of storytelling. The main character is set apart, typically seen […]
Anime Review: 86
The Republic of San Magnolia was at war against the Giadian Empire and had been for multiple years. They were proud to announce that they had suffered zero casualties whatsoever, […]
Weekly Reads: Challenger Deep
“Dead kids are put on pedestals, but mentally ill kids get hidden under the rug.” – Neal Shusterman, “Challenger Deep” “Challenger Deep” was a book recommended to me for Mental […]
2021 Anime to Give a Try
2020 was a notoriously weak year for anime, especially for new series. Outside of the otherworldly “Jujutsu Kaisen,” the best new franchises that fans could take in from 2020 were […]
Weekly Reads: The Honest Enneagram
I spent the last week or so extremely ill, and while I was stuck in bed, I decided to explore reading some nonfiction. While going through recommended books in the […]
Weekly Reads: Speak
Content Warnings: Rape, Mental Illness April is Sexual Assault Awareness month, and as a victim myself, I thought it would be good to recommend my favorite book on the subject: […]
Anime Review: Jujutsu Kaisen
Growing up, I looked forward to Saturday nights when I could sit on my couch and hope my dad would let me stay up late enough to watch Naruto. Entertainment […]
Weekly Reads: American Born Chinese
When Jin Wang moves to a new neighborhood, he discovers he is the only Chinese-American at his school and has to put up with relentless bullying and teasing. To make […]
Anime Review: Assassination Classroom
Comedy in anime usually takes on one of two different forms. The one you will see the most is raunchy, tasteless humor that plays off the over-sexualization of characters. The […]
Weekly Reads: The Midnight Library
Book Content Warning: suicide, death, mental illness, drug use, and mild sexual content. “Between life and death there is a library,’ she said. ‘And within that library, the shelves go […]
Weekly Reads: Fingersmith
In the second installment of books for Women’s History Month, I decided to reread an old favorite historical fiction novel of mine: “Fingersmith” by Sarah Waters. The story opens with […]