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Good Ol’ Review: Beautiful and Affecting 5 Centimeters Per Second
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Basic plot description. Would not consider them spoilers. It is easy to get lost in the film 5 Centimeters Per Second. Even with a runtime of only 63 minutes, the film...
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Good Ol’ Review: Thrilling and Emotional Train to Busan
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW No spoilers. You don’t have to be a fan of zombies to enjoy Train to Busan. The international buzz surrounding this Korean film is well deserved. Train to Busan is an...
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Good Ol’ Review: Makoto Shinkai’s Ethereal and Universal Your Name
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW No spoilers. It’s not hard to see why Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name (Kimi no Na wa/君の名は。) has managed to captivate audiences around the world. The hype and buzz...
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Good Ol’ Review: Maine Mendoza’s Charm and Stunning Cinematography Lift...
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW A film review with minor spoilers. On the eve of the premiere of Destined To Be Yours, Maine Mendoza and Alden Richards’ first primetime teleserye (arguably, a year...
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Good Ol' Review: Brutal and Mostly Fun Kamen Rider Heisei Generations
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW LOTS of spoilers. This year’s Kamen Rider Movie War was mostly a fun endeavor with some brutal and bloody battles. But it ends in one of the worst possible ways it...
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Good Ol' Review: Kamen Rider Ghost RE:BIRTH: Kamen Rider Specter a Convoluted...
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW LOTS of spoilers, with a warning before they begin It’s the last hurrah for the Ghost crew and they decided to go out with a proverbial bang. That is, they completely...
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Good Ol’ Review: The Stunning and Resonant Koe no Katachi/A Silent Voice
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW No spoilers. Koe no Katachi/映画 聲の形 (A Silent Voice) is a beautifully affecting work from director Naoko Yamada. Based on the manga of the same name by Yoshitoki Oima...
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Good Ol’ Review: Shinkai’s Ambitious Children Who Chase Lost Voices Misses Mark
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW No spoilers. Japanese director Makoto Shinkai has proven what a talented filmmaker and storyteller he is. From his acclaimed 5 Centimeters per Second to his recent...
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Good Ol’ Review: Episode of Stinger an Underwhelming Entry for Uchu Sentai...
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW MAJOR spoilers. I have been thoroughly enjoying Uchu Sentai Kyuranger. At this point, it’s probably, at the very least, number 3 on my all-time Sentai list. It has...
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Good Ol’ Review: Kamen Rider Ex-Aid: True Ending is a True Ending Indeed
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Moderate spoilers. Two of my few gripes with Kamen Rider Ex-Aid was its lackluster final episodes and the way the series (which set out to merge the worlds of...
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Good Ol’ Review and Appreciation: The Beautiful, Poignant and Resonant ReLIFE
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW WARNING! Moderate to major spoilers. It has been on my to-do list for a while now, but I found some time to finally jump into the amazing world of ReLIFE. I’ve heard...
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Good Ol’ Review: A Welcome Visit with Old Friends on Uchu Sentai Kyuranger...
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW WARNING! MAJOR spoilers I have definitely been missing Kyuranger. So once I saw that Uchu Sentai Kyuranger vs. Space Squad was finally available to watch, I knew I had...
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Good Ol’ Review: Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?...
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW WARNING! MAJOR spoilers Fireworks (打ち上げ花火、下から見るか? 横から見るか?/Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?) is an interestingly frustrating film that could’ve...
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Good Ol’ Review and Appreciation: Bobby Rubio’s Beautiful and Personal Float
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW No spoilers. Disney+ makes it highly anticipated debut today. And while I’m not a fan of all things Disney so much to become a long-time subscriber of the service, I...
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Good Ol’ Review: Jung Hae In and Kim Go Eun Drive the Nostalgic Tune In For Love
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Very light spoilers. A nostalgic and romantic slice of life story. That’s what Tune In For Love (Yoo Yeol’s Music Album & Joyful Album/유열의 음악앨범) is. And it’s a...
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Good Ol’ Review: Netflix’s Dead Kids a Refreshing Take on Familiar Themes,...
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW Moderate spoilers. Netflix’s first Filipino film Dead Kids, inspired by a true story, tells the story of four high schoolers plotting to kidnap their classmate, the...
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Good Ol’ Review: Parasite a Worthy Roller Coaster of a Ride
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW No spoilers. If you’re still wondering what all the hype around the Oscar-winning Korean film Parasite (기생충) is all about, the only way to find out is to actually...
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Good Ol’ Review: How Mamoru Hosoda’s “Summer Wars” is a Timely Reminder in...
TYPE OF REVIEW : GOOD OL’ REVIEW No spoilers. I first watched Mamoru Hosoda’s Summer Wars (サマーウォーズ) a couple of years ago after enjoying Wolf Children. It’s been a while since watching the film again,...
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