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Tag Archives: Reviews
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (review)
J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince (London: Bloomsbury, 2005). 7/10 I’d hotly anticipated this latest in the Harry Potter series. Even though Rowling is a poor prose stylist, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban showed that, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bloomsbury, Dumbledore, Dursley, Goblet Of Fire, Half Blood Prince, Harry Potter And The Half Blood, Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince, Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince Review, Harry Potter And The Prisoner, Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, Harry Potter Series, J K Rowling, J K Rowling Harry Potter, Order Of The Phoenix, Poor Prose, Potter And The Half Blood Prince, Quidditch Pitch, Reviews, Rowling Harry Potter, Subplots, Voldemort
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When Nietzsche Wept (review)
Irvin D. Yalom, When Nietzsche Wept: A novel of obsession (1992; repr. Ringwood, Vic.: Penguin, 1993). It’s sometimes argued that Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical work demonstrates an interest in psychology, introspection, and relations of power and desire, that in some way … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th Century, Affinity, Behest, Bertha Pappenheim, Brink, Despair, Friedrich Nietzsche, Independent Nature, Irvin D Yalom, Josef Breuer, Migraine, Obsession, Penguin, Philosophical Work, Private Clinic, Proto, Psychoanalysis, Psychology Introspection, Reviews, Subterfuge, Wealthy Doctor
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Samurai Champloo (review)
Watanabe Shinichirô, (dir.) Samurai Champloo, subtitled by AnimeForever, 7/10 Watanabe Shinichirô’s new series follows the precedent set by his earlier series, Cowboy Bebop, building a style by merging a historical period with an incongruous musical style. In Bebop, it was … Continue reading
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Tagged Brothel, Connoisseur, Cowboy Bebop, Edo Period, Fuu, High Tension, Himawari, Historical Period, Intriguing Characters, Love And Betrayal, Musical Style, Nujabes, Protagonists, Reviews, Samurai Champloo, Serving Girl, Storytelling Skills, Sunflowers, Tsutchie, Vignettes, Watanabe
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Sixteen Candles (review)
Sixteen Candles, written and directed by John Hughes (1984). 8/10 Tomorrow night a friend from high-school is having an 80s-themed birthday party. I had this lying around, and I hadn’t seen it before, so I put it on to rekindle … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Hair, Chases, Collared Shirts, Cool Clothes, Donnie Darko, Ferris Bueller, Friends, Humorous Incidents, Immature Antics, Joan Cusack, John And Joan Cusack, John Hughes, Just Desserts, Love Lorn, Minor Appearances, Molly Ringwald, Moreso, Reviews, Sincerity, Sixteen Candles, Teen Angst, Yesteryear
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Do rônin dream of electric girls?
CLAMP and Madhouse Production, Chobits, animated series (2002), 26 episodes, subtitled by a4e. 7/10
What if there were cute girl robots who could fall in love?
Such is the question that, no doubt, thousands of male rônin students living in Tôkyô guest houses have asked themselves. Motosuwa Hideki, the protagonist of Chobits, is one such man.
The answer to the question, if you’re unfamiliar with anime, may strike you as surprisingly sensitive. In the near-future that Chobits is set in, there are sexy girl robots, one of whom can fall in love, and it’s bad news for human women and the usual mix of heartache and joy for all concerned. Continue reading
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Tagged Chii, Classmate, Cute Girl, Doubt Thousands, Guest Houses, Heartache, Human Masters, Human Women, Humanoid Androids, Incapacity, Madhouse Production, No Doubt, Persocom, Personal Assistants, Protagonist, Reviews, Rubbish Collection, Sexy Girl, Shinbo, Spending Time, University Entrance Exam
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Donnie Darko (review)
Donnie Darko. DVD. Written and directed by Richard Kelly, 2001. 9/10 I am bewildered. I do not want to sleep. I do not want to do anything else. I just want to sit and think about it. I don’t understand … Continue reading
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Tagged Cult Movie, Donnie Darko, Reviews, Richard Kelly, Sage Words, Sleep
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Spanking Fashion Parade (review)
The Incredible Melk’s Spanking Fashion Parade. 9/10 Last night I overcame a bout of lethargy to go out to the Kitten Club and see a show my friend Mel was putting on. It featured some outrageously stylish catwalking from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Audience, Blogspot, Booty, Catwalking, Comic Songs, Fashion Parade, Friend Mel, Fries, Geek, Genre, Hip Hop, Kitten Club, Lethargy, Melk, Models, Old School, Phrases, Proceedings, Props, Rap, Reviews
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Before Sunset (review)
Before Sunset. DVD. Directed by Richard Linklater. Warner Bros. Entertainment, 2004. 7/10 This movie is the sequel to Linklater’s earlier Before Sunrise (1995), in which Jesse (Ethan Hawke), an American, meets young a young French woman, Celine (Julie Delpy), on … Continue reading
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Tagged Autobiographical Account, Bestselling Novel, Bookshop, Burst, Car Ride, Ethan Hawke, French Woman, Inevitability, Julie Delpy, Reviews, Richard Linklater, Sense Of Duty, Sequel, Six Months, Skirt, Stairs, Superficial Relationships, Time Limit, Vienna, Warner Bros, Warner Bros Entertainment
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