When I reviewed the first season of Monarch back in November of 2023, I was pretty mixed on the series as a whole. And wouldn’t you know it, coming back for a second season, I’m just as mixed this time around as well. Because the problems that I hoped might be a bug in season […]
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Rental Family Review
Rental Family is Hikari’s follow-up to her critically acclaimed debut, 37 Seconds, and it shows the Japanese filmmaker can make something that can appeal to both Japanese and Western audiences. Philip Vanderploeg (Brendan Fraser) is an American actor who has lived in Japan for ten years. Philip gets offered an unusual job when he meets […]
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Review
Before I dive into the review, I wanted to offer a quick note regarding my past experience with Godzilla-related media. I’ve never seen a single Godzilla film (or King Kong, or any other giant monster wreaks havoc on mankind film). So, while I will absolutely tell it like it is when it comes to the […]



