The 32 Best J-Dramas On Netflix (That I’ve Watched So Far!) – Places 10 to 1
This is my ranked list of the best J-Dramas I have watched on Netflix so far. If you would like to recommend me any J-Drama in particular, just leave a comment or get in touch with me on BlueSky or by email! Here are, from least to most favourite, the best J-Dramas on Netflix! Since […]
The 32 Best J-Dramas On Netflix (That I’ve Watched So Far!) – Places 20 to 11
This is my ranked list of the best J-Dramas I have watched on Netflix so far. If you would like to recommend me any J-Drama in particular, just leave a comment or get in touch with me on BlueSky or by email! Here are, from least to most favourite, the best J-Dramas on Netflix! Since […]
Hard Boiled and Hard Bodied: Comparing Friendship, Fraternity, and Masculinity in Lethal Weapon and A Better Tomorrow
In action cinema, there is often a singular (usually male) hero. This man would use his brawn and combat expertise to quell whatever threat lay before him, emerging from a cacophony of explosions and gunfire as a lone and largely unblemished victor. From the multiple iterations of James Bond to Arnold Schwarzenegger in Commando (Mark […]
Best Films of 2024: Critics Top Ten List Leaderboard
LAST UPDATED 12/01/2025, 10PM GMT. COLLATED 71 LISTS SO FAR. Up until last year, Metacritic would gather the data from film critics’ top ten lists for the year into one big mega-table, and it was always incredibly handy to find films you may have missed. Unfortunately, it looks like they are no longer doing that, […]
Insides on the Outside: Jung and John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)
This piece first appeared on a blog called Horrorwood Presents, but that site seems to be down now, so I’ve made a few small changes and uploaded it again myself. Warning: contains spoilers for The Thing (1982) At first glance, John Carpenter’s seminal sci-fi horror The Thing (1982) may seem an unlikely place to meet […]
The 32 Best J-Dramas On Netflix (That I’ve Watched So Far!)
Netflix is one of the largest streaming services out there, and it has a lot of content to choose from and sift through. Often, people will find themselves stricken with decision-paralysis as they endlessly scroll through the titles on offer looking for the perfect thing to watch. I sometimes find myself in the same position, […]
Review: River (Junta Yamaguchi, 2023)
In 2020, Japanese director Junta Yamaguchi released his feature film debut Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, a micro-budget sci-fi comedy with a time-travel theme and an abundance of creativity. The film found success, winning awards at film festivals, and was released internationally on blu ray through Third Window Films. Three years later Junta Yamaguchi has […]
Review: The Funeral (Juzo Itami, 1984)
A review of Juzo Itami’s directorial debut, The Funeral (1984). A playful and human look at the formalities of grieving and how we cope with death. Note: I made a short list of recommendations for Juzo Itami little while ago which also goes into a little bit of detail about his life in general. So, […]
Where To Start With Juzo Itami
If you have ever been interested in watching the films of Juzo Itami but have never been sure where to start, this list of three recommendations is sure to be immensely helpful!
Review: Linda Linda Linda (Nobuhiro Yamashita, 2005)
Linda Linda Linda is a film about making friends, making music, and enjoying yourself; something I certainly did while watching. It’s a comfortable, joyous experience with all the catchy hooks and bubblegum fun of the best pop-punk there is. The story of Linda Linda Linda is pretty simple: some high school girls have started a […]