Osamu Tezuka truly is the god of manga. The attention to detail is simply staggering, and he produced his hundreds of the thousands of pages of manga over the decades the long, hard way. Sometimes, when reading his work, one simply must stop and marvel at the art, even during the most engrossing of tales. Apollo's Song, gi... More..

There are cases in many stories (usually science-fiction or science-fantasy stories) in which an infinite time loop is used. What is fascinating about this idea is the way a seemingly impossible premise is presented: the fact that certain events in time repeat endlessly, or that certain points in time serve as starting points... More..

My curiosity was recently sated when I attended a screening of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street with my dad, who was not at all prepared for what awaited. SPOILERS HEREIN. From the first thundering organ chords during the Dreamworks logo to the final melancholic notes of the closing credits, I was thorough... More..

In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by three separate, yet equally important groups. The police who investigate crime, the District Attorneys who prosecute the offenders, and the Goddamn Batman. This is their story. Well, okay, this movie isn't exactly Law & Order. Thank heaven for that. But it do... More..

"How much of human life is lost in waiting?" The Indiana Jones films have always been about fun. They're a similar sort of throwback to the days of the pulp serials as the Star Wars films, but while Star Wars tells one story over six films in a science-fantasy environment, Indiana Jones tells different stories in the real ... More..