Blue Eye Samurai

Blue Eye Samurai

Blue Eye Samurai What happens when you combine titles like “Yentl,” “Kill Bill,” “John Wick,” “Game of Thrones,” “Mulan” and “The Witcher,” John Woo and Tarantino, and wrap it in the wafer of medieval Japan and phenomenal animation? You get a real juicy cake with a base of cookies, chocolate and vanilla filling into which…

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Katanagatari

Katanagatari There are some series that are truly specific in every respect, and because of that draw you into their world. One such series is “Katanagatari” (or in translation “Sword Story” or “Tale of Swords”). Meet an unusual duo wandering Japan somewhere during the Edo period (1603-1868). Togame is a self-proclaimed “Strategist,” one eccentric and…

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Siddhartha

Siddhartha I’ve already (long ago) mentioned that, as we change, grow up and mature, we also discover some new dimension and messages in books and films that were previously hidden from us. However, it also seems there’s some truth that some works simply need to be read as “older,” for you to truly catch (or…

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The Last Unicorn

The Last Unicorn The novel “The Last Unicorn” by writer Peter S. Beagle (winner of numerous awards for the fantasy genre) is, like the titular being, a very unusual creature. You start with light reading and, as time passes, you realize the book is increasingly drawing you into its world and enchanting you, and along…

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Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer “Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to man. For this he was chained to a rock and tortured for all eternity” (opening sentence of the film)   Science and its development is what indebted humanity and enabled it to progress and initiate revolutions of smaller or larger scales. Scientists have always…

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The Warrior

The Warrior Yes, “Peaky Blinders” is truly a great series and for many has become one of TV’s classics. But “The Warrior”… well, that’s a series… imagine Bruce Lee in the “Peaky Blinders” world! Simply, the series is quality in every respect… so much so that HBO took it over and is making a third…

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Neon Genesis Evangelion

Neon Genesis Evangelion “If Neon Genesis Evangelion were a person, I would need serious professional help after working with them” – Sigmund Freud (Viennese neurologist, considered the father of modern psychotherapy)   Saying that “Neon Genesis Evangelion” is a serious mindfuck wouldn’t be an exaggeration. Although the series came out almost 28 years ago, this…

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Will

Will “Just don’t forget, Charmer,” she said, “be good to everyone you meet on the way up, because you might have to meet them again on the way down” – Grandma Gigi (“Will”)   Will Smith… who hasn’t heard of this world megastar? He’s one of the rare ones who managed to put both a…

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BRZRKR 1

BRZRKR 1 “Time is a strange thing.” – B   You know, I’m not that crazy about comics… somehow that phase bypassed me as a kid. As I got older I followed some manga/manhwa online and that’s that… though, considering the convenience of the digital/mobile age, comics can now become an interesting hobby too… if…

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The Emperor’s Soul

The Emperor’s Soul The name Brandon Sanderson is not unknown to fans of science and/or epic fantasy. The creator of the Cosmere universe, who popularized the terms “hard magic and soft magic,” also finished Robert Jordan’s popular series “The Wheel of Time.” His name is known even to those who haven’t read his books… like…

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