Blu-ray Review: Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day
Trailer Park Boys, the hit sitcom from Canada, has run been running for seven seasons and takes a documentary approach to life in a trailer park. Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day catches the series up to speed with a healthy mix of toilet humor and awkward situations. Longstanding fans of the series will find a lot to like here while newbies will quickly fall in love with its unique premise and oddball characters.
Manga Review: Rasetsu Volume 4
This Shojo manga revolves around a group of psychics headed by Hiichiro Amakawa (The Chief), who runs an agency dedicated to helping people who are troubled by the spirit world. Central to the story is the interaction between the characters. Rasetsu is the main character, a young woman just turning 19 in this volume. Other members of the team include Yako Hoshino, a psychic who uses water to perform his powers. There is a convoluted connection between Rasetsu and Yako, and now complications are developing with Kuryu Iwatsuki, another psychic at the agency.
Blu-ray Review: Women in Trouble
For 2009's Women in Trouble, director Sebastian Gutierrez took several actresses we're used to seeing in bland supporting roles – the type where you know you recognize her but cannot remember from where – and pushed them into starring roles in a Ritchie-esque ensemble cast. The result is an unexpectedly entertaining work complete with mile high clubs, coked out musicians, attempted kidnappings, ass-less spandex pants, hilarious confessions and some genuine, if not slightly campy, heart in between all that lingerie.
Movie Review: Shutter Island
(This is a joint movie review by julie and sarahh)
Eddie Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) is not comfortable on the water, to the point where he gets more than queasy – he is downright nauseous. But it's the price he pays in order for him and his partner, fellow U.S. Marshal Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo), to use the ferry which takes them to Shutter Island, situated in Boston Harbor, on official business. A prisoner of the facility there has escaped. This is no ordinary facility, but an insane asylum for the criminally insane – in other words, whackjobs with issues and a penchant for violence. Great combination. And on top of that, Eddie can't find his smokes.
Manga Review: Haru Hana – The Complete Collection
Hana Yamada has just moved to the big city, ready to make her Tokyo debut, and is confident that her strange condition is finally in control. With her green tea in hand, Hana can combat the hives that break out whenever she makes contact with a cute boy. Her first day isn't so spectacular however, and a series of trips and falls ends with Hana being forced by her older sister to work for free at a relaxation room run by a group of handsome young men – the fabulous Shinnosuke and the standoffish Haru. Despite Haru's attitude, Hana finds herself being drawn to his demeanor – but can she get close to someone who she can't actually touch? In the relaxing atmosphere of Haru Hana, anything can happen.
Highlights:
Batman Returns
Just read Batman and Robin 8. Holy crap that was awful. What brain damage did Grant Morrison sustain in order to completely lose his storytelling ability. I swear I thought the pages were stapled in the wrong order, that I had missed something, and sometimes it was between panels on the same page! How awful for DC to continue to let him suck this bad. It's like humoring your senile grandparent.
"Oh no, Mister Morrison, it's great, really. Sure, we'll have him draw it just as you specified. Yep, you're the best! Bye!"
"Good thing he has a sellable name or no one would every buy this crap."
Anime Blu-ray Review: Halo Legends
Halo fans looking for something to hold them off until this fall's release of Halo: Reach may have found what they’re looking for with DC and Warner Bros. release of Halo Legends: A collection of anime stories in the Halo universe. The majority of the stories are excellent with the animation equally so. That, along with the inclusion of some awesome special features makes this a great addition to any Halo fan’s collection.
Manga Review: Bleach volume 30: There is No Heart Without You
The wound lies deep, like the ocean floor.
The sin is red, growing paler in death.