The Princess and the Frog – film review
I love the atmosphere of New Orleans, the food of New Orleans, and the architecture of New Orleans. So, when I heard back…
Tag: fantasy
How to Train Your Dragon – film review
I just found out nobody on this site has reviewed How to Train Your Dragon. Now I get to introduce one of my…
Tangled – animated film review
I was excited when I heard Disney was doing a film based on the Rapunzel fairy tale. I remember reading several different versions…
Beyond the Boundary – anime television series review
I recently enjoyed an anime TV series called Beyond the Boundary on Crunchyroll. It featured great character designs, artful pacing, and an intriguing…
Rose by Jeff Smith and Charles Vess – graphic novel review
Rose by Jeff Smith and Charles Vess is a graphic novel that I really wanted to like, and mostly liked, but which had…
Snow White and the Huntsman – film review
Snow White and the Huntsman came out about the same time as Mirror Mirror, and the trailers made it look spectacular. A darker…
The Lost Letters of Brother Gabriel by Bree Despain – short fiction review
The Lost Letters of Brother Gabriel by Bree Despain is an often-misunderstood addition to her The Dark Divine cannon. Let’s discuss the history…
Melody Time – animated anthology film review
Melody Time is an anthology of mostly musical short films. Some have regular plots and others are pretty free-form in nature, but all…
Tinker Bell – An Evolution by Mindy Johnson – art book review
I have loved art books for as long as I can remember, especially those which show the progression from initial concept to finished…
The Lost Saint by Bree Despain – book review
The Lost Saint by Bree Despain continues the story of Grace Divine. If the first book was about Daniel’s redemption from evil, then…
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Short Stories 1 by Naoko Takeuchi – manga review
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Short Stories 1 by Naoko Takeuchi is kind of a mixed bag. Some of the stories are well-crafted and…
The Mortal Instruments – City of Bones – film review
A few months ago, I reviewed the first book of The Mortal Instruments series: City of Bones. I found it an interesting read…
Saludos Amigos – film review
Saludos Amigos was the first of several anthology-style films released by Disney in the 1940s. It was created as a way to engender…
Pixie Hollow Games – short film review
Shorter than the other Disney Fairies films, Pixie Hollow Games is also the first to not feature Tinker Bell as the main character…
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad – animated film review
It’s been a long time since I last watched The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, and I had pretty much forgotten about…
The Slipper and the Rose – film review
I recently saw The Slipper and the Rose, an oldie-but-goodie, for the first time. While it’s not perfect, it’s a charming movie that…
The Pirate Fairy – film review
Tinker Bell and her Pixie Hollow friends are back in The Pirate Fairy, the latest Disney Fairies adventure. This film introduces a new…
Book review: Castle of Dreams – Stories from the Kare Kano Creator by Masami Tsuda
Castle of Dreams – Stories from the Kare Kano Creator by Masami Tsuda is a compilation of short stories by a mangaka better…
Dragon Knight by Miyuki Yamaguchi – manga review
The first thing that struck me with Dragon Knight, by Miyuki Yamaguchi, is how well Yamaguchi conveys emotion in her illustrations. The main…
Wolf Children – anime film review
Seeing as I’m a big fan of Mamoru Hosoda and his other works (e.g., Summer Wars, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time), I…
The Dark Divine by Bree Despain – book review
Bree Despain’s debut book, The Dark Divine, was a gem missed by many during the young adult urban fantasy boom in the post-Twilight…