RG Veda – original video animation series review
RG Veda is a two-episode OVA series based on a manga of the same name by Clamp. It is very loosely based in…
Tag: mythology
Wonder Woman – film review
Wonder Woman is, finally, the DC film you’ve been waiting for. You may have been patient through the brooding reinvention of Superman and…
Three Celtic Tales by Moyra Caldecott – anthology review
Three Celtic Tales retold by Moyra Caldecott fancifully retells a trio of classical folk stories with a unique approach. Unlike most retellings of…
How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack by Chuck Sambuchino – book review
There are many guides out there, aiming to prepare you for the coming fill-in-the-blank apocalypse. None of them are as important as Chuck…
Robin Hood – animated film review
Robin Hood came out in theaters a little over 42 years ago, and it has been a favorite of mine since I first…
The Sword in the Stone – animated film review
I remember first seeing The Sword in the Stone when I was fairly young. I don’t remember if it was in theaters or…
Xanadu – film review
Xanadu has been a guilty pleasure of mine for years. It isn’t big on plot. Most of the acting is ho-hum. It just…
Xanadu Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – album review
The soundtrack to the musical rollerskating extravaganza of a film, Xanadu, is one of my favorites, even though the film is only mediocre.…
A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck – short fiction review
I heard about A Short Stay in Hell, by Steven L. Peck, a few years ago from one of my friends while at…
The Librarian – Curse of the Judas Chalice – television film review
The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice is the third film in The Librarian television film series on TNT. It follows Return to…
Tales of the Night – animated film review
Tales of the Night is a compilation film from director and animator Michel Ocelot. The film is done in a silhouette style, where…
Song of the Sea – animated film review
I have been waiting to see Song of the Sea for over two years now, since I first watched The Secret of Kells.…
A Letter to Momo – animated film review
Japan has a knack for producing artistic creators who can weave an interesting story where there are no bad guys. Every now and…
Fantasia – animated film review
Fantasia, though initially a financial flop, has become a classic example of the early work of Walt Disney Animation. It features seven vignettes…
Atlantis: The Lost Empire – animated film review
The first thing I thought when I saw an ad for Atlantis: The Lost Empire was, “Wow, this looks similar to Nadia: The…
The Librarian – Return to King Solomon’s Mines – television film review
The Librarian – Return to King Solomon’s Mines is the first of The Librarian films I have seen. I became interested in them…
Seconds by Brian Lee O’Malley – graphic novel review
Brian O’Malley creates a modern fairytale with a bit of old world blended into the new in his latest graphic novel since his…
Witch Hunter Robin – anime television series review
Back in 2002 I saw some artwork in Newtype for a new show: Witch Hunter Robin. Sometimes I can see something and know…
VodnÃk by Bryce Moore – book review
I have been mildly aware of Eastern European folk tales and fairy tales since I was young, as I read just about every…
Brother Bear – animated film review
Brother Bear has never been one of my favorite Disney animated features. It follows Kenai, a Native American boy who angers the Spirits…
Instructions by Neil Gaiman – picture book review
Instructions by Neil Gaiman with illustrations by Charles Vess, is a picture book that originally appeared in the more adult work, Fragile Things,…