This article contains spoilers for Blade Runner 2049. Grasping the central argument of most sci-fi films requires a closer look at the technological and social context of the time period in which it was made. Consider the technologies that entered…
Author: Sangdi Chen
C4 And The Beauty Of Small Conventions
For the general populace who have never been to a comic or anime convention (never mind the fandoms big enough to warrant their own!), they can seem like impenetrable beasts. A full weekend immersed in all of these once-fringe interests?…
Ready Player One’s Teaser Reveals Key Plot Changes For Movie
The first teaser for Ernest Cline’s bestseller Ready Player One dropped at San Diego Comic Con and gave us our first look at the ‘80s nerdgasm. This article contains mild spoilers for Ready Player One.
Niantic Had A Solid Foundation For Pokemon Go Fest, But Failed To Fill In The Critical Pieces
Standing in line by Grant Park at 9am, an hour before Pokemon Go Fest was set to begin, the crowd’s impatience settled into a resigned, but tense air. The tension lasted for almost two and a half hours until the…
Netflix’s Castlevania Is A Promising Adaptation For A Genre-Defining Game Series
This review contains some spoilers for Castlevania and the Castlevania video game series. When news first hit the wires that Netflix would be debuting an animated adaptation of the iconic Castlevania series back in February, reactions were understandably mixed. With…
Kakegurui Is That Weird Manga About Gambling You Haven’t Heard Of But Should Read Anyways
Okay, bear with me, this is going to be…a weird one. Some plot spoilers for Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler, possibly a bit PG-13.
How Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Made You Feel Things With Its Subtle Love Story
The following article contains spoilers for key plot points in Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid. If you’ve been to any anime conventions in the past 4-5 months, no doubt, you’ve seen some of the characters from Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid running…