Movie Review: Moonlight Sword and Jade Lion (1977) directed by Karl Liao (Chinese title Yin xiao yu jian cui yu shi) Chu Siew Yen (Angela Mao) is sent by her martial arts instructor to look up his brother, who he hasn’t heard from in a while. No one in the town he was living in knows where… Continue reading Movie Review: Moonlight Sword and Jade Lion
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Movie Review: The Case of the Lucky Legs
Movie Review: The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935) directed by Archie Mayo Frank Patton (Craig Reynolds) has a pretty neat scam going. He poses as the representative of a major hosiery company who’s come to a small city to hold a “Lucky Legs” beauty contest. Patton gets local businessmen to front all the expenses for… Continue reading Movie Review: The Case of the Lucky Legs
Book Review: A Game of Thrones
Book Review: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin About three centuries ago, the land of Westeros was known as the Seven Kingdoms. Then Aegon Targaryen and his sisters came from the collapsed civilization of Valyria with their dragons and conquered six of the Kingdoms. (The seventh Kingdom joined up later semi-voluntarily.) Eventually, the… Continue reading Book Review: A Game of Thrones
Manga Review: Case Closed (Detective Conan)
Manga Review: Case Closed (Detective Conan) by Gosho Aoyama Shin’ichi Kudou (Jimmy Kudo) is a teen genius detective, well known for solving cases that baffle the police. One day while visiting an amusement park with his female friend Ran Mouri (Rachel Moore), he witnesses a murder by two men in black. They catch him,… Continue reading Manga Review: Case Closed (Detective Conan)