Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings and the magic of world building

Well, it finally happened--the apocalypse that the Mayans predicted. Except, rather than the world ending, humans are instead subjugated indoors and into self-quarantine. I would say that this is a tragedy but I've already been set on the NEET life since day 1, though, I might die from boredom before the coronavirus gets me first. …

Children’s mascots are scary now /// Five nights at Freddy’s (2023)

Happy Halloween everyone! I suppose it's been a while since I last revisited this blog. I must say that it's time to dust off ye olde dust on this very blog and write my annual movie review! Well, it may be just me but I believe that 2023 has been the year of massive adaptations, …

The dull and uninspiring world of Burton /// Wednesday (2022)

Hullo, it's been a hot minute since I've last been here. Good to see that my page is still collecting dust; Life has kept me rather busy. The usual uni experience combined with the struggles of adapting to post-adolescent life has got me tied up like some unfortunate unwilling participant in shibari. Fear not singular …

The war that nobody wanted.

ref: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/6/russias-invasion-of-ukraine-list-of-key-events-from-day-11 Sometimes I think that God has a sick sense of humour. After coming out from a long withstanding pandemic that resulted in collapsed economies and a considerable death toll, we now face the threat of a war between two countries that used to be united in solidarity. Hello my friends. I hope you …

The vapid beauty of BELLE /// BELLE (2021)

I have some thoughts about this film. Very, probably, slightly controversial thoughts but before we get to the pitchforks and torches, let’s give a brief a rundown of what Belle is. The Japanese animated film is a loose retelling of the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast. It was released in 2021 to much …

Morality and human behaviour: Sometimes punishment is lacking.

So, a quick disclaimer to the readers who have their phones on speed dial to 911. No--I am not advocating for murder nor am I suggesting that we should start having an annual purge, because that would be A) illegal and B) Really really illegal. This title was inspired by comments under Junko Furuta's case …

Boys will be boys but, when can girls just be girls?

Before you start laying your greasy little fingers on the keyboard and go on a tirade about how "But!!! Men are also equally sexualised and raped! It's not just women!", I'll like to make it clear that this is not a "this sex is better than the other" competition--okay? I'm not claiming to disregard the …

Historians say they’re just gals being pals… /// The Handmaiden (2016)

I must confess that this is not the first time I have watched this film. Yes--as a matter of fact, my virginal watch experience has been tainted by the in-flight movie programming on my plane. Sadly, watching lesbian sex scenes and sadistic dungeon torture in public means that you get the occasional side-eye from the …

2 bros chilling in 19th century England, 5 feet apart cause criminal laws on homosexuality prevents them from being gay/// Maurice (1987)

They're gorgeous (º﹃º )  Fun fact: Homosexuality has actually been prevalent in human history since the Greeks and maybe even further back, case in point Achilles and Patroclus. (Side note: there's actually a retelling of this myth called The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller which is a MUST-READ!!!) So, if gramma tries to use …

I made a game? No–seriously, I think I made a game.

Fun fact about me, I suck at programming. Back in school, I actually took a class on basic HTML programming with the use of a little Java I think. But that was about 3 years ago and I ended up spending my time in the class playing Cookie Clicker. I eventually got caught by my …