Category Archives: Writing

Review: Descendants of Darkness, Vol. 1: Vampire’s Lure

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: January 5, 2011

Detective Asato Tsuzuki is handsome, has an insatiable sweet tooth and consistently exhibits a freewheeling attitude that drives his coworkers nuts. He’s also deceased.

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Happy Birthday, Osamu Tezuka!

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: November 3, 2010

Today is the birthdate of Osamu Tezuka, the “father” of modern anime and manga, as well as the creator of favorite series including Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Black Jack and many, many others. Since I shared this link via Twitter a few weeks back and via the work account earlier today, it only [...]

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Rec: Record Collection by Mark Ronson & the Business Intl

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: October 25, 2010

Mark Ronson’s Version CD never really fell off of my playlists, so picking up his latest, Record Collection, was a no brainer.  This time around, instead of the retro brass, he went Old Wave with the theme. “Bang Bang Bang” kicks things off, and if you like this song, you’ll love the rest of the [...]

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Review: Gasaraki, Vol. 1: The Summoning

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: August 11, 2010

Yushiro is not a normal 17-year-old. The youngest son of the powerful and influential Gowa family has special capabilities his relatives are determined to unleash — no matter what the sacrifice. This is something made very apparent in ADV Films’ first DVD installment of Gasaraki, a 26-episode television series, lushly animated and produced by Bandai [...]

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Preview: What Is the Animatrix?

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: August 11, 2010

One of the most interesting features on The Matrix Revisited was a jam-packed, five-minute segment on the upcoming Matrix anime project, dubbed “Animatrix.” Primarily narrated by Matrix producer Joel Silver and Animatrix producer Michael Arias, the piece adds details to what is already known about the project:

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Review: Strictly Ballroom

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: June 9, 2010

“All the world’s a stage. . .” Since the dawn of motion pictures, few have taken Shakespeare’s words more to heart than Australian writer and director Baz Luhrmann. On the heels of special edition-style releases of his other works (William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet and last year’s hit Moulin Rouge), it is only fitting that [...]

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Review: The Spanish Prisoner

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: June 9, 2010

Don’t talk to strangers. When you travel, never agree to carry a package for someone you don’t know. Money is the root of all evil. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. They say all clichés and sayings are based on at least a kernel of truth. If only we’d pay closer attention. The [...]

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Review: The Matrix Revisited

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: June 9, 2010

The Matrix Revisited, a special documentary that is available alone and packaged with the original movie, allows viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the first movie’s creation, as well as brief glimpses into what promises to be one of the more unique, multimedia franchises created in the last few years. The bulk of the disc is [...]

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Review: High Fidelity

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: June 8, 2010

Most of us know, or have met, someone like Rob (John Cusack), the main character of High Fidelity. Rob’s love of music is more than an extreme hobby. He owns a record store that specializes in vinyl and spends his days arguing top-five lists with his two employees, Barry and Dick. Unfortunately, his girlfriend, Laura, [...]

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Review: The Fast and the Furious

By Alison L. Roberts | Published: June 8, 2010

If you live in an area that is even remotely urban, you see them: the kids that pull up next to you at stop lights, in what used to be just an ordinary Honda, Mitsubishi or Acura. Engines revving, stereos blaring, the value of the accessories on their fully-loaded rides far outweighs the vehicles’ initial [...]

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