This post contains spoilers for Magnetic Rose and mild spoilers for Colour out of Space and Cure. The segments in this post are mostly unrelated, so feel free to skip out any that don't interest you. Satoshi Kon’s films mostly have similar themes, but what’s interesting about them is how they play with those themes …
toatali’s best games of 2020
2020 saw the launch of a whole new console generation for gaming, albeit one that a lot of people, including myself, didn’t actually get to experience. I’ve been searching for a PS5 since they came out, but I think games like Demon’s Souls and Spider-Man Miles Morales will have to appear on next year’s list …
toatali’s Best TV Shows of 2020 (and fifth anniversary)
I’m sure every critic and their mums will be struggling to write a suitable introduction for any 2020 list. How does one properly address one of the greatest tragedies to hit on a global scale in something as trivial as a list of some good TV you can use to distract yourself? The truth is, …
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On The Rocks
This post is about the 2020 film On the Rocks and contains full spoilers within. I highly recommend seeing the film before reading. I am, in theory, against stunt casting. I used to be more opposed to it until I realised that, with a few exceptions, almost all casting is stunt casting. Like it or …
Turnabout Time Traveler
This is the eleventh and final post in a series of Ace Attorney reviews, and I recommend reading the others before this. Although this post is called Turnabout Time Traveler, I will not be talking about that case in detail. However, this post will contain spoilers for all Ace Attorney games discussed prior. Thanks for …
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
This review is part of a series of the best of the decade. You can read the other entries in the list by clicking this link. This review contains full spoilers for The Killing of a Sacred Deer and I recommend watching before reading this. Unless deliberately trying to trick you (a la Audition), films will generally inform …
Pose Impressions
This post is about the first season of the FX show Pose, and contains full spoilers within. I recommend watching the show before reading. In addition, it’s worth noting that this show revolves around mainly black, trans and gay characters and as a straight white cis man, I would urge you to look for writings …
The Wind Rises
This review is part of a series of the best of the decade. You can read the other entries in the list by clicking this link. This review contains full spoilers for The Wind Rises and I recommend watching before reading this. It’s hard to do something like pick a ‘favourite Ghibli’ film, because ranking them seems …
Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice
This is the tenth in a series of Ace Attorney reviews and I recommend reading the others before this. This post will contain spoilers for Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice and all the games preceding it. Thanks for reading! As of writing, Spirit of Justice is the final game in the main series, and the last to be …
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Antiporno and The Handmaiden
This review is part of a series of the best of the decade. You can read the other entries in the list by clicking this link. This review contains full spoilers for Antiporno as well as The Handmaiden and I recommend watching both before reading this. I seem to be doing a lot of double handers for this list, and …