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A superb addition to the franchise
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Two women
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Outstanding addition to survival horror games
By Anthony L. Cuaycong NIPPON Ichi Software (NIS) has been known to push the envelope in terms of offerings for popular genres, so it’s no surprise to find Yomawari: The Long Night Collection eschewing...
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By Noel Vera Video Review BlacKkKlansman Directed by Spike Lee SO GET this — Ron Stallworth becomes the first black police officer in a large largely white town (the “Jackie Robinson of the Colorado...
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Episode 2 cannot come soon enough
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By Noel Vera Video Review Roma Directed by Alfonso Cuaron ALFONSO CUARON’s Roma is, yes, one of the most beautiful-looking films of the year, a blend of artfully lit footage digitally stitched together...
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A treasure trove
By Anthony L. Cuaycong IT’S NO COINCIDENCE that the birth and growth of Shin Nihon Kikaku (SNK) as a video-game developing, publishing, and manufacturing company coincided with the industry’s rise in...
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By Noel Vera Video Review Silence Directed by Martin Scorsese (WARNING: story and ending discussed in explicit detail) THE FILM BEGINS with the sound of cicadas rhythmically whirring over a black...
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A heck of a ride
By Alexander O. Cuaycong and Anthony L. Cuaycong PART brawlers, part Japanese dramas, and part open-world experiences, Sega’s Yakuza games have always been a ridiculous but compelling blend of action...
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My 15 favorite nonfiction books of 2018
By Stephen L. Carter Bloomberg Opinion HERE are my nominees for the best nonfiction books of 2018. I haven’t read everything published this year, but I read a great deal, and these are my 15 favorites....
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Beginner-friendly but surprisingly hard
By Alexander O. Cuaycong and Anthony L. Cuaycong BY ALL ACCOUNTS, the Touhou Project has been a resounding success. What originally started out as a series of bullet-hell shooter games has evolved...
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Far from perfect, still…
By Anthony L. Cuaycong CLOSE to the turn of the decade, animator Pendleton Ward developed an idea that took root back when he was still enrolled at the California Institute of the Arts and germinated...
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By Noel Vera Video Review Marjorie Prime Directed by Michael Almereyda Available on YouTube, Amazon Prime, Google Play, and iTunes MICHAEL Almereyda’s Marjorie Prime (2017) adapts Jordan Harrison’s...
View ArticleA love letter of longing and living
By Anthony L. Cuaycong WHEN KADOKAWA GAMES released God Wars: Future Past on the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 last year, it put forth a tactical role-playing game awash in Japanese lore. Its...
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By Noel Vera Video Review The Killing of a Sacred Deer Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos DVD WITH all the horror films that popped out last year (and continue to emerge this year) few if any come close to...
View ArticleTom Hardy brings out Marvel’s darker side in new movie Venom
LOS ANGELES — In the new movie Venom, British actor Tom Hardy plays an investigative journalist whose body is invaded by an alien with violent instincts who feeds on a diet of human flesh. It is a...
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Good intentions
By Anthony L. Cuaycong THERE’S NO QUESTION that the Gundam franchise has become huge to the point of ubiquity. These days, offshoots of animation studio Sunrise’s intellectual property can be found...
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By Noel Vera Video Review My Neighbor Totoro Directed by Hayao Miyazaki (CAUTION: plot and narrative twists — which aren’t all that much and anyway aren’t the heart of the film — to be discussed in...
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By Anthony L. Cuaycong WHEN Microsoft sought to expand the reach of its acclaimed Forza series shortly after the turn of the decade, it chose to tap another developer for the purpose. Early in the...
View ArticleChildren’s book writer fights the stigma of HIV-AIDS
By Michelle Anne P. Soliman Reporter ENZO, Gab, Chuchay, and Luis join a support group on social media under their online alter egos. Enzo starts a group chat and sets a date to meet with the group’s...
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