Seven Mortal Sins
For better or worse, Seven Mortal Sins is the epitome of ecchi anime.
The Testament of Sister New Devil
As my wife puts it, “This is every bad, neckbeard cliché about anime come true.”
Red Sparrow and the Objectification of Jennifer Lawrence
I’m not here to acclaim Red Sparrow as some misunderstood masterpiece. It’s not. Nor is it the disaster its detractors declaim it as.
Heather Graham Examines Female Insecurity in Her Directorial Debut Half Magic
Written and directed by star Heather Graham, Half Magic avoids familiar clichés for a more thoughtful examination of workplace inequality and women’s insecurities.
Black Eyes and Bare Breasts: Atomic Blonde and the Aesthetics of the Body
Charlize Theron plays a female James Bond – so why is she introduced in the nude?
Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid Blurs the Line Between Fanservice and Hentai
How on earth do you review Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid without coming across as either a leering perve or a sneering prude?
Bikini Warriors
A light-hearted fanservice romp through RPG clichés, populated by the imaginatively-named – and barely-dressed – cast of Fighter, Mage, Dark Elf and Paladin.
Berlin Syndrome (2017)
Berlin Syndrome is a bad film with the spectral outline of a better film around it.
The Soulless Vacuum of the Ghost in the Shell Remake
It’s technically impressive but utterly soulless; there’s no ghost in this shell.
Triage X Can’t Even Decide What Kind of Bad Anime It Is
Triage X is irrefutably a bad anime series; it can’t even decide which kind of bad anime it is.
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