Review
Pages relating to Noah’s Barks reviews of media or other forms of entertainment.
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Blood on the Tracks
In ‘Blood on the Tracks,’ Shūzō Oshimi returns to psychosexual horror-drama with a story about a boy and his manipulative mother. (read more)
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Crystal Castles – “(III)”
A moderate disappointment. With Crystal Castles II, Crystal Castles showed themselves to be one of the most original synth pop groups in a long while. It was a melting pot of just generally good pop sensibilities and had uncommon influences such as witch house and electroclash music. What really made the album interesting though was its attitude. Though it was… (read more)
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The Fog
The Fog is overall better than Halloween because you’re not watching a crappy teen movie for a majority of the time, but it also lacks any strong iconic moments. John Carpenter‘s score consists of one good theme and a bunch of two-note ambient drones, and though it attempts to be character-driven with multiple subplots the… (read more)
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Killing Joke – “Democracy”
‘Democracy’ isn’t as good as the two Killing Joke albums it’s between. However, it’s high-quality and consistent enough to be worthwhile. (read more)
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Nirvana – “In Utero”
Do people overstate the abrasiveness of ‘In Utero’ to distance themselves from the radio-friendly ‘Nevermind?’ (read more)
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Mob Psycho 100
With Mob Psycho 100, One Punch Man creator ONE is more in his element writing for something that isn’t conceptually farcical, but he shows his limits as a writer when he falls back into battle shonen cliches. (read more)
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Mobile Suit Gundam Movie Trilogy
This movie trilogy adaptation and rewrite of the original Mobile Suit Gundam series delivers a relatively clean, moving, and intriguing sci-fi war drama. (read more)
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Monster
The themes of ‘Monster’ aren’t particularly deep, and it occasionally dabbles in ridiculous melodrama. That’s not as important as the fact that this is an original premise for an unpredictable thriller. (read more)
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Neon Genesis Evangelion
For all of the hemming and hawing about Neon Genesis Evangelion’s deep themes or lack thereof, the series is mainly successful for simply being a great story that’s told with finesse. (Includes Schick x Evangelion) (read more)
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Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Everything was for ‘The End of Evangelion.’ The most exceptional and compelling attributes of ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ are on full display in this theatrical climax. (read more)