Tag Archives: Netflix

In Waves Movie to Debut in the US

Posted on October 19, 2026 by Jeff

Graphic novels that become movies are typically superhero or action stories. The In Waves movie, adapted from the wonderful graphic novel, breaks that pattern. It also has a also has a strange origin story – it was animated and developed … Continue reading →

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Don’t Miss Hoon Lee in East of Eden

Posted on October 16, 2026 by Jeff

Hoon Lee in East of Eden, a Netflix series adapting the Steinbeck novel of the same name, does a fantastic job portraying the character of Lee. Koji’s character analysis of Lee has always been one of our most enduring posts. … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: In Waves by AJ Dungo

Posted on October 13, 2026 by Jeff

In Waves is graphic novel by AJ Dungo, published in 2019. As you might notice from the cover, the book’s content will soon be animated movie available in the US on Netflix. I will write about that in a separate … Continue reading →

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Alex Honnold Free Solo of Taipei 101

Posted on March 4, 2026 by John

[Editor’s note – I missed this post from John until recently. A little dated but still interesting!] You might have seen, read or heard of Alex Honnold free solo of Taipei 101. Taipei 101 is one of the tallest buildings … Continue reading →

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Huntr/X Singers Upcoming Performances: Sesame Street, LA Concert, and Movie Singalong

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Jeff

Fresh off their performance on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, the Huntr/X Singers – EJAE, Rei Ami, and Audrey Nuna, have a number of upcoming performances. They will  appear on Sesame Street on Netflix next month. They are also … Continue reading →

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Taiwan’s Official Oscar Submission: Left-Handed Girl

Posted on September 29, 2025 by John

Taiwan is submitting the film Left-Handed Girl‘ as its official submission for the Oscars for “Best International Feature Film”: “Mere months after sweeping the 97th Academy Awards with “Anora,” Sean Baker is making a tangential return to the Oscar race. … Continue reading →

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Squid Game Season 3 Official Trailer

Posted on June 2, 2025 by John

Netflix just released the trailer for Squid Game Season 3, which they state is the final season. It will be coming to Netflix on Friday, June 27th: “Every game must come to an end. Squid Game. The final season. June … Continue reading →

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Netflix’s House of Ninjas

Posted on April 12, 2025 by tinabot

Haru Tawara (Kento Kaku) refills vendings machines for a living and lives in a run-down old Japanese home compound with his motley family. Despite his father Soichi’s (Yosuke Eguchi) claims that they are a normal Japanese family, all evidence suggests … Continue reading →

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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”

Posted on April 13, 2024 by tinabot

Directed by Kentaro Takemura, the main character of Japanese teen romance movie Our Secret Diary, high schooler Nozomi Kuroda (Hiyori Sakurada), is your classic Japanese shy girl next door who also adorably happens to be a bit of a closet … Continue reading →

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Review: Netflix’s “Let’s Get Divorced”

Posted on March 24, 2024 by tinabot

Sheltered third generation politician Taishi Shoji (Tori Matsuzaka) and wildly successful actress Yui Kurosawa (Riisa Naka) can no longer stand each other and want to get a divorce, but their high profile life makes it extremely difficult to do so … Continue reading →

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The Brothers Sun cancelled (a.k.a. finish watching a show you like)

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Jeff

I was enthusiastically watching The Brothers Sun series when after getting through part of episode 5, I got distracted and didn’t finish it and the rest of the episodes.  Later I read that The Brothers Sun has been cancelled! It … Continue reading →

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Netflix Announces Season 2 & 3 for Avatar: The Last Airbender

Posted on March 6, 2024 by tinabot

The new live action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix has been trending at #1 since it was released a couple weeks ago, so it’s no surprise when it was announced that they are now planning to do … Continue reading →

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