The Toad's Burrow

       I'll be the first to admit, when I watch a Youtube video titled "that one anime with cute hand movements" I didn't really expect to get sucked into one of the cutest anime's I've seen in ages. I mean, as soon as the video started, the theme song simply hooked me in, and with such a revealing name, I knew I had to jump in and bite the apple. While not the greatest series of all time, I do have to admit that it was engrossing enough that I watched the anime, read the manga, and even delved into the OVA's     I think what I loved the most about this anime, was its focus on the characters, and the main characters alone. I mean they're the stars of the show, and this anime just helped make me feel so seen as someone who's a nerd. The sheer passion exuded by these characters for their hobbies really spoke to me, and while I do laugh at the fact that they feel the need to guard them so closely, I'd be lying if I wasn't the exact same way my...

      It has been about 3, almost 4 years since I first was graced with the legendary Riverdale episode known as "Big Fun". Little did I know at that time, I would be absolutely entranced with the Heathers musical, secretly pining for it for years, hoping that one day it would show up in Toronto, or I'd be lucky enough to be graced with a pro-shot version. While it's not the Off-Broadway version I'm so familiar with on Spotify, this West-End rendition of highly acclaimed musical is still damn good.     Throughout this review, I'm going to be drawing many comparisons between Off-Broadway and West-End versions of the musical, and for good reason because the singing in the Off-Broadway version is simply immaculate. I'm not saying the singing is wildly inferior, and absolutely appalling in the Off-Broadway version, but its very clear they're trying to suppress their British accents, and when it randomly comes out it is absolutely jarring. Moreover, another...

      I just have to say this movie might have to be my favourite movie of 2022. I'm going to be honest with you, I wish I saw this movie in theatres, rather than watching it in the comfort of my home, because the visuals were just stellar. I just don't know where to begin, this movie was so much more than I expected, because at first I expected some thriller with a really weird concept that would be trippy, but I left feeling validated by the story of family, and a concept that didn't feel too confusing?     If you had only watched the trailer to this film, you think it'd be a trippy action movie, and at first you'd be right. Clocking in at two hours and twenty minutes long, during the part known as "Everything" it seems like nothing has gone too far off the rails, as viewers are introduced to Evelyn and the typical sci-fi plot of a "big bad" who threatens the very fabric of the multiverse. Despite its lengthy run time I was absolutely enamored ...

       I have to admit, my absolute adoration for George R. R. Martin will be clear as I attempt to form an unbiased opinion on this "book". In fact, I'd argue that your love for A Song of Ice and Fire , will largely determine whether or not you actually enjoy this book, as the reality is its basically a history book written about a fantasy world, so your mileage may vary. However, as someone who fawns over anything Game of Thrones, I have to admit, this book had me hooked, sink and line.     To understand why I enjoyed this book so much, I think its important to recognize who I am, and what I look for in media, whatever form it may come in. As an avid enjoyer of fantasy, I love to engross myself in lore and worldbuilding, so therefore a book that is almost entirely lore was something that I found myself interested in exploring. Furthermore, I have to come clean for the record that A Song of Ice and Fire  is my favourite fantasy series by far, and I ha...