Cesar Alejandro Jr.

Asian film critic and culture sponge; loves a good cup of tea and an even better crime film.

Review: ‘Tokyo Ghoul S’ (2019)

Tokyo Ghoul S (2019) Director: Takuya Kawasaki Starring: Masataka Kubota, Maika Yamamoto, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Shota Matsuda, Kai Ogasawara, Shunya Shiraishi,…

3 months ago

Review: ‘Tokyo Ghoul’ (2017)

Ghouls, creatures that have to consume human flesh to survive, exist and live in hiding in order to blend in…

3 months ago

Review: The Golden Bat (1966)

Cesar Alejandro Jr reviews one of the oldest Japanese superhero's adventures on the big screen!

2 years ago

Review: THE GREAT YOKAI WAR: GUARDIANS

Cesar Alejandro Jr. returns to KU with a look at THE GREAT YOKAI WAR: GUARDIANS!

2 years ago

THE GIANT KOKJU Issue 1: New From Image Comics! (Review)

The Giant Kokju Issue #1 Writer: Gerry Duggan Artist: Scott Koblish Colorist: HI-FI Letterer: Joe Sabino As mankind marches towards…

3 years ago

ULTRAMAN GEED THE MOVIE: CONNECT THE WISHES! Review

Following the events of the television series, Riku (Hamada) and the Ultraman Geed team find themselves in Okinawa after a…

3 years ago

SHIN GODZILLA: Godzilla’s Mighty Return (Review)

Between Anno and Higuchi, we get a film that straddles the line between political drama and a believable more grounded…

3 years ago

Review: ‘Ultraman Geed’ (2017)

Following the familiar format of the franchise, Geed features some nice miniatures, easily digestible episodic adventures, and colorful rubber suits.

3 years ago

MM9 —Yamamoto’s Exciting Kaiju Novel! (Review)

Author Hiroshi Yamamoto delivers a breezy and clever science fiction novel that pays homage to a number of international 'monster'…

3 years ago

NYAFF Review: ‘Shin Ultraman’ (2022)

Among some of the complex ideas of mankind and our potential, there lies an excellent Japanese kaiju film with a…

3 years ago