The Screen Scribe

Recommendation: Dragon Ball Z

September 8, 2025

Some stories leave a mark that lasts a lifetime, and for me, nothing did that quite like Dragon Ball Z. It was the series that ignited my obsession with anime, a gateway into a world of incredible battles, memorable characters, and larger-than-life storytelling. If you grew up flipping through Saturday morning cartoons, this is the…
Review: Gundam Seed Freedom

September 1, 2025

Returning to the Cosmic Era felt like coming home, only to find the furniture rearranged, the wallpaper peeling, and half the family acting like strangers. Revisiting a beloved world is always a gamble. For those of us who grew up with Gundam Seed and Destiny, the Cosmic Era was a delicate balance of politics, war,…
Side Notes: Can Demon Slayer Stick the Landing?

August 29, 2025

There are anime hits, and then there is Demon Slayer. In an era where anime franchises often fight tooth and nail for mainstream relevance, Demon Slayer sliced through cultural barriers with the precision of Tanjiro’s Water Breathing forms. Its rise from a well-regarded manga adaptation to the highest-grossing anime film of all time is nothing…
Recommendation: Peaky Blinders

August 27, 2025

Some shows feel like they arrive fully formed, as if they were always meant to exist. Peaky Blinders is one of those rare series. Stylish, violent, and steeped in atmosphere, it is a historical crime drama that refuses to play safe. Across six seasons, it follows the rise and evolution of the Shelby family, blending…
Review: Solo Leveling Season 2

August 25, 2025

Right, so here’s the thing: I wanted to love Season 2. Really. Season 1 was the anime equivalent of a protein shake mixed with Red Bull, fast, flashy, and full of hype. But this time around? The gains feel… slower. Not bad, just uneven. Like someone switched the game difficulty to “Story Mode” halfway through…
Side Notes: Why Did Zack Snyders DCEU Fail?

August 22, 2025

There was a time when Zack Snyder stood poised to reshape the superhero genre forever. In 2013, Man of Steel launched DC’s cinematic universe with operatic ambition. Snyder envisioned a mythic, heavy, almost biblical tapestry of gods among men, telling stories of power, guilt, and existential alienation. Yet a decade later, the DCEU lies in…
Recommendation: Supernatural

August 20, 2025

Some shows burn bright and fade quickly. Others find a steady rhythm and last far longer than anyone expected. Supernatural belongs firmly in the second camp. Beginning as a monster of the week road trip through small town America, it grew into a sprawling saga of family, fate, and sacrifice. Across fifteen seasons, it built…
Review: Happy Gilmore 2

August 18, 2025

If the original Happy Gilmore was a glorious collision of angry putts, hockey fists, and goofy heart, Happy Gilmore 2 plays like the hangover of that sunset shots. It arrives three decades later with all the weight of nostalgia strapped to its back, only to leave you wondering why none of the spark has survived…
Side Notes: The Deconstruction of Legacy Heroes

August 15, 2025

Modern cinema has developed a peculiar obsession. It is not enough anymore for beloved legacy heroes to return to the screen and remind us why we loved them. No, now they must be deconstructed. They must be bitter, broken, and wrinkled shadows of their former selves, limping across the narrative as cautionary tales rather than…
Recommendation: Penny Dreadful

August 13, 2025

It is a rare series that feels like it was designed to be savoured in candlelight. Penny Dreadful is one of those shows, a gothic fever dream that takes familiar characters from classic literature and twists them into something unnervingly new. It is lush, theatrical, and unapologetically melodramatic, yet never without an emotional core. For…