Kevin C. Wong

Spot Reviews 03/24/23

Apple Arcade - Stela (2019) [/] Apocalyptic side-scrolling puzzle/runner. The first level you're running from a horde of bug things and in each small section figure out the action you need to do to delay them like jumping just right or dragging a door closed. You die a lot and repeat the last section so gets a bit frustrating. From the preview looks like more timing puzzles so I don't think I want to do that for several hours. Also the background music and atmosphere is a bit scary.

Whole Foods Chocolate Truffle Tart [/] Haven't gotten a Whole Foods tart in a while and this one was a mistake on my part. I like the inside to be custard but this one is chocolate. Tasty but could be better. The crust is excellent as usual: dense and almost like a lightly-sugary cookie. On the positive side I don't have a craving to eat this other than with my first couple cups of coffee.

Netflix Movie - The Violence Action (2022) [-] Live action movie based on a manga. Kei (Kanna Hashimoto) is a high-school student who works as an assassin working out of a ramen shop (though not just assassinating people: the intro job is rescuing a girl from drug dealers, while also killing all said drug dealers). Her life is complicated when nerdy classmate Terano (Yôsuke Sugino) discovers her secret. I wanted to like this movie but the action scenes are quite bad and really this movie is spoiled by way too many jump cuts even walking from one place to another.