Clichés make a show boring. The more clichéd a story is, the less interesting and enjoyable it becomes. But my theory is that this relationship only holds true until you hit a certain magical event horizon where the laws of the universe break apart, one gets divided by zero and clichés become art.

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Level E is an amazing underhyped show. It’s Men in Black with Japanese comedy and self parody. You have to wonder why it took them 15 years to adapt the original into anime.

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Big Dreams Little Tokyo (IMDb entry) is one of those movies that seek to explore the meaning of culture in today’s globalizing world that serves as a melting pot of ethnic identities. It has been making its way around various independent film festivals and has received many positive reviews. Two weeks ago, Mr. Dave Boyle, the director and also the lead actor, presented me with an opportunity to review the movie before its DVD and theatrical release in America next year. Of course I was not the only blogger offered to do this, but I did feel a tingle of joy to receive such a request.

Two weeks later, I’m sitting in my room with the screener DVD (digitally watermarked to prevent piracy) in hand and a movie review to write. So here we go.

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