Shelf

Not reviews. More like little memory cards: what I watched, read or played, when, with who, and what was going on in my head at the time.

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Due spicci

Zerocalcare

May 2026

★★★★★

When: May 2026
Why I picked it: Well, it's Zero, I was waiting it since the previous series ended
What it left me: An amazing mixed feeling of "together nothing is too bad" and "life can be really hard"

20th Century Boys

Naoki Urasawa

Spring 2026

★★★★★

When: Spring 2026
Why I picked it: I knew already a lot of things about Urasawa but never read anything and wanted to start
What it left me: Confusion. It was an amazing travel but left me with so many open questions I needed to spend the night on reddit looking for answers. Could sound like a bad thing, but it wasn't. Masterpiece.

Ore giapponesi

Fosco Maraini

Spring 2026

★★★★★

When: Spring 2026
Why I picked it: So many reasons that can't fit this small paragraph. To summarize: Federico Buffa, my love for Japan and the respect for people that can describe the world as Fosco does.
What it left me: I'll tell you when I'll finish it, right now I'd say the experience of a travel that I couldn't do, not because of the place, but because it was back in time

Ted Lasso

Jason Sudeikis et al.

February 2026

★★★★★

When: February 2026
Why I picked it: Needed a series to watch at lunch time and it was the best pick ever
What it left me: Ted energy of Ted, the resiliency of Rebecca, crazyness of Coach Beard, stubborness of Roy and...
Recommended by: Suggested by one of my best friends and heard about it in PowerPizzaPodcast

Le ali della libertà

Frank Darabont

High school, rented DVD

☆☆☆☆☆

When: High school, rented DVD
Why I picked it: I was scraping the list of most rated movies (IMDB) and it was at the top
What it left me: Can't say, it was like 15 years ago (it's 2026 right now)

Dragon Trainer

Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders

2026

★★★★☆

When: 2026
Why I picked it: I tried so hard to avoid it, I hate live actions but couldn't find anything better
What it left me: Mixed feeling, was good for sure but still thinking that would be better to use those money to something new
Recommended by: My sister

Marvel's Spider-Man

Insomniac Games

2023 in Tuscany

★★★★★

When: 2023 in Tuscany
Why I picked it: Because I needed it, it's not you choosing the game, it's the game that decide to be played
What it left me: Felt like I was there swinging in New York, it was relaxing and challenging, the best mix. One of my favorite games ever

Horizon Zero Dawn

Guerrilla Games

Winter and spring 2026

★★★★★

When: Winter and spring 2026
Why I picked it: I wanted to try some famous AAA game and curious about why it was so famours
What it left me: I think it helped me a lot actually, I needed to feel the joy of playing and it actually gave me more than expected
Recommended by: I knew it was a good game but decided to play after I was my wife playing it

The Boys

Eric Kripke

Summer 2026

★★★★☆

When: Summer 2026
Why I picked it: Needed again a series for lunch time. It was a terrible decision seeing the amount of splatter it had, but still worth it somehow!
What it left me: Still need to finish (season 3 right now) but I'd say I was left with surprise, I was not expecting this and, well... superheroes in a way that ehm... will surprise you
Recommended by: I'd say from Alfio somehow, remember he mentioned it multiple times and was quite excited about it

Frieren

Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe

Spring and Summer 2026

★★★★☆

When: Spring and Summer 2026
Why I picked it: Needed something to watch with my wife and looked like something different
What it left me: ...
Recommended by: A colleague and heard about it multipe times