Yokai spirits in the forest: a review of Oni-Thunder God’s Tale

Oni: Thunder God’s Tale Series Directed by Daisuke ‘Dice’ Tsutsumi Series Writing Credits Bradley Furnish & Mari Okada & Daisuke ‘Dice’ Tsutsumi Series Cast Craig Robinson Anna Akana George Takei Tantoo Cardinal Momona Tamada Brittany Ishibashi Charlet Takahashi Chung Archie Yates Seth Carr Miyuki Sawashiro Yuki Matsuzaki Series Produced by Sara K. Sampson Production Company …

Uh-uh, no way, I’m outta here: a review of Nope

Nope Directed by Jordan Peele Written by Jordan Peele Produced by Jordan Peele & Ian Cooper Starring Daniel Kaluuya Keke Palmer Steven Yeun Michael Wincott Brandon Perea Cinematography Hoyte van Hoytema Edited by Nicholas Monsour Music by Michael Abels Production company Monkeypaw Productions Distributed by Universal Pictures Nope opens with two vignettes that at first …

Reigning Snakes: a review of The Serpent Queen

Created by Justin Haythe Based on Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda Starring Samantha Morton, Amrita Acharia, Barry Atsma, Enzo Cilenti, Sennia Nanua, Kiruna Stamell Executive producers Stacie Passon, Justin Haythe, Francis Lawrence, Erwin Stoff Producer Nick O’Hagan Production companies 3 Arts Entertainment, Lionsgate Television The Serpent Queen Of course, the …

How far can civilization fall? A review of U.S. and the Holocaust

U.S. and the Holocaust The U.S. and the Holocaust is directed by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick & Sarah Botstein, telescript by Geoffrey C. Ward and produced by Burns, Novick, Botstein & Mike Welt. Voices of Liam Neeson, Matthew Rhys, Paul Giamatti, Meryl Streep, Werner Herzog, Joe Morton, Hope Davis, Bradley Whitford, Adam Arkin and Helena …

Oh, the hermanity!: a review of Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter

Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter Directed by Saul Swimmer Written by Thaddeus Vane Produced by Allen Klein Starring: Peter Noone as Herman Tulley Keith Hopwood as Keith Derek Leckenby as Derek Karl Green as Karl Barry Whitwam as Barry Stanley Holloway as G.G. Brown Mona Washbourne as Mrs. Brown Marjorie Rhodes as Grandma …

Rock the Cash Bar: a review of Kismet: A Thriller

Kismet: A Thriller Amina Akhtar, Copyright 2022, 333p, Pub: Thomas and Mercer The description of this book on Amazon reads, “From Amina Akhtar comes a viciously funny thriller about wellness—the smoothies, the secrets, and the deliciously deadly impulses. Lifelong New Yorker Ronnie Khan never thought she’d leave Queens. She’s not an ‘aim high, dream big’ …

What the caged turd rarely flings: a review of The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Directed by Tom Gormican Written by Tom Gormican, Kevin Etten Produced by Nicolas Cage, Mike Nilon, Kristin Burr, Kevin Turen Starring Nicolas Cage Pedro Pascal Sharon Horgan Tiffany Haddish Ike Barinholtz Alessandra Mastronardi Jacob Scipio Neil Patrick Harris Cinematography Nigel Bluck Edited by Melissa Bretherton Music by Mark Isham …