Tie me Kangarupe down, sport: a review of Fox News and the Big Lie

Late in August 2021, Four Corners Television of Australia presented a remarkable two-part documentary, created and reported by Sarah Ferguson, that explains how Rupert Murdoch, paterfamilias of a vast entertainment corporation in Australia, conspired to erect a Potemkin news network, one devoted to airing Murdoch’s fascistic point of view. This part is fairly well known. …

“We’ll throw rocks at them”: a review of Artemis

Artemis Artemis, copyright 2017, 309pp Crown Publications Weir’s middle novel, sandwiched between The Martian and Project Hail Mary, couldn’t be more different. Whereas the other two featured resourceful and scientifically literate men stranded far from Earth with little hope of return, Artemis has…Jazz. Jazz is 26, something of a loser, noted for making catastrophically bad …

Blowing up the diet: a review of Gunpowder Milkshake

Gunpowder Milkshake Directed by Navot Papushado Written by Navot Papushado & Ehud Lavski Produced by Andrew Rona & Alex Heineman Starring Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Carla Gugino, Chloe Coleman, Michelle Yeoh, Angela Bassett, Paul Giamatti Imagine if the Powerpuff Girls was written by Garth Ennis. Charming, chirpy, insane and violent. Gunpowder Milkshake has that vibe, …

Now they’re planning…: a review of Crime of the Century

Crime of the Century Series Directed and written by Alex Gibney … Series Produced by Nancy Abraham … executive producer (2 episodes, 2021) Thomas Augsberger … Consulting Producer (2 episodes, 2021) Sarah Dowland … producer (2 episodes, 2021) Aaron Fishman … executive producer (2 episodes, 2021) Alex Gibney … producer (2 episodes, 2021) Lisa Heller …

Fall of the Gnomes: a review of Trollhunters, A Rise of the Titans

Trollhunters, A Rise of the Titans Directed by Johane Matte, Francisco Ruiz Velasco, Andrew Schmidt Written by Guillermo del Toro, Marc Guggenheim, Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman Based on Tales of Arcadia by Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus Produced by Marc Guggenheim, Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman Starring Emile Hirsch, Lexi Medrano, Charlie Saxton, Kelsey Grammer, …