Filipina Freedom: a review of Trese

Trese Created by Budjette Tan, Kajo Baldisimo Based on Trese by Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo Written by Zig Marasigan, Mihk Vergara and Tanya Yuson Directed by Jay Oliva, Tim Divar, David Hartman, Mel Zwyer Starring Liza Soberano, Shay Mitchell Opening theme “Balluha’d Bayauhen” (Hudhud) Ending theme “Paagi” by UDD Composer Kiner Brothers Well, Ok, …

They might be Giants: a review Ragnarọk season 2

Ragnarọk season 2 Created by Adam Price Written by Adam Price, Simen Alsvik, Marietta von Hausswolff von Baumgarten, Christian Gamst Miller-Harris, Jacob Katz Hansen Directed by Mogens Hagedorn, Jannik Johansen, Mads Kamp Thulstrup Cast: David Stakston as Magne Seier / Thor; Jonas Strand Gravli as Laurits Seier / Loki; Herman Tømmeraas as Fjor Jutul; Theresa …

Take a Deep Breath: a review of Oxygène

Oxygène Directed by Alexandre Aja Produced by Alexandre Aja, Grégory Levasseur, Vincent Maraval, Brahim Chioua, Noëmie Devide Written by Christie LeBlanc Starring Mélanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric, Malik Zidi Music by Rob Oxygène won’t be for everyone. It’s claustrophobic, apoxic, has some horrifically gruesome medical situations and bodies disfigured by massive violence, combined with extreme, intense …

Or was that Robots Love Death? — a review of Love, Death and Robots season 2

The animation in all eight offerings in season two is well above average, ranging from a marvelously stylistic 2-D “Ice” to sly caricatures in “Automated Customer Service” to a gritty hyperrealism in “Pop Squad” or “Life Hutch”. The stories themselves had plotlines familiar to SF fans—robot uprisings, grim cops in dystopian cultures, immortality in a …

Space is really big, baby–a review of The Expanse

The Expanse Executive producers Naren Shankar, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Sean Daniel, Jason F. Brown, Sharon Hall, Broderick Johnson, Andrew Kosove, Laura Lancaster, Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck, & Dan Nowak Producers Lynn Raynor, Jason Ning, Robin Veith, Ben Cook, Ben Roberts, Manny Danelon, Alan Di Fiore, Lewin Webb, Robert Munroe, Steven Strait Production locations Toronto, …

Spanking the Organ-Grinder Manky: a review of Mank

Mank Directed by David Fincher Produced by Ceán Chaffin, Eric Roth, Douglas Urbanski Screenplay by Jack Fincher Music by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Cinematography Erik Messerschmidt (shot in black and white) Edited by Kirk Baxter Production companies; Netflix International Pictures, Flying Studio, Panic Pictures, Blue Light Cast Gary Oldman as Herman J. Mankiewicz Amanda …

Dark Shadows, Bad Bone: a review of Shadow and Bone

Shadow and Bone Main Executive producers; Lee Toland Krieger, Leigh Bardugo, Pouya Shahbazian, Josh Barry, Dan Cohen, Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Eric Heisserer Producers; Christina Strain, Thane Watkins, Rand Geiger Production locations; Budapest, Hungary; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Cinematography; David Lanzenberg, Owen McPolin, Aaron Morton Cast: Jessie Mei Li as Alina Starkov, an orphan former …