Italians behaving badly: a review of The Decameron

Genre Medieval Black comedy Sex comedy Created by Kathleen Jordan Inspired by The Decameron (aka L’Umana Commedia) by Giovanni Boccaccio Showrunner Kathleen Jordan Cast Amar Chadha-Patel as Dioneo, Tindaro’s doctor Leila Farzad as Stratilia, the villa’s cook Lou Gala as Neifile, Panfilo’s pious Catholic wife Karan Gill as Panfilo, Neifile’s social-climbing husband Tony Hale as …

Not really back from the dead: a review of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Directed by Gil Kenan Written by Gil Kenan Jason Reitman Based on Ghostbusters by Dan Aykroyd Harold Ramis Produced by Ivan Reitman[a] Jason Reitman Jason Blumenfeld Starring Paul Rudd Carrie Coon Finn Wolfhard Mckenna Grace Kumail Nanjiani Patton Oswalt Celeste O’Connor Logan Kim Bill Murray Dan Aykroyd Ernie Hudson Annie Potts William …

Chicago, Chicago x 343*10^8192: a review of Dark Matter

Created by Blake Crouch Based on Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Showrunner Blake Crouch Starring Joel Edgerton as Jason Dessen, a physicist who unwillingly travels between alternate realities after being abducted by his counterpart (Jason #02). Jennifer Connelly as Daniela Dessen, Jason’s wife. Alice Braga as Amanda Lucas, Jason #02’s girlfriend and partner who tries …

What a Draag it is getting home: a review of Scavengers Reign

Scavengers Reign Created by Joseph Bennett & Charles Huettner Starring Sunita Mani as Ursula, a crewmember in the Demeter’s horticulture lab; stranded on Vesta with Sam. Wunmi Mosaku as Azi, a cargo specialist on the Demeter; stranded on Vesta with Levi. Alia Shawkat as Levi, a robot from the Demeter; stranded on Vesta with Azi. …