Review

Scoffing the Bobbies: a review of The Outlaws

The Outlaws Created by Elgin James, Stephen Merchant Directed by Stephen Merchant, John Butler Executive producers Stephen Merchant, Luke Alkin, Kenton Allen, Matthew Justice, Kate Daughton Producer Nickie Sault Production companies Big Talk Productions, Four Eyes Entertainment Distributor BBC Studios, Release Original network Amazon Prime Video, BBC One Cast: Christopher Walken as Frank, an American …

God-on-God violence: a review of Maya and the Three

Maya and the Three Created by Jorge R. Gutiérrez Written by Jorge R. Gutiérrez Directed by Jorge R. Gutiérrez Country of origin Mexico Original languages Spanish English No. of episodes 9 Running time 26-44 minutes Production Producers Jeff Bell, Phyllis Laing, Ken Zorniak Production companies Tangent Animation, Mexopolis, Maya Entertainment Distributor Netflix Netflix Animation Voices: …

Oh, Death, where is thy Sting?: a review of Only Murders in the Building

Only Murders in the Building Created by Steve Martin & John Hoffman Starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Aaron Dominguez, Amy Ryan Music by Siddhartha Khosla Executive producers Dan Fogelman, Jess Rosenthal, Jamie Babbit, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, John Hoffman Producers Thembi Banks & Jane Raab Cinematography Chris Teague Editors Julie Monroe, …

Worms in the Suns: a review of Dune

Dune by Frank Herbert Produced by Denis Villeneuve, Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Joe Caracciolo Jr. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Zendaya, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem, Cinematography Greig Fraser Edited by Joe Walker Music by Hans Zimmer Production companies …

In An Octopuse’s Garden: a review of Squid Game

Squid Game (Korean: 오징어 게임; RR: Ojing-eo Geim) Created by Hwang Dong-hyuk Written by Hwang Dong-hyuk Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk Starring Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, O Yeong-su, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, Kim Joo-ryoung Composer Jung Jae-il No. of episodes 9 There isn’t a description of Squid Game that wouldn’t cause me to take …

So Krull to be kind: an update on Money Heist

Spanish La casa de papel Created by Álex Pina Starring Úrsula Corberó, Álvaro Morte, Itziar Ituño, Pedro Alonso, Paco Tous, Alba Flores, Miguel Herrán, Jaime Lorente, Esther Acebo, Enrique Arce, María Pedraza, Darko Perić, Kiti Mánver, Hovik Keuchkerian, Luka Peroš, Belén Cuesta, Fernando Cayo, Rodrigo de la Serna, Najwa Nimri Theme music composer Manel Santisteban …

After after life: a review of Post Mortem–No One Dies in Skarnes

Post Mortem Norwegian Post Mortem: ingen dør i Skarnes Directed by Harald Zwart & Petter Holmsen Original language Norwegian Production Producers Espen Horn Kristian Strand Sinkerud, Production company Motion Blur Distributor Netflix Starring: Kathrine Thorborg Johansen as Live Hallangen Elias Holmen Sørensen as Odd Hallangen André Sørum as Reinert Kim Fairchild as Judith Sarah Khorami …

What is the value of a life? A review of Worth

Worth Directed by Sara Colangelo Written by Max Borenstein Based on What Is Life Worth? by Kenneth Feinberg Produced by Max Borenstein, Marc Butan, Bard Dorros, Sean Sorensen, Michael Sugar, Anthony Katagas, Michael Keaton Starring Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci, Amy Ryan, Tate Donovan, Shunori Ramanathan, Laura Benanti Cinematography Pepe Avila del Pino Edited by Julia …

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. …