Review

The Red Turtle

The Red Turtle Directed by Michaël Dudok de Wit Produced by Toshio Suzuki, Isao Takahata, Vincent Maraval, Pascal Caucheteux, Grégoire Sorlat, and Léon Perahia Written by Michaël Dudok de Wit and Pascale Ferran Production companies: Prima Linea Productions, Why Not Productions, Wild Bunch, Studio Ghibli, CN4 Productions, Arte France Cinéma, Belvision Corporation Yes, this is …

Spinning down: a review of Years and Years

Years and Years Created by Russell T Davies Screenplay by Russell T Davies Directed by Simon Cellan Jones, Lisa Mulcahy Emma Thompson as Vivienne Rook MP, a charismatic and controversial businesswoman turned politician. Rory Kinnear as Stephen Lyons, a financial advisor, who lives in London with his wife, Celeste, and their two daughters, Bethany and …

Um, No, You Are Robot. Ro-Bot – a review of I Am Mother

I Am Mother Directed by Grant Sputore Produced by Timothy White & Kelvin Munro Screenplay by Michael Lloyd Green Starring Clara Rugaard, Luke Hawker, Rose Byrne & Hilary Swank Intelligent, contemplative science fiction movies are hard to come by. There was The Martian, although the ridiculous Earth-return sequence at the end did Matt Damon no …

You Look Mah-vel-lus, Darlink!-a review of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Executive producers: Amy Sherman-Palladino & Daniel Palladino Producer(s): Dhana Gilbert, Matthew Shapiro, Salvatore Carino, Sheila Lawrence Main cast: • Rachel Brosnahan as Miriam “Midge” Maisel • Alex Borstein as Susie Myerson • Michael Zegen as Joel Maisel • Marin Hinkle as Rose Weissman • Tony Shalhoub as Abraham “Abe” Weissman • …

After All, the World Isn’t Going to End Itself: A review of Good Omens

Good Omens Series Directed by Douglas Mackinnon Series Writing Credits Neil Gaiman (screenplay), Terry Pratchett (creator) Series Produced by Rod Brown, Neil Gaiman, Caroline Skinner, Chris Sussman, & Rob Wilkins Series Music by David Arnold Main Cast David Tennant as Crowley, Michael Sheen as Aziraphale, Frances McDormand as God, Sam Taylor Buck as Adam Young, …

All My Troubles Seemed So Far Away: a review of See You Yesterday

See You Yesterday Producer: Spike Lee Director: Stefon Bristol Writers: Fredrica Bailey (co-writer), Stefon Bristol (co-writer) Stars: Eden Duncan-Smith, Dante Crichlow, Astro OK, fair warning: See You Yesterday is just terrible at being a science fiction movie. It’s a time travel yarn, and on the surface, a very formulaic one: Two high school geniuses invent …

Sometimes, Life Is Like A Box Of Nuts: a review of Catch-22

Catch-22 Based on: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller Written by: Luke Davies & David Michôd Directed by: George Clooney, Grant Heslov & Ellen Kuras Starring: Christopher Abbott, Kyle Chandler, Hugh Laurie, George Clooney, Daniel David Stewart, Austin Stowell, Rafi Gavron, Graham Patrick Martin, Pico Alexander, Jon Rudnitsky, Gerran Howell, Lewis Pullman, Grant Heslov, Tessa Ferrer, Jay …

Nazis in the Panzis: a review of Iron Sky: The Coming Race

Iron Sky: The Coming Race Directed by: Timo Vuorensola[1] Produced by: Tero Kaukomaa[1], Oliver Damian, Peter De Maegd Screenplay by: Dalan Musson[1] Story by: Johanna Sinisalo, Timo Vuorensola, Jarmo Puskala, Tero Kaukomaa, Samuli Torssonen Starring: Lara Rossi, Vladimir Burlakov, Kit Dale, Julia Dietze, Stephanie Paul, Tom Green, Udo Kier Imagine a world populated by Nazis, …