Animation

A Year in review: a review of 2023

A Year in review: a review of 2023 2023 was another great year for television. Among other great shows we watched (and I reviewed) this year were Gen V (outrageous spin-off of The Boys), One Piece (excellent live-action version of a rather dumb anime), a new BBC remake of War of the Worlds, an engaging …

A strong, silent typo: a review of e∞ception

e∞ception Created and written by Hirotaka Adachi Directed by Yūzō Satō (chief), Chien Yi Lin, Yu Cheng Wang, Mntn Chang, Grace Chen Creative director Tomokazu Osawa Voices of Nolan North, Ali Hillis, Robbie Daymond, Eugene Byrd, Nadine Nicole Anime that is both science-based (or at least solidly science fiction) and has a substantial and reasonably …

Stupor Heroes: a review of SuperMansion

SuperMansion Created by Matthew Senreich & Zeb Wells Starring: Bryan Cranston as Titanium Rex Keegan-Michael Key as American Ranger, Sgt. Agony Heidi Gardner as Cooch Tucker Gilmore as Black Saturn Zeb Wells as Jewbot/Robobot, Groaner Jillian Bell as Titanium Lex/Lex Lightning Tom Root as Brad Chris Pine as Dr. Devizo, Robo-Dino Breckin Meyer as Courtney/Ringler …

Yokai spirits in the forest: a review of Oni-Thunder God’s Tale

Oni: Thunder God’s Tale Series Directed by Daisuke ‘Dice’ Tsutsumi Series Writing Credits Bradley Furnish & Mari Okada & Daisuke ‘Dice’ Tsutsumi Series Cast Craig Robinson Anna Akana George Takei Tantoo Cardinal Momona Tamada Brittany Ishibashi Charlet Takahashi Chung Archie Yates Seth Carr Miyuki Sawashiro Yuki Matsuzaki Series Produced by Sara K. Sampson Production Company …

…”or gaze at a bear!”; a review of The Great North

Executive producers Wendy Molyneux & Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, Minty Lewis, Loren Bouchard Producer Caroline Levich (season 2) Editor Dan Earley Production companies Double Molyneux Sister Sheux, Wilo Productions, Fox Entertainment, 20th Television (season 1), 20th Television Animation (season 2) Distributor 20th Television Nick Offerman as Beef Tobin, Jenny Slate as Judy Tobin, Will Forte as Wolf …

Splish splash I was taking a bath: a review of Thermæ Romæ Novæ

Thermæ Romæ Novæ Series Directed by Tetsuya Tatamitani Series Writing Credits Yûichirô Momose Mari Yamazaki Kenjirô Tsuda as Lucius Modestus David Wald as Lucius Modestus Rachel Robinson as Additional Voices… Chris Okawa as Apollodorus Takahiro Sakurai as Yoshida Yoshimasa Hosoya as Ceionius Junya Enoki as Markus Annius Satoshi Hino as Regulus Asami Seto as Mari …

Bad Boys Bad Boys: a review of Diabolical

Diabolical Main cast Jason Isaacs Aisha Tyler as Nubia Don Cheadle Kumail Nanjiani Awkwafina as Sky Kieran Culkin Seth Rogen Evan Goldberg Christian Slater Justin Roiland Andy Samberg Kenan Thompson Chace Crawford as The Deep Ilana Glazer Eliot Glazer Giancarlo Esposito as Stan Edgar Kevin Smith Ben Schwartz as Simon Elizabeth Shue as Madelyn Stillwell …