The Umbrella Academy Based on; The Umbrella Academy by: Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá Developed by: Steve Blackman, Jeremy Slater Starring: Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, Emmy Raver-Lampman, David Castañeda, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Mary J. Blige, Cameron Britton, Colm Feore, Adam Godley, John Magaro About five minutes in, I thought, oh, this is stupid, and …
Happy! Created by Grant Morrison & Darick Robertson Directed by Brian Taylor, David Petrarca, & Wayne Yip Starring Christopher Meloni, Bryce Lorenzo, Ritchie Coster, Lili Mirojnick, Medina Senghore, Patrick Fischler Voice of Patton Oswalt To say that Hello! is over the top is like saying a Carolina Reaper pepper is spicy. Take elements from the …
Maggots in the Cantaloupe: A review of Outsider Stephen King, Scribner books copyright 2018, 560 pages. Terry Maitland, a teacher and little league coach in Oklahoma, is accused of raping, mutilating and killing an eleven year old boy. There are eyewitnesses, there are fingerprints, there is DNA evidence. The local cops are so sure he …
Mr. Mercedes (Season 2) Audience, AT&T, Produced by: David E. Kelley Productions, Nomadicfilm, Temple Hill Productions, Sonar Entertainment Starring: Brendan Gleeson as Detective Bill Hodges Harry Treadaway as Brady Hartsfield Jharrel Jerome as Jerome Robinson Scott Lawrence as Detective Peter Dixon Breeda Wool as Lou Linklatter Justine Lupe as Holly Gibney Holland Taylor as Ida …
Maniac Netflix, 2018; Paramount Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga Written by Patrick Somerville Jonah Hill…Owen Milgrim Emma Stone…Annie Landsberg Sonoya Mizuno…Dr. Fujita Billy Magnussen…Jed Milgrim Aaralyn Anderson…Belle Milgrim Dai Ishiguro…Head Control Tech This. Is. Brilliant. Cary Joji Fukunaga, director of the first season of True Detective, brings the same sensibilities of that grim and goofy …
Elfin Lied Ger., “Elves’ Song” Based (loosely) on the manga by Lynn Okamoto 13-episode anime by Mamoru Kanbe Production Companies: Genco and VAP (2004) and ARMS This is the anime that Adult Swim shied away from. While they’ve aired other shows with TV-MA ratings, such as The Boondocks, (detrimentally, since half the jokes were bleeped …
Dark Kingdom: A review of Castle Rock Hulu, 2018 Produced by Bad Robot Productions, JJ Abrams, with Stephen King collaborating. Created by: Sam Shaw, Dustin Thomas Starring: André Holland, Melanie Lynskey, Bill Skarsgård It took me a while to make up my mind to watch Castle Rock. I like Stephen King, and many of his …
Stan Against Evil IFC, 2016-2019 Created by Dana Gould Starring John C. McGinley, Janet Varney, Nate Mooney, and Deborah Baker Jr. “172 demons have been unleashed on the residents of Williard’s Mill as payback for a massive witch-burning hundreds of years ago. Evie, the new sheriff in town, needs to work with the former sheriff, …
Dark. Netflix 2017, 2019. Produced by Baran bo Odar, Jantje Friese, Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann, Justyna Müsch Writing primarily by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese A few nights ago, I watched a movie called “Bright.” He’s a cop. His partner’s an Orc. Yes, an Orc. It went downhill from there. So I looked around for …