Human drama

An Eastern Western: a review of Song of the Bandits

Song of the Bandits Hangul 도적: 칼의 소리 Hanja 盜賊: 칼의 소리 Literal meaning Thief: Sound of the Sword Revised Romanization Dojeok: Kar-ui sori McCune–Reischauer Tojŏk: k’arŭi sori Created by Netflix Developed by Studio Dragon (production planning) Written by Han Jung-hoon Directed by Hwang Jun-hyeok, Park Hyun-suk Starring Kim Nam-gil Seohyun Yoo Jae-myung Lee Hyun-wook …

Paying a Butcher’s Bill: a review of Gen V

Also known as The Boys: Gen V Genre Black comedy, Drama, Superhero Based on The Boys Volume 4: “We Gotta Go Now” by Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson Developed by Craig Rosenberg, Evan Goldberg, Eric Kripke Starring Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau – has telekinetic control over blood (Jaeda LeBlanc portrays a young Marie) Chance …

In the Swarm Waters of the Ocean: a review of The Swarm

Based on The Swarm by Frank Schätzing Written by Frank Schätzing, Steven Lally, Marissa Lestrade, Michael A. Walker, Chris Lunt Screenplay by Steven Lally, Marissa Lestrade, Chris Lunt, Michael A. Walker Directed by Barbara Eder, Luke Watson, Philipp Stölzl Starring Cécile de France as Dr. Cécile Roche Alexander Karim as Dr. Sigur Johanson Leonie Benesch …

Will I break my “R” key writing this? : a review of ONE PIECE

Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda Developed by Matt Owens & Steven Maeda Starring Iñaki Godoy Emily Rudd Mackenyu Jacob Romero Gibson Taz Skylar Vincent Regan Jeff Ward Morgan Davies Narrated by Ian McShane Composers Sonya Belousova & Giona Ostinelli Production companies Kaji Productions Tomorrow Studios Shueisha ONE PIECE is the most popular manga/anime …

They boldly went there: a review of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the Subspace Rhapsody episode

Songs written by Kay Hanley and Tom Polce of the ’90s alt-rock band Letters to Cleo directed by Dermott Downs and written by Dana Horgan and Bill Wolkoff There is a scene in Tim Burton’s 1988 classic Beetlejuice in which a dinner party is being held by a group of people from The City—stuffy, pretentious, …

How a fifth leads to a sixth: a review of The Sixth Commandment

The Sixth Commandment Created and written by Sarah Phelps Directed by Saul Dibb Starring Timothy Spall Anne Reid Sheila Hancock Éanna Hardwicke Annabel Scholey Ben Bailey Smith Executive producers Lucy Richter, Derek Wax, Sarah Phelps, Brian Woods Producer Frances du Pille Cinematography Rik Zang Editors Sarah Peczek, Steven Worsley Production companies Wild Mercury Productions, True …