As soon as I noticed that Bad Monkey was based on a Carl Hiaasen book of the same name, I knew I was in for a treat. Hiaasen is reliably loopy, witty, dark, with indelible characters and absurd but compelling murder mystery plots. And Apple+ has a well-deserved reputation for ensuring that television series respect the source material.
It’s hard to imagine a title more Canadian than North of North. “The true North, strong and free” is part of the Canadian anthem, and while few Canadians have ever been north of Edmonton, polar bears, baby seals, and rawhide snowshoes are a large part of the national identity.
This is a Korean sitcom, which means that where the science is at times problematic, it never descends to the level of bat-science. You’ll learn a lot more valid neuropsychology and the physiology of brain functions than you ever learn from Oz or any of the other pop “doctors” on American television. And yes, behind the comedy is serious, deadly drama.
The Sticky is “The absolutely not true story of the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist.” If that disclaimer sounds familiar, think “The names have been changed to protect the guilty.” It’s not the only element that will remind you of the classic Coen Brothers’ movie, Fargo. It has the same recipe of idiosyncratic characters caught up in an increasingly absurd and violent web of insane circumstances—and like Fargo, it is howlingly funny and utterly unforgettable.
I didn’t do a lot of reviews this past year. Fifty three in all. It was an election year and I write mostly about politics, and I have a backlog going into 2025. Also, if I think something is rubbish, I’m very unlikely to review it. And there was a fair old bit of rubbish that came out last year.
Also known as Arcane: League of Legends Genre Action-adventure, Adult animation, Drama, Science fantasy, Steampunk Created by Christian Linke, Alex Yee Based on League of Legends by Riot Games Showrunners Christian Linke, Alex Yee Directed by Pascal Charrue, Arnaud Delord, Bart Maunoury Voices of Hailee Steinfeld Ella Purnell Kevin Alejandro Katie Leung Jason Spisak Toks …
Genre Adult animation[1][2] Dark comedy[3][4] Psychological drama[5] Created by, Showrunner written by and directed by Gooseworx Main voice cast Lizzie Freeman as Pomni, the most recent human to be trapped in the circus. Her in-game avatar is a jester.[4][6][7] Alex Rochon as Caine, the circus’ wacky yet unstable AI ringmaster with a set of teeth …
Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction (Japanese: デッドデッドデーモンズデデデデデストラクション, Hepburn: Deddo Deddo Dēmonzu Dededede Desutorakushon), also abbreviated as DDDD Genre Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction, Slice of life based on Manga Written by Inio Asano Written by Reiko Yoshida, Takaaki Suzuki Music by Taro Umebayashi Studio Production +h. Licensed by Crunchyroll Released May 24, 2024 – September 20, 2024 …
Genre Comedy-drama, Dark comedy, Fantasy Created by Charlie Covell Based on Greek and Roman mythology Directed by Georgi Banks-Davies, Runyararo Mapfumo Cast Jeff Goldblum as Zeus Janet McTeer as Hera Cliff Curtis as Poseidon David Thewlis as Hades Killian Scott as Orpheus Debi Mazar as Medusa Stephen Dillane as Prometheus Aurora Perrineau as Eurydice “Riddy” …
Genre Drama, Black comedy, Spy thriller Based on Slough House by Mick Herron Written by Will Smith, Morwenna Banks, Mark Denton, Jonny Stockwood Directed by James Hawes, Jeremy Lovering, Saul Metzstein, Cast and charactersMain Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, the head of Slough House who is slovenly, rude, devious and has a mordant wit; he …