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A Quiet Stillness at the heart of Tokyou: a review of Midnight Diner

Midnight Diner Directed by Joji Matsuoka, Nobuhiro Yamashita, Shotarou Kobayashi Starring Kaoru Kobayashi No. of seasons 5; No. of episodes 50 Producers Hitoshi Endo, Natsuko Mori, Takeshi Moriya, Shogo Ishizuka, Jun Takahashi Running time 25 minutes MBS (2009-2014) & Netflix (2016-2019) Netflix has an absolute jewel in the form of a quiet little drama about …

Never have a beef with a bear: a review of The Bear

The Bear Created by Christopher Storer Starring Jeremy Allen White as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, an award-winning New York City chef de cuisine, who returns to his hometown of Chicago to run his late brother Michael’s failing restaurant Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richard “Richie” Jerimovich, the de facto manager of the restaurant and Michael’s old best friend …

The Woe’d Warrior: a review of Wednesday

Wednesday Created by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar Based on Characters created by Charles Addams Starring Jenna Ortega Gwendoline Christie Riki Lindhome Jamie McShane Hunter Doohan Percy Hynes White Emma Myers Joy Sunday Georgie Farmer Naomi J. Ogawa Christina Ricci Moosa Mostafa Composer Danny Elfman (theme also) & Chris Bacon Production Executive producers Alfred Gough …

Out on the edges of reality: a review of The Peripheral

Created by Scott B. Smith Based on The Peripheral by William Gibson Starring Chloë Grace Moretz Gary Carr Jack Reynor JJ Feild T’Nia Miller Louis Herthum Katie Leung Melinda Page Hamilton Chris Coy Alex Hernandez Julian Moore-Cook Adelind Horan Austin Rising Eli Goree Charlotte Riley Alexandra Billings Music by Mark Korven Executive producers Steven Hoban, …

The green hills of home: a review of She-Hulk

Created by Jessica Gao Based on Marvel Comics Starring Tatiana Maslany, Jameela Jamil, Ginger Gonzaga, Mark Ruffalo, Josh Segarra, Mark Linn-Baker, Tess Malis Kincaid, Tim Roth, Megan Thee Stallion, Benedict Wong, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jon Bass, Rhys Coiro, Griffin Matthews, Patti Harrison, Steve Coulter, Charlie Cox, Brandon Stanley, Drew Matthews Music by Amie Doherty Executive …

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 …

Reigning Snakes: a review of The Serpent Queen

Created by Justin Haythe Based on Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda Starring Samantha Morton, Amrita Acharia, Barry Atsma, Enzo Cilenti, Sennia Nanua, Kiruna Stamell Executive producers Stacie Passon, Justin Haythe, Francis Lawrence, Erwin Stoff Producer Nick O’Hagan Production companies 3 Arts Entertainment, Lionsgate Television The Serpent Queen Of course, the …