Series

Be Bop A Loopa!:a review of Cowboy Bebop

Cowboy Bebop Based on Cowboy Bebop by Hajime Yatate Developed by Christopher Yost Starring John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda, Elena Satine, Alex Hassell Theme music composer Yoko Kanno Opening theme “Tank!” by Seatbelts Executive producers Marty Adelstein, André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, Josh Appelbaum, Scott Rosenberg, Becky Clements, Christopher Yost, Yasuo Miyakawa, Masayuki Ozaki, Shin …

Oh, Those Satanic Majesty’s Requests: a review of Hellbound

Hellbound Based on Hellbound by Yeon Sang-ho Written by Choi Kyu-sok Directed by Yeon Sang-ho Music by Score: Kim Dong-wook Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean Created by Netflix Main Cast Yoo Ah-in as Jeong Jin-soo, a cult leader, the head of the emerging religion ‘New Truth Society’ Park Sang-hoon as young Jeong …

Scoffing the Bobbies: a review of The Outlaws

The Outlaws Created by Elgin James, Stephen Merchant Directed by Stephen Merchant, John Butler Executive producers Stephen Merchant, Luke Alkin, Kenton Allen, Matthew Justice, Kate Daughton Producer Nickie Sault Production companies Big Talk Productions, Four Eyes Entertainment Distributor BBC Studios, Release Original network Amazon Prime Video, BBC One Cast: Christopher Walken as Frank, an American …

God-on-God violence: a review of Maya and the Three

Maya and the Three Created by Jorge R. Gutiérrez Written by Jorge R. Gutiérrez Directed by Jorge R. Gutiérrez Country of origin Mexico Original languages Spanish English No. of episodes 9 Running time 26-44 minutes Production Producers Jeff Bell, Phyllis Laing, Ken Zorniak Production companies Tangent Animation, Mexopolis, Maya Entertainment Distributor Netflix Netflix Animation Voices: …

Oh, Death, where is thy Sting?: a review of Only Murders in the Building

Only Murders in the Building Created by Steve Martin & John Hoffman Starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Aaron Dominguez, Amy Ryan Music by Siddhartha Khosla Executive producers Dan Fogelman, Jess Rosenthal, Jamie Babbit, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, John Hoffman Producers Thembi Banks & Jane Raab Cinematography Chris Teague Editors Julie Monroe, …

In An Octopuse’s Garden: a review of Squid Game

Squid Game (Korean: 오징어 게임; RR: Ojing-eo Geim) Created by Hwang Dong-hyuk Written by Hwang Dong-hyuk Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk Starring Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, O Yeong-su, Wi Ha-joon, Jung Ho-yeon, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, Kim Joo-ryoung Composer Jung Jae-il No. of episodes 9 There isn’t a description of Squid Game that wouldn’t cause me to take …

So Krull to be kind: an update on Money Heist

Spanish La casa de papel Created by Álex Pina Starring Úrsula Corberó, Álvaro Morte, Itziar Ituño, Pedro Alonso, Paco Tous, Alba Flores, Miguel Herrán, Jaime Lorente, Esther Acebo, Enrique Arce, María Pedraza, Darko Perić, Kiti Mánver, Hovik Keuchkerian, Luka Peroš, Belén Cuesta, Fernando Cayo, Rodrigo de la Serna, Najwa Nimri Theme music composer Manel Santisteban …

After after life: a review of Post Mortem–No One Dies in Skarnes

Post Mortem Norwegian Post Mortem: ingen dør i Skarnes Directed by Harald Zwart & Petter Holmsen Original language Norwegian Production Producers Espen Horn Kristian Strand Sinkerud, Production company Motion Blur Distributor Netflix Starring: Kathrine Thorborg Johansen as Live Hallangen Elias Holmen Sørensen as Odd Hallangen André Sørum as Reinert Kim Fairchild as Judith Sarah Khorami …

Tie me Kangarupe down, sport: a review of Fox News and the Big Lie

Late in August 2021, Four Corners Television of Australia presented a remarkable two-part documentary, created and reported by Sarah Ferguson, that explains how Rupert Murdoch, paterfamilias of a vast entertainment corporation in Australia, conspired to erect a Potemkin news network, one devoted to airing Murdoch’s fascistic point of view. This part is fairly well known. …

A Foci of Loki: a review of Loki

Loki Created by Michael Waldron Based on Marvel Comics Starring Tom Hiddleston, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Wunmi Mosaku, Eugene Cordero, Tara Strong, Owen Wilson, Sophia Di Martino, Sasha Lane, Jack Veal, DeObia Oparei, Richard E. Grant, Jonathan Majors Music by Natalie Holt Loki is a pleasant surprise. I’ve only watched a few of the Marvel Comic Universe …