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If You’re In a Hole, Keep Digging: a review of Made in Abyss

Made in Abyss Directed by Masayuki Kojima Written by Hideyuki Kurata Music by Kevin Penkin Studio Kinema Citrus Licensed by AUS, Madman Entertainment, BI/NA, Sentai Filmworks Main Characters Riko Voiced by: Miyu Tomita[5] (Japanese); Brittany Lauda[6] (English) Reg Voiced by: Mariya Ise[5] (Japanese); Luci Christian[6] (English) Nanachi Voiced by: Shiori Izawa[8] (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski[6] (English) Mitty Voiced by: Eri …

Caries on my wayward son: a review of Sweet Tooth

Sweet Tooth Based on Sweet Tooth by Jeff Lemire Developed by Jim Mickle Starring Nonso Anozie, Christian Convery, Adeel Akhtar, Stefania LaVie Owen, Dania Ramirez, Aliza Vellani, James Brolin, Will Forte Music by Jeff Grace Production Executive producers Jim Mickle, Susan Downey & Robert Downey Jr., Amanda Burrell, Linda Moran, Beth Schwartz Producers Evan Moore, …

Filipina Freedom: a review of Trese

Trese Created by Budjette Tan, Kajo Baldisimo Based on Trese by Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo Written by Zig Marasigan, Mihk Vergara and Tanya Yuson Directed by Jay Oliva, Tim Divar, David Hartman, Mel Zwyer Starring Liza Soberano, Shay Mitchell Opening theme “Balluha’d Bayauhen” (Hudhud) Ending theme “Paagi” by UDD Composer Kiner Brothers Well, Ok, …

They might be Giants: a review Ragnarọk season 2

Ragnarọk season 2 Created by Adam Price Written by Adam Price, Simen Alsvik, Marietta von Hausswolff von Baumgarten, Christian Gamst Miller-Harris, Jacob Katz Hansen Directed by Mogens Hagedorn, Jannik Johansen, Mads Kamp Thulstrup Cast: David Stakston as Magne Seier / Thor; Jonas Strand Gravli as Laurits Seier / Loki; Herman Tømmeraas as Fjor Jutul; Theresa …

Or was that Robots Love Death? — a review of Love, Death and Robots season 2

The animation in all eight offerings in season two is well above average, ranging from a marvelously stylistic 2-D “Ice” to sly caricatures in “Automated Customer Service” to a gritty hyperrealism in “Pop Squad” or “Life Hutch”. The stories themselves had plotlines familiar to SF fans—robot uprisings, grim cops in dystopian cultures, immortality in a …

Space is really big, baby–a review of The Expanse

The Expanse Executive producers Naren Shankar, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Sean Daniel, Jason F. Brown, Sharon Hall, Broderick Johnson, Andrew Kosove, Laura Lancaster, Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck, & Dan Nowak Producers Lynn Raynor, Jason Ning, Robin Veith, Ben Cook, Ben Roberts, Manny Danelon, Alan Di Fiore, Lewin Webb, Robert Munroe, Steven Strait Production locations Toronto, …

Dark Shadows, Bad Bone: a review of Shadow and Bone

Shadow and Bone Main Executive producers; Lee Toland Krieger, Leigh Bardugo, Pouya Shahbazian, Josh Barry, Dan Cohen, Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, Eric Heisserer Producers; Christina Strain, Thane Watkins, Rand Geiger Production locations; Budapest, Hungary; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Cinematography; David Lanzenberg, Owen McPolin, Aaron Morton Cast: Jessie Mei Li as Alina Starkov, an orphan former …

Don’t Take the Brown Kryptonite: a review of Invincible

Invincible Created by Robert Kirkman Based on Invincible by Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley & Cory Walker Directed by Jeff Allen (supervising) Voices of Steven Yeun, Sandra Oh, J. K. Simmons Composer John Paesano Production Executive producers Simon Racioppa, Robert Kirkman, David Alpert, Catherine Winder, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg Producer Maude Lewis Running time 42–48 minutes …

This ain’t Jack: a review of Age of Samurai: A Battle for Japan

Age of Samurai: A Battle for Japan Directed by Stephen Scott Producers John Stead, Simon George, & Kate Harrison Starring Masayoshi Haneda, Masami Kosaka, Hideaki Itō, Hayate Masao Narrated by Hiro Kanagawa, Stephen Turnbull, David Spafford, Tomoko Kitagawa If you think English or French history is soaked in blood, Japan will give you a condescending …