Series

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 …

A fungus among us: a review of The Last of Us

The Last of Us Created by Craig Mazin & Neil Druckmann Based on The Last of Us by Naughty Dog[a] Written by Craig Mazin & Neil Druckmann Starring Pedro Pascal Bella Ramsey Nico Parker John Hannah Merle Dandridge Josh Brener Christopher Heyerdahl Bredan Fletcher Anna Tory Gabriel Luna Christine Hakim Nick Offerman Murray Bartlett Lemar …

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 …

“Oh, why can’t the English…”:a review of The English

The English Written by Hugo Blick Directed by Hugo Blick Starring Emily Blunt Chaske Spencer Rafe Spall Toby Jones Tom Hughes Stephen Rea Nicholas Aaron Valerie Pachner Ciarán Hinds Malcolm Storry Steve Wall Nichola McAuliffe Tonantzin Carmelo Kimberly Norris Guerrero Edward Crook Sule Rimi Cristian Solimeno Music by Federico Jusid Country of origin United Kingdom, …

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, …

A tale of two conjections: a review of Andor

Created by Tony Gilroy Based on Star Wars by George Lucas Starring Diego Luna Kyle Soller Adria Arjona Andy Serkis Stellan Skarsgård Fiona Shaw Denise Gough Genevieve O’Reilly Faye Marsay Varada Sethu Elizabeth Dulau Executive producers Sanne Wohlenberg, Tony Gilroy, Kathleen Kennedy, Diego Luna, Toby Haynes, Michelle Rejwan Producers Kate Hazell, David Meanti Cinematography Adriano …

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 …

A strong, silent typo: a review of e∞ception

e∞ception Created and written by Hirotaka Adachi Directed by Yūzō Satō (chief), Chien Yi Lin, Yu Cheng Wang, Mntn Chang, Grace Chen Creative director Tomokazu Osawa Voices of Nolan North, Ali Hillis, Robbie Daymond, Eugene Byrd, Nadine Nicole Anime that is both science-based (or at least solidly science fiction) and has a substantial and reasonably …