Science Fiction

The Year of the (Paper) Dragon: a review of Paper Girls

Paper Girls Created by Stephany Folsom Based on Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Cliff Chiang Main Camryn Jones as Tiffany “Tiff” Quilkin Riley Lai Nelet as Erin Tieng Sofia Rosinsky as Mackenzie “Mac” Coyle Fina Strazza as Karina J. “KJ” Brandman Adina Porter as Prioress Recurring Ali Wong as Adult Erin …

Let’s Do The Time Warp Again: a review of The Lazarus Project

The Lazarus Project Created by Joe Barton Written by Joe Barton Executive producers Joe Barton, Johnny Capps, Marco Kreuzpaintner, Julian Murphy Producer Adam Knopf Cinematography Phillip Haberlandt Editors Johannes Hubrich, Anil Griffin Production company Urban Myth Films Original network Sky Max Cast: Paapa Essiedu as George Tom Burke as Rebrov Anjli Mohindra as Archie Caroline …

What’s he building in there? A review of Night Sky

Night Sky Created by Holden Miller, Daniel C. Connolly Directed by Juan José Campanella Starring Sissy Spacek, J. K. Simmons, Chai Hansen, Adam Bartley, Julieta Zylberberg, Sonya Walger, Rocío Hernández, Kiah McKirnan, Beth Lacke, Stephen Louis Grush, Cass Buggé Executive producers Daniel C. Connolly, Holden Miller, Jimmy Miller, Sam Hansen, Juan José Campanella Production companies …

Revisits — A second look at some top series of recent note

Revisits A second look at some top series of recent note. Russian Doll: Natasha Lyonne is an incandescently good actor, comfortable in dramatic and comedic roles. The long-awaited second season cannot capture the sense of originality that the first had, but is witty, intelligent, and well worth the wait. Like many other shows in this …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …