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On the Road Again: a review of Nomadland

Nomadland Directed by Chloé Zhao Produced by Frances McDormand, Peter Spears, Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Chloé Zhao Screenplay by Chloé Zhao Based on Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder Starring Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Swankie Music by Ludovico Einaudi The tone of Nomadland is that of a documentary. Indeed, …

But a foolish Neanderthal, Riding a Tyrannosaurus, stepped forth to oppose me: a review of Primal

Primal Executive producers Genndy Tartakovsky, Brian A. Miller, Jennifer Pelphrey, Rob Sorcher, Mike Lazzo, Keith CroffordProducer Shareena Carlson Samurai Jack meets Alley-Oop. Spear is your typical comic strip Neanderthal, about 5 foot tall, low sloping forehead, heavily muscled, and about 400 pounds. Legs like sequoias, lots of hair pretty much everywhere. He has a companion, …

Holmes Alone: a review of Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes Directed by Harry Bradbeer Writing Credits (in alphabetical order) Nancy Springer … (novel) Jack Thorne … (screenplay) Produced by Harry Bradbeer … executive producer Millie Bobby Brown … producer Paige Brown … producer Michael Dreyer … executive producer Alex Garcia … producer (p.g.a.) Ali Mendes … producer (p.g.a.) Mary Parent … producer (p.g.a.) …

The Sea Also Rises: a review of Japan Sinks:2020

Japan Sinks:2020 Per Wikipedia: Japan Sinks: 2020, was animated by Science Saru, with Pyeon-Gang Ho serving as the series’ director and Masaaki Yuasa as director. Toshio Yoshitaka handled series composition, Naoya Wada designed the characters, and Kensuke Ushio composed the series’ music. Yuko Sasaki, Reina Ueda and Tomo Muranaka are credited with starring roles. It …

Upload my Id when I’m Did, Frid: a review of Upload

Upload Created by Greg Daniels Starring: Robbie Amell, Andy Allo, Allegra Edwards, Zainab Johnson, Kevin Bigley Composer(s) Joseph Stephens The first thing to say about Upload is that it is an absolutely amazing portrayal of a post-life existence, brought to you by the usual lumbering, callous, inept and irresponsive corporate behemoths. Imagine heaven, brought to …

Nothing like a Damien: a review of Little Evil

Little Evil Directed by Eli Craig (2017) Produced by Jason Michael Berman & Scott Stuber Written by Eli Craig Starring Evangeline Lilly, Adam Scott, Bridget Everett, Owen Atlas, Kyle Bornheimer, Chris D’Elia, Donald Faison, Carla Gallo, Tyler Labine, Brad Williams, Clancy Brown, Sally Field Horror comedies have been around since An American Werewolf in London, …

You maniacs! You blew it up!: a review of Planet of the Humans

Planet of the Humans Directed By: Jeff Gibbs Written By: Jeff Gibbs On Disc/Streaming: free until 5/20/20 on YouTube Studio: Rumble Media The thing about Michael Moore’s brand of documentary-making is that he has a contrarian nature, and he’s going to say something in fairly short order that you won’t enjoy hearing. This was evident …