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Against the Fall of Night: a review of American Carnage

Against the Fall of Night: a review of American Carnage. Copyright © 2019 by Tim Alberta HarperCollins “[Sarah Palin] was the early embodiment of some of the problems that would plague the party; mediocrity, anger, resentment, populism, proudly anti-intellectual, and increasingly bitter. And she was a rock star for it.” – Peter Wehner, veteran of …

Another dead SF series: a review of Another Life.

Another Life Created by: Aaron Martin Starring: Katee Sackhoff, Justin Chatwin, Samuel Anderson, Blu Hunt, A.J. Rivera, Jake Abel, Alex Ozerov, Alexander Eling, JayR Tinaco, Lina Renna, Selma Blair No. of episodes 10 (list of episodes) Executive producers: Aaron Martin, Noreen Halpern, Chris Regina Producers: Justis Greene, Katee Sackhoff Production companies: Navy Productions, Halfire Entertainment …

Vraiment, c’est truqué: a review of April and the Extraordinary World

April and the Extraordinary World Directed by Christian Desmares & Franck Ekinci Produced by Michel Dutheil, Franck Ekinci and Marc Jousset Screenplay by Franck Ekinci & Benjamin Legrand Starring Marion Cotillard, Philippe Katerine, Jean Rochefort, Olivier Gourmet, Marc-André Grondin and Bouli Lanners French-language animation is almost always worth seeking out. It doesn’t have to be …

Big Feet To Fill: a review of Missing Link

Missing Link Directed by Chris Butler Produced by Travis Knight & Arianne Sutner Screenplay by Chris Butler Starring Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, David Walliams, Timothy Olyphant, Matt Lucas, Amrita Acharia, Zach Galifianakis LAIKA studio is becoming a worthy rival to Pixar, Dreamworks and Disney in the realm of feature-length animated films. …

Spinning down: a review of Years and Years

Years and Years Created by Russell T Davies Screenplay by Russell T Davies Directed by Simon Cellan Jones, Lisa Mulcahy Emma Thompson as Vivienne Rook MP, a charismatic and controversial businesswoman turned politician. Rory Kinnear as Stephen Lyons, a financial advisor, who lives in London with his wife, Celeste, and their two daughters, Bethany and …

Um, No, You Are Robot. Ro-Bot – a review of I Am Mother

I Am Mother Directed by Grant Sputore Produced by Timothy White & Kelvin Munro Screenplay by Michael Lloyd Green Starring Clara Rugaard, Luke Hawker, Rose Byrne & Hilary Swank Intelligent, contemplative science fiction movies are hard to come by. There was The Martian, although the ridiculous Earth-return sequence at the end did Matt Damon no …