As soon as I noticed that Bad Monkey was based on a Carl Hiaasen book of the same name, I knew I was in for a treat. Hiaasen is reliably loopy, witty, dark, with indelible characters and absurd but compelling murder mystery plots. And Apple+ has a well-deserved reputation for ensuring that television series respect the source material.
Ani (diminutive of Anora, the titular character, played by Mikey Madison) works in a strip club, pole dancing and taking customers to back rooms for a friendly lap dance. She sometimes does a bit of escort service on the side. She is pretty, and young enough to not have become resigned to her lot in life. She makes good money, enough to live in New York City.
Because she speaks some Russian, management assigns her to “Vanya,” (Mark Eydelshteyn). Vanya is what Steve Martin might characterize as “a wild and crazy guy” – perpetually high, living life as one long party. They have a pleasantly blurry good time together, and when he next pops into the club, he asks for her by name.
Created by Vivienne MedranoDirected by Vivienne Medrano Voice cast:MainStephanie Beatriz as VaggieAlex Brightman as Sir Pentious and AdamKeith David as HuskKimiko Glenn as Niffty and SusanErika Henningsen as Princess Charlotte “Charlie” MorningstarBlake Roman as Anthony “Angel Dust” and The Egg BoisAmir Talai as Alastor the “Radio Demon” and Tom TrenchRecurringJessica Vosk as LuteBrandon Rogers as …
Directed by Robert Marianetti, Robert Smigel, David Wachtenheim Written by Robert Smigel, Adam Sandler, Paul Sado Produced by Adam Sandler, Mireille Soria Starring Adam Sandler Bill Burr Cecily Strong Jason Alexander Sadie Sandler Sunny Sandler Rob Schneider Jo Koy Allison Strong Jackie Sandler Heidi Gardner Robert Smigel Nick Swardson Edited by Patrick Voetberg, Joseph Titone …
Based on One Piece by Eiichiro Oda Developed by Matt Owens & Steven Maeda Starring Iñaki Godoy Emily Rudd Mackenyu Jacob Romero Gibson Taz Skylar Vincent Regan Jeff Ward Morgan Davies Narrated by Ian McShane Composers Sonya Belousova & Giona Ostinelli Production companies Kaji Productions Tomorrow Studios Shueisha ONE PIECE is the most popular manga/anime …
Created by Kate McCartney & Kate McLennan Written by Kate McCartney, Kate McLennan, Kim Wilson, Christian White, Anchuli Felicia King, Kristy Fisher, Madeleine Sami Directed by Ben Chessell, Gracie Otto, Beck Cole Starring Kate Box, Madeleine Sami, Nina Oyama, Alicia Gardiner Saying that DeadLoch is an Australian comedy is a bit like saying the Sopranos …
The Theradane Cycle: 1 by Scott Lynch © 2018 Scott Lynch, Published by Scott Lynch at Smashwords, ISBN 978-0-692-19212-2 (ebook) I did a review a month or so ago of Gentleman Bastard, a trilogy by Scott Lynch. I happened to compare it to Samuel Delany’s short masterpiece, “Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones” …
Directed by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert Produced by Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Mike Larocca, Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Jonathan Wang, Peter Tam Lee Starring Michelle Yeoh Stephanie Hsu Ke Huy Quan Jenny Slate Harry Shum Jr. James Hong Jamie Lee Curtis Cinematography Larkin Seiple Edited by Paul …
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Directed by Joel CrawfordScreenplay by Paul Fisher & Tommy SwerdlowStory by Tommy Swerdlow & Tom WheelerBased on Puss in Boots by Giovanni Francesco StraparolaProduced by Mark SwiftEdited by James RyanMusic by Heitor PereiraProduction company DreamWorks AnimationDistributed by Universal Pictures Voices:Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots, a swashbuckling cat fugitive …
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 …