Kanji すずめの戸締まり Literal meaning Suzume’s Locking Up Revised Hepburn Suzume no Tojimari Directed by Makoto Shinkai Written by Makoto Shinkai Produced by Kōichirō Itō, Kinue Itō, Wakana Okamura Starring Character Cast Japanese English Suzume Iwato (岩戸 鈴芽, Iwato Suzume) Nanoka Hara Nichole Sakura Souta Munakata (宗像 草太, Munakata Sōta) Hokuto Matsumura Josh Keaton Tamaki Iwato …
A Year in review: a review of 2023 2023 was another great year for television. Among other great shows we watched (and I reviewed) this year were Gen V (outrageous spin-off of The Boys), One Piece (excellent live-action version of a rather dumb anime), a new BBC remake of War of the Worlds, an engaging …
Directed by Nick Bruno & Troy Quane Screenplay by Robert L. Baird & Lloyd Taylor Story by Robert L. Baird, Lloyd Taylor, Pamela Ribon, Marc Haimes, Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Keith Bunin Based on Nimona by ND Stevenson Produced by Karen Ryan, Julie Zackary, Roy Lee Starring Chloë Grace Moretz as Nimona, a shapeshifter who …
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 …
Directed by Henry Selick Screenplay by Henry Selick & Jordan Peele Based on Wendell & Wild (unpublished) by Henry Selick & Clay McLeod Chapman Produced by Henry Selick, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld Voice cast Keegan-Michael Key as Wendell Jordan Peele as Wild Lyric Ross as Katherine “Kat” Koniqua Elliot Serelle Strickland as Young …
The Amazing Maurice Directed by: Toby Genkel, Florian Westermann Screenplay by Terry Rossio Based on The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett Produced by Emely Christians, Andrew Baker, Robert Chandler, Rob Wilkins, Julia Stuart Starring Hugh Laurie as Maurice Emilia Clarke as Malicia David Thewlis as Boss Man Himesh Patel as Keith …
Pinocchio Directed by Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro & Patrick McHale Story by Guillermo del Toro & Matthew Robbins Based on The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi Produced by Guillermo del Toro, Lisa Henson, Gary Ungar, Alex Bulkley, Corey Campodonico Starring Ewan McGregor David Bradley Gregory Mann Burn …
Cyrano Directed by Joe Wright Screenplay by Erica Schmidt Based on Cyrano by Erica Schmidt, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Matt Berninger, Carin Besser Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand Produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Guy Heeley Starring Peter Dinklage as Cyrano de Bergerac Haley Bennett as Roxanne Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Christian de Neuvillette …
Directed by Roar Uthaug Written by Espen Aukan and Roar Uthaug Produced by Espen Horn Kristian Strand Sinkerud Starring Ine Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Gard B. Eidsvold, Pål Richard Lunderby, Eric Vorenholt Cinematography Jallo Faber Edited by Christoffer Heie Music by Johannes Ringen Production company Motion Blur Distributed by Netflix Troll is …
Directed by Chris Williams Screenplay by Chris Williams, Nell Benjamin Story by Chris Williams Produced by Chris Williams, Jed Schlanger Starring Karl Urban, Zaris-Angel Hator, Jared Harris, Marianne Jean-Baptiste Edited by Joyce Arrastia Music by Mark Mancina Production company: Netflix Animation Distributed by Netflix The Sea Beast represents Netflix’ first foray into feature-length animation, and …