Horror

A Seoul survivor: a review of Gyeongseong Creature

Gyeongseong Creature Also known as K Project[1] Hangul 경성크리처 Hanja 京城크리처 Revised Romanization Gyeongseongkeuricheo McCune–Reischauer Kyŏngsŏngk’ŭrich’ŏ Created by Kakao Entertainment (planning)[5] Written by Kang Eun-kyung Directed by Chung Dong-yoon & Roh Young-sub Starring Park Seo-joon, Han So-hee, Claudia Kim Music by Kim Tae-seong[6] Country of origin South Korea Original languages Korean & Japanese Production Executive …

Cubicle rats in a maze: a review of Severance

Created by Dan Erickson Directed by Ben Stiller & Aoife McArdle Starring Adam Scott Zach Cherry Britt Lower Tramell Tillman Jen Tullock Dichen Lachman Michael Chernus John Turturro Christopher Walken Patricia Arquette Composer Theodore Shapiro Production Executive producers Ben Stiller, Nicholas Weinstock, Jackie Cohn, Mark Friedman, Dan Erickson, Andrew Colville, Chris Black, John Cameron Producers …

The Aangbangers: a review of Avatar: The Last Airbender

Avatar: The Last Airbender Based on Avatar: The Last Airbender by Bryan Konietzko & Michael Dante DiMartino Developed by Albert Kim Starring [Actors and roles from the Wikipedia page] Gordon Cormier as Avatar Aang: A free-spirited and peaceful twelve-year-old airbender who was frozen in ice for a hundred years. When he wakes up, all the …

Boy needs a big mouth: a review of Boy Swallows Universe

Based on Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton Written by John Collee Directed by Bharat Nalluri, Jocelyn Moorhouse, Kim Mordaunt Composers Johnny Klimek & Gabriel Mounsey Production location Brisbane 7 episodes, Running time 49–77 minutes Production companies Brouhaha Entertainment, Anonymous Content, Chapter One Pictures Starring: Felix Cameron as Eli Bell (age 13)[4] Zac Burgess as …

Time caught in a steel trap: a review of Mabaroshi

Mabaroshi Maboroshi (アリスとテレスのまぼろし工場, Arisu to Teresu no Maboroshi Kōjō,  ’Alice and Therese’s Illusory Factory’) Directed by Mari Okada & Seimei Kidokoro[a] Written by Mari Okada Produced by Manabu Otsuka Starring Character Japanese voice English voice Masamune Kikuiri Junya Enoki Max Mittelman Mutsumi Sagami Reina Ueda Jeannie Tirado Itsumi Misaki Kuno Kitana Turnbull Akimune Kikuiri Kōji …

A Year in review: a review of 2023

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 …

Paying a Butcher’s Bill: a review of Gen V

Also known as The Boys: Gen V Genre Black comedy, Drama, Superhero Based on The Boys Volume 4: “We Gotta Go Now” by Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson Developed by Craig Rosenberg, Evan Goldberg, Eric Kripke Starring Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau – has telekinetic control over blood (Jaeda LeBlanc portrays a young Marie) Chance …

How a fifth leads to a sixth: a review of The Sixth Commandment

The Sixth Commandment Created and written by Sarah Phelps Directed by Saul Dibb Starring Timothy Spall Anne Reid Sheila Hancock Éanna Hardwicke Annabel Scholey Ben Bailey Smith Executive producers Lucy Richter, Derek Wax, Sarah Phelps, Brian Woods Producer Frances du Pille Cinematography Rik Zang Editors Sarah Peczek, Steven Worsley Production companies Wild Mercury Productions, True …