Human drama

Reigning Snakes: a review of The Serpent Queen

Created by Justin Haythe Based on Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda Starring Samantha Morton, Amrita Acharia, Barry Atsma, Enzo Cilenti, Sennia Nanua, Kiruna Stamell Executive producers Stacie Passon, Justin Haythe, Francis Lawrence, Erwin Stoff Producer Nick O’Hagan Production companies 3 Arts Entertainment, Lionsgate Television The Serpent Queen Of course, the …

How far can civilization fall? A review of U.S. and the Holocaust

U.S. and the Holocaust The U.S. and the Holocaust is directed by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick & Sarah Botstein, telescript by Geoffrey C. Ward and produced by Burns, Novick, Botstein & Mike Welt. Voices of Liam Neeson, Matthew Rhys, Paul Giamatti, Meryl Streep, Werner Herzog, Joe Morton, Hope Davis, Bradley Whitford, Adam Arkin and Helena …

Writing a Morpheus Strip: a review of The Sandman

The Sandman Based on The Sandman by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg Developed by Neil Gaiman & David S. Goyer & Allan Heinberg Music by David Buckley Executive producers Allan Heinberg, David S. Goyer, Neil Gaiman, Mike Barker Producers Samson Mücke, Iain Smith, Alexander Newman-Wise, Andrew Cholerton Production location United Kingdom Cinematography Will Baldy, …

The Year of the (Paper) Dragon: a review of Paper Girls

Paper Girls Created by Stephany Folsom Based on Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Cliff Chiang Main Camryn Jones as Tiffany “Tiff” Quilkin Riley Lai Nelet as Erin Tieng Sofia Rosinsky as Mackenzie “Mac” Coyle Fina Strazza as Karina J. “KJ” Brandman Adina Porter as Prioress Recurring Ali Wong as Adult Erin …

People are strange, lawyers are stranger: a review of Extraordinary Lawyer Woo

Extraordinary Lawyer Woo Hangul 이상한 변호사 우영우 Revised Romanization Isanghan byeonhosa uyeongu McCune–Reischauer Isanghan pyŏnhosa uyŏngu Literally Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo Written by Moon Ji-won Directed by Yoo In-shik Starring Park Eun-bin, Kang Tae-oh, Kang Ki-young Country of origin South Korea Production companies AStory, KT Studio Genie, Nangman Crew Distributors: ENA, Netflix I fired up …

“And if I only could I’d make a deal with God”: a review of Stranger Things 4A

Stranger Things 4A Produced by The Duffer Brothers Now on Netflix Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers David Harbour as Jim Hopper[1] Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven / Jane Hopper Martie Blair as Young Eleven Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair Noah Schnapp as Will Byers Sadie …

What’s he building in there? A review of Night Sky

Night Sky Created by Holden Miller, Daniel C. Connolly Directed by Juan José Campanella Starring Sissy Spacek, J. K. Simmons, Chai Hansen, Adam Bartley, Julieta Zylberberg, Sonya Walger, Rocío Hernández, Kiah McKirnan, Beth Lacke, Stephen Louis Grush, Cass Buggé Executive producers Daniel C. Connolly, Holden Miller, Jimmy Miller, Sam Hansen, Juan José Campanella Production companies …

Revisits — A second look at some top series of recent note

Revisits A second look at some top series of recent note. Russian Doll: Natasha Lyonne is an incandescently good actor, comfortable in dramatic and comedic roles. The long-awaited second season cannot capture the sense of originality that the first had, but is witty, intelligent, and well worth the wait. Like many other shows in this …