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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 …

Putting people on Ice(land): a review of A Murder At the End of the World

A Murder At the End of the World Created by Brit Marling & Zal Batmanglij Starring Emma Corrin Brit Marling Harris Dickinson Alice Braga Joan Chen Raúl Esparza Jermaine Fowler Ryan J. Haddad Pegah Ferydoni Javed Khan Louis Cancelmi Edoardo Ballerini Clive Owen Composers Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans No. of episodes 7 Production Executive …

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 …

An Eastern Western: a review of Song of the Bandits

Song of the Bandits Hangul 도적: 칼의 소리 Hanja 盜賊: 칼의 소리 Literal meaning Thief: Sound of the Sword Revised Romanization Dojeok: Kar-ui sori McCune–Reischauer Tojŏk: k’arŭi sori Created by Netflix Developed by Studio Dragon (production planning) Written by Han Jung-hoon Directed by Hwang Jun-hyeok, Park Hyun-suk Starring Kim Nam-gil Seohyun Yoo Jae-myung Lee Hyun-wook …

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 …

In the Swarm Waters of the Ocean: a review of The Swarm

Based on The Swarm by Frank Schätzing Written by Frank Schätzing, Steven Lally, Marissa Lestrade, Michael A. Walker, Chris Lunt Screenplay by Steven Lally, Marissa Lestrade, Chris Lunt, Michael A. Walker Directed by Barbara Eder, Luke Watson, Philipp Stölzl Starring Cécile de France as Dr. Cécile Roche Alexander Karim as Dr. Sigur Johanson Leonie Benesch …