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A Show to Nazi: A review of The Hunters

The Hunters By Source (WP:NFCC#4), Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62277966 Created by David Weil Starring Logan Lerman, Jerrika Hinton, Lena Olin, Saul Rubinek, Carol Kane, Josh Radnor, Greg Austin, Tiffany Boone, Louis Ozawa, Kate Mulvany, Dylan Baker, Jeannie Berlin, Al Pacino I really wanted to like The Hunters. I was mindful of great shows about post-war Nazis …

Edda, Odda and Thor, Oh My!: a review of Ragnarök

Ragnarök Written by Adam Price Directed by Mogens Hagedorn Country of origin Denmark and Norway Original language(s) Norwegian David Stakston as Magne Jonas Strand Gravli as Laurits, Magne’s brother Herman Tømmeraas as Fjor, the high-school aged “son” in the Jutul family of Jötunn from Norse mythology Theresa Frostad Eggesbø as Saxa, the high-school aged “daughter” …

Ungracious hosts: a review of Parasite

Parasite Directed by Bong Joon-ho Produced by Kwak Sin-ae, Moon Yang-kwon, Bong Joon-ho, Jang Young-hwan Screenplay by Bong Joon-ho, Han Jin-won Story by Bong Joon-ho Starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Lee Jung-eun, Chang Hyae-jin I like South Korean drama. Last year I encountered Kingdom a period drama/zombie series that …

It’s What’s for Dinner: a review of The Promised Neverland

The Promised Neverland Yakusoku no Neverland (original title) TV-14 | 30min | Animation, Fantasy, Horror | TV Series (2019– ) Series Directed by: Mamoru Kanbe (11 episodes, 2019) Series Writing Credits: Kaiu Shirai (12 episodes, 2019) Production manager: Suzanne St. Clair (12 episodes, 2019) Production Companies: Aniplex (production), CloverWorks (animation), Fuji Television Network (production), Shueisha …

Happy ‘splody fun times: a review of Happy! Season 2

Happy! Season 2 Created by: Grant Morrison, Brian Taylor Series Directed by : Brian Taylor, Wayne Yip, Marianna Palka, David Petrarc, Joseph Kahn, Christopher Meloni Series Writing Credits Grant Morrison, Brian Taylor, Ken Kristensen, Ahmadu Garba, Ashley Michel Hoban, Darick Robertson, Matthew White, Patrick Macmanus, Noelle Valdivia, Peter Macmanus, Evan T. Reilly Series Cast Christopher …

Witch Whey Did He Go, Jörg?: a review of The Witcher

Witch Whey Did He Go, Jörg?: a review of The Witcher Created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Based on The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski Starring: Henry Cavill; Freya Allan; Eamon Farren; Anya Chalotra; Joey Batey; MyAnna Buring; Royce Pierreson; Mimi Ndiweni; Wilson Radjou-Pujalte; Anna Shaffer Netflix, along with just about everyone else, has been looking for …

A Tartakovsky Primer: a review of Primal

A Tartakovsky Primer: a review of Primal Created by Genndy Tartakovsky Story by Bryan Andrews, Darrick Bachman, and Genndy Tartakovsky (Episodes 3–5) David Krentz (Episode 3 only) Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky Voices of Aaron LaPlante Genndy Tartakovsky is, arguably, the best known name in contemporary animation in the west. His efforts include the Powerpuff Girls, …

Houses painted, taxis washed, presidents shot: a review of The Irishman

The Irishman Directed by Martin Scorsese Produced by Martin Scorsese Robert De Niro Jane Rosenthal Emma Tillinger Koskoff Irwin Winkler Gerald Chamales Gastón Pavlovich Randall Emmett Gabriele Israilovici Screenplay by Steven Zaillian Based on I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt Cast Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran Al Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa Joe …