Tag Archives: animation

Yokai spirits in the forest: a review of Oni-Thunder God’s Tale

Oni: Thunder God’s Tale Series Directed by Daisuke ‘Dice’ Tsutsumi Series Writing Credits Bradley Furnish & Mari Okada & Daisuke ‘Dice’ Tsutsumi Series Cast Craig Robinson Anna Akana George Takei Tantoo Cardinal Momona Tamada Brittany Ishibashi Charlet Takahashi Chung Archie Yates Seth Carr Miyuki Sawashiro Yuki Matsuzaki Series Produced by Sara K. Sampson Production Company …

“It’s a very very fine house.”: a review of The House

The House Directed by Emma de Swaef & Marc James Roels, Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Paloma Baeza Screenplay by Enda Walsh Produced by Charlotte Bavasso & Christopher O’Reilly Starring Mia Goth, Claudie Blakley, Matthew Goode, Mark Heap, Miranda Richardson, Stephanie Cole, Jarvis Cocker, Dizzee Rascal, Will Sharpe, Paul Kaye, Susan Wokoma, Helena Bonham Carter Cinematography …

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, …

Gotta get back—back to the past: a retrospective review of Samurai Jack

Samurai Jack Note: this replaces an earlier, less comprehensive review from the previous year. Created by Genndy Tartakovsky Written by Genndy Tartakovsky, Bryan Andrews, Brian Larsen, Chris Reccardi, Darrick Bachman, Charlie Bean, Paul Rudish, Aaron Springer, Chris Mitchell & Erik Wiese Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, Randy Myers, Robert Alvarez, Rob Renzetti, Chris Savino Voices of …

Vraiment, c’est truqué: a review of April and the Extraordinary World

April and the Extraordinary World Directed by Christian Desmares & Franck Ekinci Produced by Michel Dutheil, Franck Ekinci and Marc Jousset Screenplay by Franck Ekinci & Benjamin Legrand Starring Marion Cotillard, Philippe Katerine, Jean Rochefort, Olivier Gourmet, Marc-André Grondin and Bouli Lanners French-language animation is almost always worth seeking out. It doesn’t have to be …

Love, Death and Robots

Love, Death and Robots Executive-producers: David Fincher and Tim Miller Other credits at link below. Each of the 18 episodes has its own director(s) and voice actors. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9561862/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Back in the days when the Enter key was a lever on the side of the adding machine, there was Métal Hurlant, a French magazine that migrated …