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Scoffing the Bobbies: a review of The Outlaws

The Outlaws Created by Elgin James, Stephen Merchant Directed by Stephen Merchant, John Butler Executive producers Stephen Merchant, Luke Alkin, Kenton Allen, Matthew Justice, Kate Daughton Producer Nickie Sault Production companies Big Talk Productions, Four Eyes Entertainment Distributor BBC Studios, Release Original network Amazon Prime Video, BBC One Cast: Christopher Walken as Frank, an American …

Oh, Death, where is thy Sting?: a review of Only Murders in the Building

Only Murders in the Building Created by Steve Martin & John Hoffman Starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Aaron Dominguez, Amy Ryan Music by Siddhartha Khosla Executive producers Dan Fogelman, Jess Rosenthal, Jamie Babbit, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, John Hoffman Producers Thembi Banks & Jane Raab Cinematography Chris Teague Editors Julie Monroe, …

Blowing up the diet: a review of Gunpowder Milkshake

Gunpowder Milkshake Directed by Navot Papushado Written by Navot Papushado & Ehud Lavski Produced by Andrew Rona & Alex Heineman Starring Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Carla Gugino, Chloe Coleman, Michelle Yeoh, Angela Bassett, Paul Giamatti Imagine if the Powerpuff Girls was written by Garth Ennis. Charming, chirpy, insane and violent. Gunpowder Milkshake has that vibe, …

There are witches in der woods, jah?: a review of Secret Magic Control Agency

Secret Magic Control Agency Directed by Aleksey Tsitsilin Produced by Sergey Selyanov (ru), Vladimir Nikolaev (ru), Sasha Shapiro Written by Analisa LaBianco, Vladimir Nikolaev, Jeffery Spencer, Aleksey Tsitsilin, Alexey Zamyslov Based on Gretel and Hansel by Brothers Grimm Starring Nicholas Corda, Sylvana Joyce, Alyson Rosenfeld, Courtney Shaw, Erica Schroeder, Marc Thompson Music by Gabriel Hays …

Lifeless in Seattle: a review of iZOMBIE

iZOMBIE Based on iZOMBIE by Chris Roberson & Mike Allred Developed by Rob Thomas & Diane Ruggiero-Wright Starring Rose McIver; Malcolm Goodwin; Rahul Kohli; Robert Buckley; David Anders; Aly Michalka; Robert Knepper; Bryce Hodgson Narrated by Rose McIver Opening theme “Stop, I’m Already Dead” by Deadboy & the Elephantmen It’s a bit weird reviewing a …

Nothing like a Damien: a review of Little Evil

Little Evil Directed by Eli Craig (2017) Produced by Jason Michael Berman & Scott Stuber Written by Eli Craig Starring Evangeline Lilly, Adam Scott, Bridget Everett, Owen Atlas, Kyle Bornheimer, Chris D’Elia, Donald Faison, Carla Gallo, Tyler Labine, Brad Williams, Clancy Brown, Sally Field Horror comedies have been around since An American Werewolf in London, …

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 …

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 …