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The Sea Also Rises: a review of Japan Sinks:2020

Japan Sinks:2020 Per Wikipedia: Japan Sinks: 2020, was animated by Science Saru, with Pyeon-Gang Ho serving as the series’ director and Masaaki Yuasa as director. Toshio Yoshitaka handled series composition, Naoya Wada designed the characters, and Kensuke Ushio composed the series’ music. Yuko Sasaki, Reina Ueda and Tomo Muranaka are credited with starring roles. It …

At the tone, the time will be elsewhen: A review of Undone

Undone Created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg & Kate Purdy Directed by Hisko Hulsing Starring Rosa Salazar, Angelique Cabral, Constance Marie, Siddharth Dhananjay, Daveed Diggs, Bob Odenkirk Undone is Amazon’s first original animated feature, and it’s hard to imagine a better start. Alma Winograde nearly dies in a car crash, and awakens with strange new ways of …

Bella Ciao, Bella Ciao, Bella Ciao, Ciao, Ciao: a review of Money Heist

Money Heist aka LaCasa de Papel Created by Álex Pina Music composer Manel Santisteban Opening theme “My Life Is Going On” by Cecilia Krull Cast description from Wikipedia: edited to remove spoilers. Úrsula Corberó as Silene Oliveira (Tokyo): a runaway robber until scouted by the Professor to participate in his plan; she also acts as …

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 …

Life considered as a bowl of Oatmeal: a review of Russian Doll

Created by Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland, and Amy Poehler Starring Natasha Lyonne, Greta Lee, Yul Vazquez, Charlie Barnett, Elizabeth Ashley There’s an overwhelming temptation to compare this series to Bill Murray’s Groundhog Day. In both, the central character is caught on a hamster wheel in which life resets to a certain point, one identified by …

For Whom The Troll Bells: a review of Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia Genre; Adventure, Action, Comedy-drama, Fantasy Created by; Guillermo del Toro Based on; Trollhunters by Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus Written by; Guillermo del Toro, Marc Guggenheim, Kevin Hageman, Dan Hageman, Aaron Waltke, Chad Quandt, A.C. Bradley Voices of: Anton Yelchin, Kelsey Grammer, Charlie Saxton, Lexi Medrano, Jonathan Hyde, Fred Tatasciore, …

Oldman take a look at me now: A review of The Man From Earth: Holocene

The Man from Earth: Holocene (2018) Directed by Richard Schenkman Produced by Emerson Bixby Written by Emerosn Bixby Starring David Lee Smith as John Oldman/John Young William Katt as Dr. Art Jenkins Vanessa Williams as Carolyn Michael Dorn as Dr. Gil Parker Sterling Knight as Philip Brittany Curran as Tara Carlos Knight as Liko Akemi …