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Are you a true crime junkie like me? There is no doubt that streaming services have provided those of us who like to be armchair investigators learn about crimes, past and present. From the United States and all over the world, crimes that fascinated us were put to the small screen. Here are my Top…
Christmas TV specials have been a part of everyone’s lives since television was a thing. Every year, my family would tune into, pop in a VHS, or play a DVD for some of our yearly holiday shows. From Gotham City to Jellystone Park to Bear Town to where it all began in Bethlehem. Here are…
‘The Chestnut Man‘ is a Danish crime police procedural that was made by SAM Productions before making its way to American audiences through Netflix. Copenhagen police investigator Naia Thulin (Danica Curcic) is having trouble balancing her work life with her personal life and to make matters worse, she gets saddled with a partner from Europol…
The four-part true crime documentary series ‘The Motive‘ was made by the Yes Docu production company and distributed to American audiences through Netflix. One evening in 1986 Jerusalem, Israel, neighbors hear gunfire at the home of married couple Nissim and Leah Cohen. When the police arrive, they find the couple dead, along with their two…
‘The Raincoat Killer: Chasing a Predator in Korea‘ is a three-part true crime Netflix documentary miniseries. It is directed by John Choi and Rob Sixsmith. Yoo Young-chul is one of the most prolific serial killers in Seoul, South Korea. He was tried and convicted of murdering over twenty victims. The documentary explores the early days…
‘Edens Zero‘ is the brainchild of mangaka Hiro Mashima. Its popularity led to an anime adaption from Japanese company J.C.Staff and was streamed exclusively to Netflix for North America. Shiki Granbell (Sean Chiplock) is living peacefully on Granbell, a theme-park planet where he is the only human. All the other inhabitants are robots and they…
Actor Steve Martin and producer John Hoffman brings us ‘Only Murders in the Building.’ It was released exclusively Hulu and serves as a comedic take on true crime podcasts. Charles-Haden Savage (Steve Martin) is an aging actor living in the swanky Arcadia luxury apartments in New York City. He shares an elevator with struggling Broadway…
‘Star Wars: Visions’ is a project that was a collaboration between LucasFilm and seven Japanese animation studios. It was produced by Kanako Shirasaki and has nine episodes released on Disney Plus. All nine episodes take place in some part of the Star Wars timeline. The Old Republic, the time of the Rebellion, prequels, the expanded…
HBO Max adds to their documentaries of celebrities with ‘What Happened, Brittany Murphy.’ It covers the life, career, and sudden death of the actress. The two-part series is directed by Cynthia Hill with Blumhouse Television handling production. The documentary interviews friends, colleagues, and fellow celebrities that knew Brittany Murphy. It follows her life, showing archival…
The Marvel Cinematic Universe gets an animated twist with the new Disney Plus show “What If…?” The show takes different films from the MCU and changes them up, showing what happens if just one decision was made. It is directed by Bryan Andrews and is based on the comic book that explores alternate plots in…
Tubi TV is continuing its original content expansion and its deep dive into the realm of true crime series with ‘Meet Marry Murder.’ The show is hosted by actress Michelle Trachtenberg and focuses on spouses who killed their partners. True crime series are a dime a dozen these days. While there has always been a…
The Japanese studios Silver Link and Studio CONNECT brought us the 2018 ‘Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody‘ anime, based on the isekai light novel series by Hiro Ainana. Ichirou Suzuki (Justin Briner) is a gaming developer working on a new fantasy game, making the “Death March” to complete it by the deadline. Going…
‘Cells at Work! Code Black‘ is a thirteen episode spin-off anime based on the manga written by Shigemitsu Harada and illustrated by Issei Hatsuyoshiya. The show was developed by the Japanese studio Liden Films and dubbed by Aniplex. AA2153 (Kyle McCarley) is a rookie red blood cell partnered with fellow newcomer AC1677 (Jon Allen) to…
‘Cell at Work’ is a Japanese anime based on the Kodansha manga written and illustrated by Akane Shimizu that anthropomorphizes cells in the human body. The second season of this comedic series is created by David Production and dubbed into English by Aniplex, the show presents the world of the human body as a city…
‘Loki‘ is a television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe created by Michael Waldron with Kate Herron serving as head writer and director for all six episodes. It was released on Disney Plus. During the events of Avengers: Endgame, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) manages to get a hold of the Tesseract and teleports away. Before…
Music composer Mark Snow is iconic when it comes to television. He has scored several well-known televisions from ‘Smallville‘ to ‘Blue Bloods,’ but he has also composed some of the most iconic theme songs for our favorite TV shows. From science fiction to police procedurals to dramas, Mark Snow has worked on a ton. Here…
Rooster Teeth Studios, Polygon Pictures, and Allspark Animation beings us the finale to their finale of ‘Transformers: War for Cybertron’ with their third arc “Kingdom.” This unites the Transformers from Generation One with the characters from Beast Wars. After the Ark crashes on prehistoric Earth, Optimus Prime (Jake Foushee) orders Bumblebee (Joe Zieja), Wheeljack (Bill…
‘The Pursuit of Love‘ is a BBC miniseries written and directed by Emily Mortimer. The show is told in three parts and was streamed in the United States via Amazon. Taking place before the Second World War, Fanny Logan (Emily Beecham) is best friends with her cousin Linda Radlett (Lily James). The two could not…
‘Godzilla Singular Point‘ is a joint venture between the streaming service Netflix as well as the Japanese animation studios Bones and Orange. It is a thirteen-episode saga and there will be no spoilers in this review. In the year 2030, Yun Arikawa (Johnny Yong Bosch) and Haberu Katō (Stephen Fu) work for the engineering company…
‘Dr. Death‘ is an original series from NBC’s streaming service Peacock. It is based on a Wondery podcast that detailed the heinous crimes of Christopher Duntsch, a former doctor convicted of killing and maiming several of his patients. Christopher Duntsch (Joshua Jackson) is an arrogant, sinister doctor whose surgical operations lead to the maiming, paralyzation,…
‘Fruits Basket: The Final‘ is the last season of the anime based on ‘Furūtsu Basuketto’ manga written and illustrated by Japanese author Natsuki Takaya. The show is produced by the Tokyo-based TMS Entertainment, with Funimation doing the English dubbing. The kind-hearted high school student Tohru Honda (Laura Bailey) is determined to break the curse that haunts…
Made by the production company Lightbox, ‘Sophie: A Murder in West Cork‘ is a three-part true crime Netflix documentary directed by John Dower. French film and TV producer Sophie Toscan Du Plantier frequently visited the Irish coastal town of West Cork where she also owned a vacation home. Loved the community, they are horrified when…
Are you a true crime junkie like me? As a writer, hearing stories of how people committed crimes, their motivations, and how law enforcement caught or stopped is always interesting to me. Here Are Ten True Crime Series On Tubi You Should Be Watching: Forensic Files From Sunrise, this series takes you behind the science…
The anime fantasy Black Clover is back for a third season. For background, the television show is based on the “Burakku Kurōbā” manga by Yūki Tabata and published in the Weekly Shōnen Jump. It is produced in Japan by Pierrot studios and dubbed into English by Funimation. At the conclusion of season two, the cult of the Eye…
Directed by Joshua Zeman, ‘The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness‘ is a Netflix documentary miniseries that tells the story of journalist Maury Terry and his obsession with New York serial killer David Berkowitz. Maury Terry (voiced by Paul Giamatti) was a journalist reporting on the .44 Caliber Killer also known as the Son…
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