‘The Idhun Chronicles‘ is a Spanish fantasy animated series that is based on ‘The Idhún’s Memories‘ novels by Laura Gallego. She had a hand in co-developing the series with Andrés Carrión. Maite Ruiz de Austri directed the show. Netflix previously released the first five episodes and after a delay, the final five episodes were released…
Based on the video game by Atlus, ‘Persona 5: The Animation‘ is directed by Masashi Ishihama and produced by CloverWorks with Aniplex dubbing into English. Serving as a backstory to the video game, it follows the teenager Ren Amamiya (Xander Mobus) who is forced to move to Tokyo after being accused of a crime. After…
Basil Rathbone. Jeremy Brett. Robert Downey, Jr. These are some of the names you might associate when it comes to television or film adaptions of Sherlock Holmes. As the record-holder for most adaptions as a fictional character, every Sherlockian knows that the Baker Street Detective did not only join his friend and colleague Dr. Watson…
Netflix and TriBeCa Productions bring us the four-part documentary series ‘This Is a Robbery: The World’s Greatest Art Heist.’ It covers the 1990 unsolved robbery of Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and is directed by Colin Barnicle. In May 1990, two men disguised as Boston police officers rang the backdoor of the Isabella Stewart Gardner…
‘The Way of the Househusband‘ is an original Netflix anime based on Japanese mangaka Kousuke Oono’s series of the same name published in Kurage Bunch magazine. The show is directed by Chiaki Kon and produced by the Tokyo-based animation studio J.C. Staff. Tatsu (Jonah Scott) was a once feared Yakuza hitman known as the Immortal…
‘WandaVision‘ is a television miniseries based within the Marvel Cinematic Universe and streamed exclusively on Disney Plus. The show is created by Jac Schaeffer, directed by Matt Shakman, and executive produced by Kevin Feige. Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) move to the town of Westview, New Jersey where they live an idyllic…
‘Crime Scene: The Vanishing At The Cecil Hotel‘ is a four-part Netflix true-crime documentary directed by Joe Berlinger. It recounts the disturbing story of Elisa Lam who was tragically found dead on the premises and the surrounding mystery of her death. Elisa Lam was a twenty-one-year-old Canadian student who arrived in Los Angeles as part…
‘Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers‘ is a 2015 anime adaption of the ‘Rokka no Yūsha‘ series of light novels by Japanese author Ishio Yamagata. The TV show is directed by Takeo Takahashi and produced by the Tokyo-based company Passione. The English dubbing was done by Bang Zoom! Entertainment. The world is bracing for the…
Gundam is a fan favorite mech science fiction. Originally an anime from Tokyo-based Sunrise, it soon branched off into television, film, novels, manga, video games, and so much more. Over the years, fans have built “Gunpla” models based on the man TV shows. As a fan of the many spin-offs, I decided to compile a…
Slice-of-life anime ‘Fruits Basket‘ is preparing to enter its third and final season. The official English Twitter account has confirmed that Funimation will be providing the English dubbing and voice acting as with previous seasons. “Can you believe the last season of Fruits Basket begins in just over a month??” They continued, “Get a refresher…
The SJWs are at it again. They hate ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ actor Chris Pratt. Why? No one knows. This time it is even more sinister. Using photoshopped images, they claim the actor made bigoted statements, but Pratt fought back, exposing their fakery. Why do they hate him? I have some thoughts. Check out the…
‘Fruits Basket‘ was recently announced to be entering its final season along with a poster to stir up excitement. Fans of the popular manga and anime were excited at the announcement, despite their despair that the slice-of-life series is coming to an end. Funimation, the company producing the English dub, shared the image on social…
‘Murder in Coweta County‘ is a television film that aired on CBS in 1983. It is directed by Gary Nelson and based on a book of the same name by writer Margaret Anne Barnes. John Wallace (Andy Griffith) is a wealthy Georgia landowner who controls Meriwether County with an iron fist, running moonshine in what…
Not satisfied to make a mockery of your favorite comic book characters, the CW takes a deep dive into one of the greatest action television shows to come out of the nineties with ‘Walker,’ a reboot of the Chuck Norris vehicle ‘Walker, Texas Ranger.’ This is my review of the pilot. Texas Ranger Cordell Walker…
Rooster Teeth Studios, Polygon Pictures, and Allspark Animation continues ‘Transformers: War for Cybertron’ with their second arc “Earthrise,” taking a deep dive into the Transformers’ past. Following arc 1, Autobot commanders Elita-One (Linsay Rousseau) and Jetfire (Keith Silverstein) are leading a resistance against Decepticon leader Megatron (Jason Marnocha), whom they discover is allowing scientist Shockwave…
‘The Crown‘ is a Netflix series that follows the story of Queen Elizabeth II’s rise to power as the monarch of England. In seasons three and four she was played by Olivia Colman. During Colman’s run, it highlights some of the most heartfelt, dramatic, and controversial events in the Queen’s life during the Cold War…
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 begin in Bethlehem. Here are…
‘The Idhun Chronicles‘ is a Spanish fantasy animated series that is based on ‘The Idhún’s Memories‘ novels by Laura Gallego, who co-developed it with Andrés Carrión. Maite Ruiz de Austri directed the show and Netflix released the first five episodes internationally after Zeppelin TV released it in Spain. This review is based on the English…
‘Toradora!’ is a high school “slice of life” romantic comedy anime that ran from 2008 to 2009. The show was created by J.C.Staff, running on TV Tokyo and dubbed by NIS America. It based on the manga by Yuyuko Takemiya. This review is based on the dub. Ryuji Takasu (Erik Scott Kimerer) is a high…
Marc Smerling directs this five-part FX true crime documentary series. ‘A Wilderness of Error‘ explores the case of Jeffrey MacDonald, who was convicted in 1970 of killing his pregnant wife and two daughters. With new evidence, hidden secrets, and salacious gossip, could he be innocent of the heinous crime? Colette, Kimberley, and Kristen MacDonald were…
HBO’s ‘Perry Mason‘ is a reboot of the classic courtroom drama television series from CBS. Team Downey turns the story into a 1932 period drama that explores a possible origin for the Los Angeles attorney. This is your spoiler warning. Perry Mason (Matthew Rhys) is a private investigator working for LA attorney Elias Birchard “E.B.”…
Sonic The Hedgehog is the cool dude with an attitude. While he is stopping the nefarious Dr. Robotnik, he always has something to witty to say to knock the bad guy down a notch. It does not matter, whether a gamer is playing him or you’re watching him on a Saturday morning cartoon, his one-liners…
Rumors have been circulating for some time now that Paramount Pictures is considering making a combined Transformers, GI Joe, and M.A.SK. film franchise. I explain why I think that is a bad idea not just for Transformers, but for the GI Joe and M.A.S.K. Will they include other Hasbro properties like My Little Pony? This…
Contemporary entertainment depictions of the devil tend to repeat the same mistake of cheapening how evil the character manifests. Most often character development becomes campy rendering the story sci-fi in nature, but the story grows philosophically inconsistent. The writers end up rewriting religiously inspired canon in a way that idealizes ‘evil’ and depreciates ‘good.’ There…
‘Limetown‘ was a streaming television show based on the fictional podcast of the same name by Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie. All ten episodes were directed by Rebecca Thomas. Lia Haddock (Jessica Biel) is a radio host who is investigating the mysterious disappearance of the Limetown residents, including her scientist uncle Emile Haddock (Stanley Tucci).…
