Bocchi the Rock is a slice-of-life comedic music anime based on a manga by Aki Hamaji. It is directed by Keiichirō Saitō and written by Erika Yoshida. It is produced by CloverWorks, a seven-year-old Japanese studio known for series such as Slow Start, Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, The Promised Neverland, Akebi’s […]
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Do It Yourself!! Review
Do It Yourself!! (Dū Itto Yuaserufu!!) is an original slice-of-life and DIY anime. The series is directed by Kazuhiro Yoneda and written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu. It is produced by Pine Jam, a seven-year-old Japanese studio known for series such as Kageki Shojo!! and Just Because! In addition, Koyubita Beru’s online manga adaptation began at the […]
Rick and Morty – A Rick in King Mortur’s Mort Review
Rick and Morty’s sixth season reached its penultimate episode. This time Rick and Morty end up in an adventure involving Medieval knights and political tensions across the Solar System. When waiting in line for a popup food truck, Morty’s chivalry gets noticed by two members of the Knights of the Sun. They offer Morty a […]
Wednesday (Spoiler Filled) Review
Wednesday is a coming-of-age supernatural, and comedy-horror series which is all the rage on social media. It is a live-action series created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, with Tim Burton as an executive producer, along with Steve Stark, Andrew Mittman, Kayla Alpert, and others. The series debuted on November 23. Wednesday, unlike many of […]
Rick and Morty – Analyze Piss Review
Following on from the self-referential adventure, “Full Meta Jackrick,” Rick and Morty have gone in a different direction with the episode “Analyze Piss.” Rick gets tired of the constant attacks from Z-list supervillains and gets advice from the family therapist, Dr. Wong. She advises Rick to just ignore the villains and they will go away. However, when […]
Slow Horses Season Two Review
One of the brighter surprises of the 2022 television year was the debut of the British counter-intelligence drama Slow Horses on AppleTV+. Smart, bracing, complex, and unafraid to kill its darlings, the first season of the series – an adaptation of Mick Herron’s novel of the same name – was a critical and commercial success. […]
Rick and Morty – Full Meta Jackrick Review
After a brief hiatus the sixth season of Rick and Morty with the self-referential episode “Full Meta Jackrick.” It’s an episode that acts as a sequel to “Never Ricking Morty.” Rick and Morty find they have the target of a space parasite that makes them experience past events that never really happened. When they break free from […]
Andor – Rix Road Review
Of course Cassian and the inmates on Narkina 5 were helping to build the Death Star. Of course they were. Because, like everything else in this exceptional first season of Andor, each moment – each line of dialogue, each carefully constructed speech, each key character beat – is leading our central characters to their ultimate […]
Welcome to Chippendales Review
Have you ever wondered how the male stripper review show Chippendales got its start? Yeah, me neither. But it turns out it’s a strangely interesting story – albeit one that mirrors many miniseries of late: idea person comes up with something, they bring in other people, tensions mount, relationships fray, things go from bad to […]
Andor – Daughter of Ferrix Review
After last week’s tour de force installment, this week’s Andor pulls the story back a bit, allowing the characters and the series’ game board to reset for one final showdown on Ferrix. And, honestly, I think we all needed this small respite – a chance to catch our breath, take stock of where each character […]