If you’re in the mood for a devastating family drama that doesn’t offer answers but does offer some exceptional writing, performances, and directing, Adolescence, the new four-episode British miniseries on Netflix is for you. A shattering look at how a young boy, radicalized by the misogynistic dreck that exists on the internet, bullied by those […]
Love Live! Sunshine!! Film and Complete Series Blu-ray Review
Over eight years ago, the idol music series, Love Live! Sunshine!!, often with slice-of-life scenes, began airing on Tokyo MX, and simulcast on Funimation and Crunchyroll. It’s the second part of the Love Live multimedia franchise created by Sunrise animation studio and novelist Sakurako Kimino, and co-produced by Kadokawa’s ASCII Media Works and Bandai Namco’s […]
Memoir of a Snail Review
Memoir of a Snail is an Oscar-nominated animated film from Australia. It is Adam Elliot’s first feature film since the critically hit Mary and Max. Grace Pudel (Sarah Snook) recites her life story to her pet snail. It is a story of tragedy and despair as she tells of her experiences with loneliness, separation, and […]
Severance – The After Hours Review
I’ll be honest. I’ve watched this episode twice and I’m still not quite sure what I think about it. On one hand, there was some swift (perhaps too swift) plot movement in all sections of the narrative. On the other, there were some truly earned and gorgeous moments between characters – okay, between Burt and […]
Yellowjackets – Thanksgiving (Canada) Review
Well, I, for one, think that episode should have been titled “What the fuck?!?”, because, much like the mystery bespeckled man at the end of the episode, I screamed that at the screen upon seeing that there were real live people coming upon the camp. Who are they? Where did they come from? Why are […]
Marching Powder Review
Nick Love and Danny Dyer were a team back in the Noughties, making four films together in that decade. Marching Powder marked the first time they have worked together since 2007’s Outlaw. Jack Jones (Dyer) is a middle-aged fuck-up. He is unemployed, a cocaine addict, a football hooligan, and his marriage with Dani (Stephanie Leonidas) […]
The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie Review
An attempt to save their house leads Porky Pig and Daffy Duck to uncover an alien mind-control invasion plan. But when they try to tell people, they are dismissed as crazy. Which means this oddball duo – along with Petunia Pig – now hold the fate of the world in their hands. For many of […]
Mickey 17 Review
Mickey 17 is Bong Joon-ho’s long-awaited follow-up to his Academy Award-winning film Parasite and his first English-language film since Okja. Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) signs up for a colonisation expedition to the planet Nifheim to avoid a violent loan shark. The only job he can get is being an expendable, someone who does dangerous jobs and when he […]
Dope Thief Review
As someone who never read Dennis Tafoya’s 2009 novel “Dope Thief,” which is something I find myself saying a whole heck of a lot when it comes to AppleTV+ series of late, I wasn’t all that sure what to expect when I dove into the eight-episode miniseries. And, you know what? Despite some strange tonal […]
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods Review
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods is the eighteenth feature-length film in the Dragon Ball series. The extended cut was recently re-released in cinemas. Goku (Sean Schemmel) has defeated many powerful enemies and opponents. However, his victories gain the attention of Beerus, the God of Destruction (Jason Douglas) and he seeks a prophesised Super Saiyan […]