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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 […]
It’s that time of year again. The days are short, the temps are falling (at least here in Chicagoland), and it’s nearly the end of 2022. Which means that it’s time for my annual Top Ten TV Shows list! It was a heck of a year for television. Network comedies roared back into prominence with […]
The Bond franchise is one of the most successful in pop culture. The film franchise celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, spanning 25 official films and three unofficial films. They span a wide spectrum in quality, story, and tone and the franchise has been able to adapt to changing tastes and a changing political situation. […]
Decision to Leave is the 11th film directed by Park Chan-wook. This time the legendary Korean filmmaker made a mainstream thriller. Jang Hae-jun (Park Hae-il) is a police detective in Busan who suffers from insomnia. Jang investigates the death of a mountain climber and the mountain climber’s Chinese wife, Song Seo-rae (Tang Wei) becomes a suspect. When investigating […]
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 […]
Christmas Bloody Christmas is an original film for Shudder and sees the Santa slasher subgenre get a high-tech twist. Tori (Riley Dandy) is a record store owner and Robbie (Sam Delich) is her employee. They plan to spend their Christmas Eve drinking and partying. Their plans get horribly interrupted when the robotic Santa in the toy […]
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 […]
Santa Claus has seen many media iterations. He has been the wholesome face of Christmas, a slasher villain, and a grump. Violent Night has a new approach by turning Santa into an action hero. Santa Claus (David Harbour) has spent a thousand years delivering presents and Christmas cheer to children worldwide. But the mythical man has become […]
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 […]
I’ll fully admit to missing the boat on Somebody Somewhere when it came out in January. Sure, I’d heard it was something special – and when it was renewed this spring by HBO, I heard how thrilled my fellow critics were at the news – but I never got around to watching it until last […]