Sword Art Online (Sōdo Āto Onrain) is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec. The series is in the near future and focuses on protagonist Kazuto “Kirito” Kirigaya and Asuna Yuuki as they play through various Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMPORG) worlds. This science fantasy anime […]
With a budget of around $150 million, Gemini Man was intended to be a major release with a popular cast. However, it proved instead to be a sci-fi action film that has the hallmarks of a summer popcorn flick. Will Smith has had ups and downs throughout his career. In 2016, Smith’s film Collateral Beauty […]
Indian Matchmaking is a delusional show that reinforces the very stereotypes and cultural practices it set out to shame. Sima Taparia from Mumbai symbolizes all the nosy relatives and Indian Aunties that make it their business to find suitable partners for children in their family, often without their knowledge. The show highlights the deep-rooted evils […]
Ninja Collection is a short anime series and is a spin-off from another short horror series called Yamishibai (Japanese Ghost Stories) and follows the same idea of bitesize mini-stories. The series is set in modern-day Tokyo where dreams and desires are afloat, a group of ninjas called “Toukeshuu” is set to stop the spread of […]
The Assistant is a docudrama-style feature set in a terrifyingly realistic story of a young female assistant at a film production company. The catch? Its leader is implied to be a serial sexual predator. The film industry has been notoriously housing predators for a long time, as the #MeToo movement has exposed. As seen in […]
The Luminaries is based on the Eleanor Catton page-turner of the same name that has won the Booker Prize. The six-part mini-series is filled with great acting and colorful visuals of 19th Century New Zealand. Featuring greed, political ambition, opium addiction, and a murder-mystery, The Luminaries has tried to stuff too much into the show, […]
Re: Zero − Starting Life in Another World (Ri:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by Shin’ichirō Ōtsuka. An anime television series adaptation was announced by Kadokawa in July 2015. The series is based on the main character Subaru Natsuki, a hikikomori who suddenly finds […]
Nick Broomfield’s documentary, Marianne and Leonard: Words Of Love, explores the famous love story between singer and writer Leonard Cohen and his love interest Marianne Ihlen. She was the inspiration behind many of his hit songs like “Bird On The Wire,” “Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye” and “So Long, Marianne.” With beautiful beaches […]
Dark Net is an eight-part Showtime documentary series. It was developed by the tech and media company Vocativ. It consists of eight episodes running half-hour each. Dark Net examines how the technology that makes the deep web possible is now inserting itself into everyday life. Each episode of the series typically interweaves three separate stories […]
Fire Force (En’en no Shōbōtai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Ōkubo. An anime television series adaptation by David Production aired from July to December 2019 on the MBS’s Super Animeism block. A second season premiered in July 2020. As of June 2020, the manga had 7.3 million copies in print. […]
Mississippi Damned is a drama that takes place over two time periods – 1986 & 1998 and tells the story of Black Poverty and Abuse in American slums. It is sturdy and pulls no punches, providing a raw depiction of a vicious cycle of abuse, addiction, and violence brought upon by poverty. A generation’s struggle […]
Peter Grill and The Philosopher’s Time (Pītā Guriru to Kenja no Jikan) is based on a Japanese ecchi fantasy manga series by Daisuke Hiyama. An anime television series adaptation by Wolfsbane premiered on July 10, 2020. The series is based on the story of Peter Grill, “the strongest man in the world” and the unexpected […]
