The anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba aired in 2019. Within a short span of time, the anime has gone on to win overwhelming reception and praise for its amazing animation and cinematography. The manga too, has been nominated for the 24th annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2020. It has also sold millions of […]
The Hustle promises to reimagine the nature of high-stakes swindling. They achieve this by having a feminist retelling of 1964’s Bedtime Story. The film has women (the well-cast Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson) be the fraudsters, exploiting, as Hathaway’s character puts it, men’s inability to imagine that a woman is cleverer than they are. 1. […]
Normal People dives into the beauty, complexities, and brutality of first love. It explores an intimate love with overlapping themes of class and the aftereffects of childhood trauma. A script and screenplay that does justice to the novel and a lead actor duo that lives and breathes their characters Normal People excels in depicting a […]
Dragon Ball is an anime that has been widely disseminated across every nook and corner of the globe. It has vastly contributed to making Japanese culture and manga intensely popular in other parts of the world. It is the first anime in the vast Dragon Ball franchise, which consists of anime sequels like Dragon Ball […]
The Help is a southern melodrama that pushes for racial equality. As the tale of oppressed African-Americans, they are given their voice by a lone white do-gooder. Its moral universe is rendered in bright cartoonish strokes. The film’s journalist heroine is conveniently allowed to float free from the mores of culture (specifically 1960s Mississippi) she […]
Fuller House might be the worst thing that carries the tag and honor of being a Netflix Original Series. The streaming service, which has given us countless gripping dramas and satirical comedies, fails with its reboot of the late 80s classic American sitcom – Full House. With the original cast delivering unoriginal punchlines and a […]
American Son possesses considerable power in its premise. However, it wrestles with the aspects of transferring a stage play to the screen. Ultimately, the subject matter wins out. This yields in a brisk 90-minute Netflix presentation. However flawed, it highlights the struggles of melanized skin to fit into white molds today. 1. Quick review Netflix’s American Son is a […]
Healer is a rare K-drama that manages to combine adrenaline-pumping action with an intimate love story while also managing to sprinkle in some bits of comedy. The writers have created an immersive and engaging storyline and which hooks the viewers’ from the start. It’s a show that is all action and macho from the outside […]
The anime Assassin’s Pride has found a sizable fan following within the Otaku and Weabo community. Before it was made into an anime, it was a Japanese light novel series written by Kei Amagi and illustrated by Nino Ninomoto. A manga adaptation created by Yoshie Katō and serialized in Shueisha’s Seinen Magazine has found a […]
The anime Code Geass has a lot to offer to the viewer. With its amazing plot, dazzling visuals, mecha robots and a fast-paced narrative, Code Geass promises one of the most exciting storylines. With this information, it is not surprising that it has done brilliantly with the audience. Also, it has received accolades at the […]
Is The Valhalla Murders Any Good? Worth Your Time? A Complete Review The Valhalla Murders is the first Icelandic series on Netflix. The show streamed on December 26, 2019, is inspired by real events in a boys reform home named Valhalla. It sprinkles bits of Icelandic folklore and Norse myth with stunning visuals of the […]
The Lovebirds is a new Netflix movie starring Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae. It follows a couple with a terribly relatable problem in one of the funniest romantic comedies of the year so far. However, it has been dubbed to be quite light on the “romantic” part of the equation. Another strong selling point: a […]
