It was a triumphant moment for Granada entertainment, the production company behind the British drama Cracker, when they announced that the show was being reproduced for American audiences. While the drama was a massive hit in the U.K. and got excellent ratings, Cracker bombed in America. The series, which was initially meant to have 22 […]
The Devil is a Part-Timer is a story about the Demon Lord Satan who, after being driven away from Ente Isla by the Hero Emilia, ends up in the Human World. Unable to use magic, he and his general Alsiel disguise themselves as human and start working in a fast-food restaurant to feed themselves at […]
As soon as you hear the word “Medieval” a picture of a huge castle, surrounded by mountains and guarded by knights, flashes in your mind. The term also relates to events that occurred in Europe between the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 AD and the beginning of the Renaissance around 1500 AD. But […]
Megalo Box is a story about a guy known as Junk Dog climbing his way up to the top to fight against an opponent who knocked him out in the first round. Entering a world tournament of Megalo boxing known as Megalonia under the name of Joe, he is trying to get his vengeance against […]
The film has been directed by Patrick Vollrath, an Oscar nominee for his 2015 short film Everything Will Be Okay. 7500 stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a commercial airline pilot stuck in a hijack situation. The film derives its title from the air traffic control code for being hijacked. The single-setting, minimalist film features little other […]
The return of the sixth season of Bosch brings with it a feeling of familiarity and comfort. Amazon’s enduring drama that first aired in 2014 has managed to produce season after season of gripping police investigation and action. In a world where shows on streaming services are trying to out-wit, out-crazy, or out-think the competition […]
Based on the hugely popular webtoon, the anime Noblesse came out in two movies, which have also become quite popular. Another anime adaptation is being planned by Production I.G, which has produced critically acclaimed anime like Psycho-Pass and Ghost in the Shell. Originally written as a web manhwa by Son Jeho and illustrations done by […]
Bordertown offers a richer, deeper experience than run of the mill police procedurals like NCIS. The show manages to go beyond the crimes themselves and shows us their impact on the victims and their families, as well as the authorities trying to bring them to justice. In its three-season run, Bordertown has managed to produce […]
Burning is a 2018 psychological thriller film written by South Korean director Lee Chang-dong. It is loosely based on Barn Burning by Haruki Murakami. His new film paints a deft and intimate portrait of a young generation beset by economic desperation. Burning attempts to make sense of the frustration of poverty. It does so using […]
The anime Monster is a horror and psychological thriller that is based on a manga of the same name. It has received widespread critical acclaim and overwhelming reception for its beautifully crafted story while magnifying the dilemmas of each character. It has been the recipient of many awards and accolades including the highly coveted Shogakukan […]
Kiss Him, Not Me is a story about Kae Serinuma, an overweight otaku whose obsession over BL or Boy’s Love is so strong that she fantasizes about her classmates in such romance dramas all the time. But soon after the death of her favorite character in a show, she loses weight devoid of food for […]
Written and directed by Gareth Evans, Apostle proves itself to be an unsettling journey into a dark corner of the world. It is a horror film that starts out as one thing and finishes having mutated into another. The film plays out to be like an homage to Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man (1973) with […]
