Tag: Drama
REVIEW: IF (2024)
When I first started seeing posters and trailers for IF, I thought it looked atrocious. The animated characters looked cheesy and poorly integrated with the live-action characters and backgrounds. But worse than that, it seemed thoroughly unoriginal; all I could think of was Monsters, Inc. crossed ...
Read MoreWriters’ Room Developing Shogun Seasons 2 and 3
Variety reports that FX has a team of writers working on a potential second and third season of Shogun. This comes after news that FX was considering moving the series from limited to drama at the Emmys and producer-star Hiroyuki Sanada signing an ongoing contract. The show’s creators, Justin Mar...
Read MoreREVIEW: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
In an entertainment era where seemingly everything is being dumbed down and homogenized, the Planet of the Apes films have managed to hold on, retaining their focus on larger ideas about society, human nature, and the rise and fall of civilization. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, the fourth in t...
Read MoreShogun Season 2? Hiroyuki Sanada Signs Return Deal
A Deadline exclusive reveals that FX’s limited series Shogun may no longer be limited. Star and producer Hiroyuki Sanada (Yoshi Toranaga) has surprisingly signed on to return for a potential second season. Sanada’s involvement was considered essential before the creators moved forward with prod...
Read MoreREVIEW: Tales of the Empire Season 1 (2024)
I loved Tales of the Jedi. More accurately, I loved half of it, the Dooku half, and I enjoyed the Ahsoka half. The animation style is to die for, and I liked learning more about an under-utilized character. In short, that’s why the Count Dooku episodes were so much more compelling. I was all in w...
Read MoreCobra Kai Season 6 Announcement Video Strikes Hard
Netflix is stretching out its final crane kick. Today, the streamer released an announcement video for season 6 of Cobra Kai, the sequel series to the Karate Kid movies. Cobra Kai’s final season will consist of fifteen episodes, fifty percent more than the show’s usual ten; however, they will b...
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