accomplice, Sal Naturile (John Cazale), try desperately to remain in control, a media circus develops and the FBI arrives, creating even more tension. Gradually, Sonny's surprising motivations behind the robbery are revealed, and his standoff with law enforcement move...
Kipo and the Age of WonderbeastsonNetflixfeels like a pastiche of everything recognizable in the last decade of the greatest children’s animation and it achieves a refreshing mix. I sensed the cryptic spirit of Over The Garden Wall andInfinity Train, the post-apocalyptic chill vibes ofAdventure...
As he becomes entangled in dangerous schemes beyond his control, viewers are treated to an intriguing blend of supernatural elements and crime drama tropes. Starring Jeffrey Donovan as our beleaguered protagonist alongside KaDee Strickland's enigmatic character, it serves up equal parts suspen...
All of the tropes.Sophomoric humor? So much!Is there any hint of realism or accuracy? None-whatsoever.This kind of craft seems to be a lost art. Back in the day, bad but enjoyable, entertaining television was intentionally created to help you relax at the end of a hard day.So much ...
RobiHachi: With Ian Sinclair, Christopher Wehkamp, Stephen Fu, Anthony Bowling. Two losers set out in search of a planet of happiness.
Mujin Wakusei Survive: With Yukiko Iwai, Mabuki Andô, Junko Minagawa, Kiyoe Koiizuka. A group of teenagers from a deep space colony become lost when their shuttle is sucked into a gravity storm, and end up on a habitable, but, for some reason, uninhab
A wild romp through sci-fi tropes while dealing with closer-to-home feelings of PTSD, difficult familial relationships, absent parents, and the fear of becoming obsolete, the series has now birthed its very own plethora of in-universe references. Though the terrain may seem familiar at times,...
Almost every aspect of Borderlands feels borrowed and unoriginal, simply a shameless regurgitation of supposedly popular genre tropes wrapped in bad costumes and disappointing CGI. The film somehow manages to look both obviously ill-advisedly expensive and awkwardly ‘cheap’ at the same time. The pl...
but over three nights they eventually find mutual respect. The bulk of the episode’s enjoyment comes from Pemberton and Shearsmith’s sparring and their performances are exemplary. The writing is also impressive as it plays with the tropes of the police procedural genre. Finally, it also sets ...
This paper will analyse how Being Human negotiates familiar vampire plots and tropes (romance and sexuality, addiction, power, alienation, monstrosity) in a highly contemporary fashion that revitalises both realism and fantasy by being not quite a sitcom, not quite a relationship drama, and not ...