The spring season is just getting underway when it comes to broadcast TV, as the next month will feature a lot of returning shows, but broadcast TV hasn’t been my jam for years, outside of a sitcom or two. We’ve had a number of things we’ve checked out, but a lot of what I’ve been doing is rewatching older stuff. There’s a good mix of things as we gear up to get back into our Nordic Noir and some Brit crime, but as we barely watch any primetime broadcast stuff, it’s pretty much a feast or famine kind of situation for a lot of things.
Time in the evenings to watch much for me the last couple of weeks has been scarce, as we had a couple of big convention weekends to deal with, and personal issues with an elderly parent have occupied a lot of my time. I’m watching a lot of Cities: Skylines II story-based building videos!.
But I do keep up on a few things that are certainly fun. I’m loving the new season of Daredevil: Born Again, and how they’re making Bullseye so freakin’ likable. I was able to get back into From with the start of the fourth season, but it definitely needs to start answering things before going into its fifth and final season next year. And my Friday Nights are basically Apple TV nights as I’ve got new episodes of Monarch, For All Mankind, and Your Friends and Neighbors to watch. Probably my best new addition recently, however, is Rooster as it’s just nailing a particular kind of comedy that I enjoy.
On the new movie side of things, Kevin has checked in with the new animated Animal Farm film. “I’m not entirely sure why Serkis chose to make a family-friendly version of Animal Farm, but as far as I’m concerned, this is a great stepping stone for kids to the works of George Orwell. It isn’t overbearingly dark and depressing, but it does have a serious bite that most kids will likely not find in the upcoming Minions movie (or certainly Mario). Personally, even if there are uneven elements, I think the end result should be praised for what it managed to accomplish rather than condemned for not making the movie book fans wanted. Besides, there are other, darker adaptations of this story, including a 1954 animated feature that is quite dark. I recommend seeking that out if this didn’t scratch your itch.”
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On the other end of the spectrum, Kelvin has checked in with a look at the 1992 film Hard Boiled. “I’m also pretty impressed with the way John Woo spins such an elaborate dialectic out of a simple, almost stock, cop procedural premise. With a different coat of paint and a dumber ethos, ‘Hard Boiled’ could almost be a Chinese ‘McBain’ movie. And with how insane the movie is in its action set pieces, I can also see how John Woo’s work influenced that of Hideo Kojima.”
Check out our full review.
One show I did pick up because I’m a sucker for a strong visual design like this is Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord, of which we look at the 7th and 8th episodes here. With just two more episodes to go, it’s unfortunate that it’s all wrapping up so soon because you definitely want a lot more, and quickly. This episode is starting to put some stakes in the ground with how things operate, and the bodies are piling up alongside that as well. Maul has some strong material here just in terms of what makes him tick, but the array of fantastic action animation we get is what will stand out in the short term. The series is just firing on all cylinders with what it’s doing here, driving the narrative forward at a strong pace but seeding it with a lot of information, a lot of interesting nods, and just an utterly top-shelf look. Simply gorgeous stuff that shows that all of this can be done with the right teams behind it.
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Movie reviews:
- Animal Farm
- Hard Boiled (1992)
- Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake
- The Drama
- Ravenous (1999) Movie Review
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
- The Crying Game
- Project Hail Mary
- 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)
- The Mummy (1999)
- The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie
- Primate (2026) Review
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
- GOAT Review
- Wolf Man (2025) Review
- Kokoho Review
- Melania Review
- SpongeBob SquarePants The Movie
- Mercy
- Civil War (2024)
- Marty Supreme
- Alice in Wonderland (1966) Review
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- The Running Man (2025) Movie Review
- 28 Years Later (2025) Movie Review
- Rental Family
- Crimson Peak (2015)
- Brokeback Mountain (2005) 20th Anniversary
- Mimic: The Director’s Cut (1997)
- Twinless (2025)
- Wake Up Dead Man
- Jay Kelly
- Bones and All (2022) Review
- In a Glass Cage (1986) Review
- Ponyboi (2025) Review
- The Compatriots (2024) Review
- Went Up the Hill (2025) Review
- Shin Godzilla
- Zootopia 2
- The Wiz (1978) Review
- Longlegs (2024) Review
- The Long Walk (2025) Review
- The Shining (1980) Review
- Return to Oz (1985) Review
- ALL YOU NEED IS KILL Review
- Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Review
- Thunderbolts* Review
- Captain America: Brave New World Review
- Fixed
- Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning
- The Lord of the Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim Review
- Make a Girl Review
- The Boy and the Heron Review
- Perfect Days Review
- Wicked Little Letters Review
- The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
- The Marvels 4K UHD Review
- HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle Anime Movie Review
- The Crow Steelbook 4K Ultra HD Review
- The Idea of You Review
- SPY x FAMILY CODE: White’ Review
- Sometimes I Think About Dying Review
- Rascal Does Not Dream Double Feature Review
- The Marvels Review
- The Zone of Interest Review
- GREAT PRETENDER razbliuto Anime Movie Review
- Night of the Comet Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD Review
- Hayao Miyazaki Says ‘Farewell’ with “The Boy and the Heron”
- The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes Review
- The Canterville Ghost
- Animation Is Film 2023: The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story
- Animation Is Film 2023: Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower
- Animation Is Film 2023: The Concierge Review
- Animation Is Film 2023: The Boy and the Heron
- The Inventor
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Review
- Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Film Review
- Shazam! Fury of the Gods Review
- Justice League: Warworld Blu-ray Review
- The Little Mermaid
- The Boxtrolls Review
- Kubo and the Two-Strings Review
- Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania Review
- Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – The First Kiss That Never Ends Anime Movie Review
- Sword Art Online The Movie – Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night Movie Review
- Mobile Suit Gundam Cucuruz Doan’s Island
- Missing Review
- The Whale Review
- Point of No Return Review
- Blonde Review
- Wendell & Wild
- Clerks III Review
- Luck Review
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
- Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
- Hustle Review
- Top Gun: Maverick Review
- The Bob’s Burgers Movie Review
- Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers Review
- Stu’s Show Review
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition Review
- Bubble Anime Review
- Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis Anime Review
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Review
- Turning Red Review
- The Batman Review
- Belle Review
- Drive My Car Review
- The Power of the Dog Review
- Robin Robin Review
- BoxBallet Review
- Bestia Review
- Eternals Review
- Encanto Review
- 8-Bit Christmas Review
- Music Box: Jagged Review
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife Review
- Tick, Tick…BOOM! Review
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Review
- Free Guy Review
- My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission Review
- Dune (2021) Review
- Black Widow
- Jungle Cruise Review
- As the Village Sleeps Review
- Space Jam: A New Legacy Review
- A Quiet Place Part II Review
- Knots: A Forced Marriage Story Review
- School-Live! The Movie Blu-ray Review
- In the Heights Review
- Over the Moon Review
- Feeling Through Review
- Two Distant Strangers review
- Yes-People Review
- A Love Song for Latasha Review
- If Anything Happens I Love You Review
- Burrow Review
- Godzilla vs Kong
- Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story Review
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- Raya and the Last Dragon Review
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run Review
- The Little Things Review
- In Other Words Review
- Earwig and the Witch Review
What did you watch this past week?
Chris Beveridge
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Chris has been writing about anime, manga, movies and comics for well on twenty years now. He began AnimeOnDVD.com back in 1998 and has covered nearly every anime release that’s come out in the US ever since.
He likes to write a lot, as you can see.
