REVIEWS

Netflix produces a fair number of excellent original animated projects. Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks…

NieR Automata Ver. 1.1a Episode 17 returns to a previous flashback, fleshing out the events of a critical moment for A2 and the resistance.

House of Sayuri is interesting, scary, and funny, but its real flaw is the lack of balance in how it transitions through its emotions.

Rebel Moon – Chapter Two: Director’s Cut pulls out all the stops in a fully realized epic that plays to Zack Snyder’s strengths.

AppleTV+’s The Instigators is a messy attempt at a comedy of errors let down by its lack of chemistry.

Oshi No Ko Episode 16 sees tensions rise among the cast as the show closes in on opening night and personal secrets come out.

Cuckoo is a testament to doing a lot with a little and the enduring power of the uncanny valley.

Rebel Moon – Chapter One: Chalice of Blood makes good on its promise to provide a more coherent version of the duology’s opener.

Netflix’s The Boyfriend Season 1 is a groundbreaking same-sex reality dating show was the first of its kind in Japan.

SteamWorld Heist 2 allows players to sail the seas as steam-powered pirates in a funny and tightly balanced turn-based strategy game.