Skyrider is a weird season. Originally a full reboot of Kamen Rider, the show would eventually become known as the one with the flying rider who never flies and has a lot of halfhearted crossovers with the old riders. If that doesn't sound like a generous description, it's because I'm not really a f

When watching in release order, Amazon is the biggest departure the series makes from the tried and true formula that was put in place during the first season of the show. The Rider design is strikingly different, bestial. The main character is a jungle man with no social skills. The action choreogr

Good shows begin and then end. It will be incredibly hard to top this as the best show of 2024. Great beloved source material, adapted incredibly well into a miniseries. Great characters with great casting and actors, particularly Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, and Hiroyuki Sanada. The d

I appreciate this show for getting me into Formula 1. Drive to Survive does not paint a perfectly accurate narrative overview of how the season goes, and Netflix only does what it can to create stories with the footage they have. Sometimes it all lines up, often times we focus on the unimportant or

I have too many qualms with the characters, some of the acting, some of the CG, the general pacing, and the writing to say I really enjoyed it. I don't know if I should blame a lot of these issues on the showrunners and their adaptation technique, or the original books. If Netflix wanted the next Ga

Better than okie dokie. Video game adaptations are tricky. Mario and Sonic are beloved mascots you can really throw anything at, that stuff is easy. Last of Us was basically already trying as hard as possible to be a cinematic experience before the plans for a show ever hit a desk. Resident Evil wi

Foundational, filler-filled, low budget, goofy, fun. The start of the Kamen Rider franchise is a relatively simple one. The show amounts to a formulaic episodic romp against a different monster every week or two, following the same pattern a majority of the time. The show is campy and certainly has

Truly an upgrade. Kamen Rider V3 starts off a lot stronger than the first season, and is consistently more interesting on average as well. The continuity between the first season and this one is appreciated, V3 is a likable character with good motives, and the Riderman arc is super enjoyable. Only

Overall I didn't really enjoy this season. Apollo Geist, King Dark, and a lot of the monster designs are very good, but they aren't used very well throughout the show. Our protagonist is not as charming or memorable as the previous riders, and his trials and tribulations, while theoretically tragic

Captures the essence and magic of One Piece in the right way. A live action adaptation of something as cartoonish and long as One Piece will never be perfect, but I think the showrunners here ultimately made the right truncating decisions and did a fantastic job; a rarity for live action anime adapt

Adaptations must make decisions to better fit the new format it targets. Live action Avatar is not a cartoon on a children's network, but a fantasy show of war playing upon nostalgia of adults. And yet somehow, the cartoon meant for children feels a lot more mature and structured relative to its new

This concludes the first arc of the show, the General Monster arc, and its a shame because General Monster and how cartoonishly evil he is has been my favorite part of this lackluster show that just repeats the same shit done in previous seasons. I enjoyed some of the earlier episodes but the rest a

im not really feeling it this season. i think we desperately need more paul rudd and more meryl streep

This was the episode where I suddenly realized I don't really care who killed Bunny, and I'm starting to think the show doesn't either. You can't just make meta jokes about how the season is low on energy and expect that to absolve the fact that this season is low on energy.

A well told and acted story. I appreciate how dense each episode was and how developed the characters were. Definitely something I can see myself revisiting eventually. It’s nice to see work like this being made. Emmys are needed.

Really great so far Hiroyuki Sanada the legend you are. Tom Hardy from Wish got that Anjin white boy rizz much respect for that. Still absolute peak hate to wait, why only one episode per week? Crazy samurai with all their seppuku and shit. Gotta love them. It's almost over Can not wait for Cri