Bet premieres May 15 on Netflix. By Elazar Abrahams Netflix’s latest anime-to-live-action project, Bet, is based on the cult favorite Kakegurui, a story about elite high schoolers who are, for lack of a better term, […]
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Sumo
Sumo is now open at the Public Theater and in performances through March 30. By Richard Bernard Have you ever seen a play about Sumo wrestling? My guess is probably not. And, until now, neither […]
The Contestant – Review
The Contestant is now streaming on Hulu. By Greg Wheeler The new Hulu documentary The Contestant explores the dark side of reality TV by focusing on one of the earliest reality shows in Japan, highlighting […]
Blue Eye Samurai: Season 1 – Review
Blue Eye Samurai is now streaming on Netflix. By Greg Wheeler Netflix animation is well-known for being quite hit or miss. For every Arcane, there’s a CGI Saint Seiya waiting in the wings. When it […]
Ultraman: Season 1 – Review
The Ultraman reboot is now streaming on Netflix. [Ed. Note: Being that TV and City is on a bit of a hiatus, this article has not been edited.] By Greg Wheeler Growing up in the […]
The Man in the High Castle: Season 3 – Review
Season 3 of The Man in The High Castle premieres October 5th on Amazon. Are you ready for season 3 of The Man in the High Castle? Because as prepared as you may feel, I […]
DEVILMAN crybaby: Season 1 – Opinion
DEVILMAN crybaby premieres January 5th on Netflix. 2017 was a tremendous year for Netflix. The streaming service branched out into talk shows with Chelsea, dominated scripted programming with Stranger Things and countless other shows, and […]
Tokyo Project – Review
The short film Tokyo Project premieres October 14th, 10pm on HBO. The handsome and hip Sebastian (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) is on a business trip to Tokyo. Clearly depressed by his marriage at home, he becomes fascinated […]
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