The universe of the Halo video game series is expanded in seven short animated films from Japan's greatest anime directors and studios.
Hiroshi Yamazaki, Tomoki Kyoda, Takahiro Tanaka, Koichi Mashimo, Daisuke Nishio, Hiroyuki Kawasaki, Megumi Shimizu, Koji Sawai, Hideki Futamura, Yasushi Muraki, Keiichi Sugiyama, Toshiyuki Kanno, Shinji Aramaki, Mamoru Oshii
Director
Luci Christian
Female Soldier ("Prototype") / Kelly ("The Package")
David Wald
Master Chief
Emily Neves
Spartan ("The Babysitter")
Shelley Calene-Black
Cortana / Dr. Halsey
Jessie James Grelle
Haka (segment "The Duel")
Brittney Karbowski
Sister (segment "Odd One Out")
Greg Ayres
Kid A (segment "Odd One Out")
David Anthony Matranga
Sarge (segment "Prototype") / Joseph (segment "Homecoming")
Akio Otsuka
ONI Commander (segment "Prototype")
Tomokazu Seki
Brother (segment "Odd One Out")
Kazuhiko Inoue
The Prophet (segment "The Duel")
In Stowaway, director Joe Penna narrates the story of a starship crew (Anna Kendrick as Zoe Levenson; Toni Collette as Marina Barnett; and Daniel Dae Kim as David Kim) struggling with serious technical problems on a two-year mission to Mars. During the trip, they discover aboard the presence of Michael (Shamier Anderson), a stowaway who jeopardizes everyone’s life on board.
'Ms. Davis’ Close Friend' will make you think about the meaning of death and what it means to be alive, and if there’s really a race to be run with one's inevitable demise.
This documentary moves chronologically through Black representation in horror films, revealing the genre's connections to Black history.
Emma Stone (Estella and Cruella) and Emma Thompson (the Baroness) did not come to play around in Cruella. They embodied the perfect balance of sinister and sincere. Estella went through a great hero's journey, and what a journey it was!
Overall, Altered Carbon: Resleeved is pretty “meh.” It’s cool and all that it takes a different approach from the TV show to make it animated rather than live action, but it doesn’t help that the animation looks like something from a video game.
Scene-stealer Melina Kotselou brings infectious queer joy and non-binary representation to the third installment of Nia Vardalos' 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' franchise.