本周看什么 | 最近值得一看的 13 部作品 – 少数派

• Recommended recent masterpieces:[美剧] Vision mission,[美剧] East of Eden,[韩剧] Hundred Days of Lies,[日剧] Political robber Lu Bang,[日剧] beans and wheat,[英剧] Looking for spring,[澳大利亚] Dust falls,[美剧] Cupertino,[美剧] George and Mandy’s First Marriage Season 3,[动画] FX warrior Kurumi,[动画] There is a hole in the student union too! ,[动画] A girl from a certain ANBU lives together,[动画] The Haunted Hotel Season 2
• A few exciting previews:“Godzilla-0.0” final trailer, “Exorcist: Martyr” first trailer, “Blade Runner 2099” official trailer, “Cyberpunk: Edgewalker 2” official trailer, “Uncharted” official trailer
• Some film and television information:“Avengers 5” is scheduled to be released in mainland China on December 16, “The Cat in the Hat” is scheduled to be released in mainland China on November 6, and “The Chronicles of Narnia” releases its first poster

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• Keywords: Drama/Action/Science Fiction/Adventure
• Also known as: Vision Quest
• Length: About 50 minutes (single episode) × 8 episodes
• Watching channel: Disney+; Douban link

Am I really a vision?

@ Pan Yuhan: Vision, who lives in seclusion in Edinburgh, works in a bar on weekdays. After get off work, he will return to his own mind. There were Jarvis, Friday, Edith, the pair of robotic arms DUM-E and U in Tony’s garage, and even Ultron. He is satisfied with such a life, which is repeated every day. Until that day, he was chased by bounty hunters, the female boss died, and then he was informed that his son Tommy had also been captured.

At the beginning, the “Vision Mission” from all the AIs in Stark Industries was displayed in the virtual space. The funds were sufficient, and then the biggest topic of this episode was launched-White Vision’s questioning of himself. Born at the end of “WandaVision”, he has all the memories of the first generation Vision. Although he knew the past, it was something he had never personally experienced or perceived, so everything seemed strange and familiar to him – he was a vision, but he seemed not to be a vision. At first he didn’t care about this, just enjoying a movie with a known ending. The appearance of the son who he thought was just a magical creature forced him to face the question of who he was.

As the final chapter of the “WandaVision” series, the series explores love and identity in a sincere and profound way.

What a nasty yet charming femme fatale.

@ Pan Yuhan: It was night, a woman was struggling and crawling on the ground, and knocked on the door of the Trask brothers’ house. She was scarred and her head was covered in blood. At the insistence of her brother Adam, they took the woman in. The woman who calls herself Cathy gradually recovers under Adam’s careful care. She looked so beautiful, but her brother Charles felt something was wrong with her. Later, Adam proposed to Cathy and offered to take her to California to start a new life. Adam, who was just immersed in joy, never thought that this decision would bring a fatal blow to the family.

The drama adapted from John Steinbeck’s novel of the same name revolves around a famous villainess in the history of American literature. The heroine Cathy has a pair of eyes that can see through people, but she does not use this intelligence in the right way. She seems to have no emotions. Everyone is a tool for her to succeed in her rise to power. Even her parents, husband and son can be abandoned without mercy. The delicate lens language is extremely restrained, but contains a strong burst of emotion. Through the superb acting skills of the actors, we see the complexity of human nature, and also see the fateful tragedy between two generations of brothers, just like Cain and Abel.

• Keywords: plot/action/suspense
• Also known as: 100 Days of Lies
• Length: 70-75 minutes (single episode) × 16 episodes
• Watching channel: Netflix; Douban link

In troubled times, what can a pickpocket do?

@ Pan Yuhan: The capital city (i.e. Seoul) in 1932 was during the period of high-pressure rule by the Japanese army. Li Jiajing, a girl from the slums, is a talented pickpocket. Her complicated upbringing and her experience of working for an American missionary when she was young have made her proficient in Japanese and English. A theft led her to meet patriots Ryu So-lan and Yu Pili, who were disguised as a foreign journalist couple, and Hideo Sato, a Korean orphan who was adopted by the No. 2 figure in the Japanese Governor-General’s Office. Li Jiajing, who was spotted by Yu Pili for his talent, disguised himself as a translator in the North Korean Governor-General’s Palace, and started a romantic and thrilling love story with Hero Sato who also served as a translator after returning from school.

As a special project for tvN’s 20th anniversary, the series achieved good results on the first day of its premiere. The love story that revolves around the spy who stole the secrets of the Japanese army and the adopted son of the Japanese army has the indescribable melancholy of that era. It is the right age to fall in love, and it is also the meeting of two lonely souls, but because of the hatred between the country and the family, it is difficult to explain or understand. After all, in that dangerous era when one could not protect oneself, personal love was just a trivial matter, love, sincerity, and trust were just passing smoke, and love and dedication to the motherland were the most important thing.

• Keywords: plot/crime
• Also known as: Political Lupin
• Duration: 45 minutes (single episode) × 10 episodes, updated every Wednesday
• Viewing channel: Viu; Douban link

Those who steal the hook will be punished, and those who steal the country will be martyred.

@SHY: Yayoi Kisaragi, a phantom thief who never misses a beat, has lived a handsome life but cannot withstand the economic downturn, and has fallen into a situation where the national wallet is empty and there is no money to steal. Inspired by TV news, she set her sights on the secret treasury of the ruling National Liberal Party and vowed to sweep away all the black gold. In order to achieve her goal, Yayoi used what she had learned throughout her life to push the idle politician daughter Kobayakawa Masaru into the political arena.

Eight years after “Unnatural Death”, screenwriter Akiko Nogi and star Satomi Ishihara reunited to bring an alternative and refreshing drama with an eye-catching setting. Noki, who has always liked to criticize the ills of the times, shows off his talents on the right stage. Let’s see Yayoi’s clever tricks, allowing the notorious political amateur to ascend to the center of power step by step. Ishihara’s acting skills and temperament are still outstanding, interpreting the unpredictable charm of the Phantom Thief, not only the property in the play, but also seems to be able to steal the hearts of the audience.

Ordinary thieves have little energy to be afraid, but tax thieves have huge energy to collect money legally. The line “If you want to steal money, become a member of Congress” in the first episode of this game can be said to be the target of the bullseye. Although it is an imaginary country in name, the setting in the play is almost unabashed, pointing directly at the current social situation in Japan. Focusing on the shady political black money and changing the long-standing institutional deadlock, this entertaining and satirical drama is worth looking forward to.

• Keywords: plot/food/growth
• Also known as: Mame and Mugi
• Length: About 30 minutes (single episode; exact number of episodes unknown); Douban link

Turning decay into fermentation is the magic of salt koji, and it is also the magic of people!

@litz与青鸟: Shimizu Mai, a 30-year-old fashion magazine editor, was not promoted to editor-in-chief because of her outstanding personal abilities and habit of working alone. Just like the opening scene of a soap opera, when you are frustrated in your career, you are exposed on the spot as a third party meddling in other people’s marriages. You are tortured and looked down upon and finally leave your job. Your career dream ends like this. Wheat, whose life was in a mess, stepped into an izakaya called Soybean Hall one night. Although the store was inherited by Yoneda Asami, the decoration and taste were completely new, but the two still had a good chat, formed a friendship, and decided to take advantage of each other’s strengths and run the store together.

This drama is adapted from the manga of the same name, written by Natsuko Taniguchi, who is famous for “Then You Do It”. This drama is also a healing story with food as the core, depicting growth and regeneration. One is the elegant and hard-working Asuka Saito, and the other is the cheerful, lively and chubby Tomita Mochi. Together, the two are doubly cute. Coupled with the unique and detailed scenery of the Japanese drama, no matter how depressed the mood is, there are countless cute dolls in Dododo. Surrounded by the warm lights, you will unknowingly become excited; then listen to the crunch of biting into the fried chicken, watch the steaming chazuke rice and the wheat slowly showing a surprise expression, you can make people sigh that “food can heal the heart” is indeed a lie.

• Keywords: drama/comedy
• Also known as: Youth
• Length: about 28 minutes (single episode) × 8 episodes; Douban link

A middle-aged version of “Fleabag.”

@ Pan Yuhan: Alex is a literary agent. As a single mother, she raised her son Ruari. Now that Ruari is finally going to college, she plans to start a new life, because one day she suddenly realizes that at 50 years old, she is no longer young. She believes that women cannot be sexy when they reach 60 years old, and decides to seize the last ten years and embrace new relationships. But she didn’t expect that Ruali, who had just entered college, dropped out and returned home, and her father’s condition began to deteriorate.

As the final work of Sharon Haugen’s “autobiographical trilogy”, this true and profound drama successfully records a woman’s belated adolescence. Alex, who is caught in the middle, has to take time to break down. As a daughter and mother, she was pulled by the unsatisfactory life and could not take a breath. But Alex, is he really ready to start over? Jung said, “If your subconscious mind does not enter your consciousness, that is your fate.” So before truly realizing that he should love himself first, Alex thought he was prepared, but in fact he was just deceiving himself. Because life at the age of 50 is not sad. You can still be sexy if you want to.

• Keywords: suspense/thriller/crime
• 又名：Dustfall / The Unbelieved
• Length: About 52 minutes (single episode) × 6 episodes
• Viewing channel: ABC; Douban link

The victim is more important than the perpetrator.

@ Pan Yuhan: Edie, a girl who just turned 18, was found naked and lying in a sugar cane field. After receiving the call, the newly transferred female police chief Teague rushed to the scene. During the investigation, Teague learned that there had been a local case seven months ago in which a German tourist was drugged and sexually assaulted, but in the end the case went unsolved. Edie doesn’t remember anything, and his last memory is of the night before in the bar, where one of the suspects died.

This small-town female police detective drama adapted from the novel won the Séries Mania (French Series Carnival) International Competition Audience Award as early as March this year. The story that takes place on the Gold Coast has a very orthodox Tropic Noir flavor. The darkness hidden under the elements of sunshine and beach is suffocating. Rather than finding the real murderer, the series spends more time describing the victim’s situation. Edie clearly declined her friend’s further request for dating, and also rejected the rude man, but was not believed. She had to work hard to recall the painful memories that she could not remember, and told herself to cheer up, but the damage had been done and became a part of her body.

In fact, it is more important to help the victim come out than to find out the truth.

• Keywords: plot/law
• Also known as: Cupertino
• Length: About 42 minutes (single episode) × 12 episodes
• Watching channel: CBS; Douban link

Union of Unemployment Fronts.

@ Pan Yuhan: The drama series “Cupertino” created by the team of “The Good Wife” moved the court battleground to Silicon Valley this time. It tells the story of two people who were fired from the company. After seeking justice for themselves, they decided to open a small law firm, specializing in Silicon Valley-related cases, and defending the rights of those migrant workers who were suppressed by capital.

The husband-and-wife team of Robert and Michelle is indeed worthy of belief. The drama perfectly combines legal and technology-related hot topics. It is fast-paced, refreshing and emotionally immersive. The shaping of the two protagonists in the first episode was very successful. We saw Michael’s desire to break free from the shackles of his father, and we also understood Olivia’s desire to escape from her conservative parents. They become trapped in their own life issues and thus become realistic. At first, they thought that as long as they maintained a decent job, they would be successful in the worldly sense. However, this passive resignation allowed the two to see clearly everything around them and the reality – it turns out that simple material things cannot provide true inner abundance. Therefore, they chose to speak for the workers in Silicon Valley, not only to start a new career, but also to tell those who have dedicated countless efforts to large companies that there is justice in this world.

• Keywords: drama/comedy/love
• Also known as: Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Season 3
• Length: About 20 minutes (single episode) × 22 episodes
• Watching channel: CBS; Douban link

Don’t lie in marriage.

@ Pan Yuhan: Out of dissatisfaction with his mother Mary’s possible relationship, George banned his daughter from seeing her. Mandy disagreed with this decision and secretly took her daughter to see Mary; Connor was arrested by the police for drug abuse. He did not dare to let his parents and sister know, so he turned to his brother-in-law George for help, hoping that he could hand over the bail for him – both George and Mandy lied to each other this time.

The third season of the high-scoring sitcom “George and Mandy’s First Marriage” still revolves around the marriage life of George and Mandy. In the parent drama, we know the ending of the two of them in advance, so it is very interesting to watch the development of this marriage from this God’s perspective. Separated from the four geniuses in the parent show, the lives of George and Mandy, a young working-class couple, are ordinary and ordinary. They don’t need to worry about esoteric physical problems. They just need to run the tire shop business well every day, pay attention to balancing family life, and care about the food and daily life of their family members with relish. They are as down-to-earth as you and me in life. But those trivial things hidden in ordinary family life are an undercurrent of accumulated power, which can slowly affect the family, and then remind us of the cruelty and reality of marriage.

• Keywords: comic adaptation/horror/thriller
• Also known as: FX Fighter Kurumi-chan / FX Fighter Kurumi-chan
• Length: 24 minutes (single episode) × 12 episodes, updated every Thursday
• Watching channel: Bahamut Animation Crazy; Douban link

Making money honestly is boring, right?

@SHY: When she was in junior high school, the girl Fukuga Kurumi witnessed her mother’s investment failure and committed suicide by jumping off a building. At that moment, she made up her mind to win everything from now on. Five years later, Kurumi, a college student who has passed the refund-only age, can finally conduct FX foreign exchange transactions legally. The goal is to use 300,000 principal to earn back the 20 million yen that his mother lost, and the money game begins with no turning back.

Just after sending out last season’s “Nigu Meow”, here “Fake Stock Meow” makes its debut. With the soft and cute style of painting where humans and animals are harmless, the sense of oppression of the four beautiful girl heroines in this work is far more terrifying than ordinary horror movies. Since currency exchange rates are relatively stable, multiple times of leverage are required to profit from them. However, the margin is limited after all, and a small technical adjustment may force the position to be liquidated. The real line between life and death creates a chilling nightmare of reality.

The original author of the comic combines knowledge and action, and the content is based on personal experience. He also updates the lock-in status on social media in real time. The translator and readers are not to be outdone. The comment section is divided into all the people inside and outside the play, bringing a unique immersive follow-up experience. In-depth portrayal of the psychology of gamblers, Stud only takes one thought. This atypical story that rises and falls with the twists and turns, is it an investment guide for others to fear my greed, or a guide to persuade people to quit by taking history as a guide and being cautious. I believe you can make your own judgment.

• Keywords: comic adaptation/daily life/comedy
• Also known as: There are holes in the student council too! / Even the Student Council Has Its Holes!
• Length: 24 minutes (single episode) × 12 episodes, updated every Saturday
• Watching channel: Bahamut Animation Crazy; Douban link

The more gods and men there are, the more gods they are!

@SHY: Shui Zhijiangmei, a first-year high school student who is full of ideas, is far ahead in liberal arts, but terrible in science. Her average score is so bad that she has to repeat a grade. In order to avoid the crisis, he became the secretary of the student union on the recommendation of his advisor Hiratsuka, but he found that none of the other members were efficient. Surrounded by a group of strange members, Amei’s colorful campus life begins.

Not long after “Delusional Student Council” finished, a spiritual sequel was published in the same magazine. The style has the charm of its predecessors, and the level of pornography continues to increase. With distinct character attributes as its selling point, the innocent and coquettish president Koto Fukiko, the quiet and sinister accountant Terui Arisu, the venomous and arrogant publicity committee member Otori Hara, and the general affairs officer Mutsu Komatae who is just trying to survive, jointly weave a joyful daily life with no moral integrity, slam on the brakes, and the whole life must not stop.

The gold-medal combination of director Naozaki Ryūwa and character designer Ryo Imamura enjoys exaggerated performance effects, using simple lines to create extreme dynamics, creating an animation experience that is also full of personality. It cleverly integrates the four-frame original paragraphs and captures the endless fast-paced narrative of famous scenes. You will not be bored at any time. Focusing on lively and unrestrained noisy daily life, without forgetting to embellish it with romance and warmth, this youth comedy in the turbulent season is sure to tease your heart.

• Keywords: novel adaptation/science fiction/action
• Also known as: A Certain Dark Item
• Length: 24 minutes (single episode) × The exact number of episodes is unknown, updated every Friday
• Watching channel: Bahamut Animation Crazy; Douban link

There are no such good sisters anymore!

@SHY: About 80% of the population is a huge “Academy City” made up of students. It has a technological level that far exceeds that of the outside world, and it also implements special courses to develop super powers. But under the dreamy appearance of peace, there is an invisible force that does not exist in the world. This is the story of the elite unit “Props” led by the Level 5 superpower Mugino Shiri, and its members Kinuhata Favorite, Flanda Severon, and Takitsubo Rikou.

Six years after the end of “Super Cannon T”, the “Certain Series” animation has finally been released. It is adapted from the side story novel written by Kamachi Kazuma. The timeline of this work is about a year before this article, and the character creation of “props” has been further completed. I believe it will also give the audience a slightly different impression. The series director Nagai Ryuyuki, who has never forgotten his original intention, is in excellent condition after returning to his comfort zone. The first episode of the completely original animation is well organized and allows those familiar characters to appear smoothly.

JCSTAFF, which has been criticized in recent years, has never dared to slack off on this series, and the quality of its paintings has been maintained at a high level. The super-powered battle in the school, which we haven’t seen for a long time, still seems to have merit. Even if we already know the ending of some characters, it does not prevent us from appreciating the current bond of girls. This story combines various elements and seamlessly connects the daily and the extraordinary. It is a side story that fans of the series cannot miss, and it is also a brand-new adventure that new audiences can watch independently.

• Keywords: comedy/animation/horror
• Also known as: Haunted Hotel Season 2
• Length: About 25 minutes (single episode) × 8 episodes
• Watching channel: Netflix; Douban link

It’s time to return to this eerie hotel.

@ Pan Yuhan: Catherine planned to recruit a new employee. It was at this time that he and the others were surprised to find a girl named Shayna, who turned out to be not a ghost, but a living human being. This year, she has been living in the attic. After asking her to leave, Catherine hired an employee with the same name as herself. This employee had a lot of experience in hotel work, but for some reason, this new employee was like catnip, and all the creatures in the hotel were obsessed with him.

The second season of “The Haunted Hotel” still revolves around the hotel. It was thought that the hotel’s business was finally on the right track, but unexpectedly more new troubles appeared. The mysterious purple slime will make you lose your mind as soon as you touch it, and the old mine under the hotel contains cursed ore… But it may be easier to run the hotel well. Preventing all kinds of troubles caused by creatures in the supernatural world is the priority that Catherine and her team need to focus on.

The series of animations brought by the creators of “Rick and Mordy” perfectly integrates horror and horror into adult animations. The wild imagination makes the plot bold and exaggerated, but it is restrained and not too outrageous. The arrangement of family lines is also very touching.

[国产] Hunting Murderer in Winter City @ Pan Yuhan: In 2012, a child abduction and trafficking case occurred in Qingyan City. While investigating the case, policewoman Yue Qingchuan unexpectedly found a major clue, which pointed directly to the bank robbery that shocked the country 13 years ago. This drama directed by the director of “Walking in the Snow in Search of Plum Blossoms” is based on real cases and uses a dual timeline narrative method to tell the story of two important cases. The series is shot with detail and quality. The pursuit of the murderer, which spans more than ten years, is a game between the good and the bad, and also a questioning of human nature.

[港剧] Hell’s Law@Leeds and Bluebird: Qiu Yinyin, a well-known lawyer who does whatever it takes to win a lawsuit, was summoned by the King of Hell because he had represented too many cases that damaged Yin’s morality. After she died unexpectedly, she received a special commission and became a hell figure who returned to the world. She represented the deceased wealthy businessman in the estate division case and also searched for her murderer. The legal suspense drama wrapped in a fantasy shell reveals the warmth and warmth of human nature. The evil girl Qiu Yinyin also shuttles between the yin and yang worlds, witnessing the good and evil of more dead souls and living people, and slowly regains her original intention.

[动画] Little Civet Cat and Little Fox @Leeds and Bluebird: A long time ago, there lived a little raccoon cat who talked a lot but was a bit dull, and a little fox who talked little but had many clever ideas. The two fluffy and soft stuffed dumplings were born to be good friends. The little fox will bite the little civet cat because he is lazy and run away. He will also get an idea and start DIY seals while digging sweet potatoes. This work was first published as a serialized comic, and then adapted into an animation in 2018. It captured a large audience with its cute painting style and somewhat nonsensical stories. Now it has returned with the original dubbing cast. Although each episode only lasts less than two minutes, it is easy to cure.

[动画] Adventure Time: Side Quest Season 2 @SHY: A long, long time ago, the human boy Finn and the dog Jack lived a carefree daily life in the Secret Land of Wasai, and had fun with other familiar characters from time to time. Putting aside the lengthy main plot, the rapidly launched second season still maintains a brisk tone, regaining the flavor of the previous seasons with a series of whimsical unit dramas. Although some episodes are suspected of being filled with water, there are also enough outstanding ideas that are suitable for fans of the series to watch.