4/5
Robot Wars.
10 Episodes. Starring: John Boyega, Ed Skrein, Dan Stevens, John Oliver, Amy Sedaris, Chris Parnell, Kevin Hart, Rhys Darby, Brett Goldstein, Niecy Nash-Betts, MrBeast & the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Created By: Tim Miller & David Fincher. On: Netflix.
Roboteers, stand by! The fourth volume of Tim Miller and David Fincher's 'Love, Death + Robots' is here on Netflix...and you're in for a red-hot treat. They can't stop, addicted to the shindig, as they set the stage for the new season at Slane Castle for a throwback to an old Red Hot Chili Peppers show, during the 'By The Way' tour. Yet it may as well be Tracy Island as Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante, Chad Smith and Flea are in 'Thunderbird' puppet form...with strings attached. Rocking out with their wax 'you-know-whats' out, they really bring new meaning to the idea of sock puppets. It really is a small world, though. Because if you thought that was something, wait until those little people return for 'Close Encounters Of The Mini Kind'. In the blink of a fart, this world building and destroying is one of the freshest, original ideas you've seen...under a microscope.
The detail in this cyberpunk, CGI animated anthology series really is a marvel, and 'Spider Rose' gives that idea even more legs with a dark dystopian, albeit fresh, futuristic world complete with the cutest accomplice. The same can be said for the roaring success of 'The Screaming of the Tyrannosaur' in this jurassic world reborn, as these gladiatorial games for the rich even features the famous influencer with a bag of cash, MrBeast, in what he would probably look like in a world like this. Back on earth, John Boyega and Ed Skrein's '400 Boys' have something else attacking the block in an awesome animation that ranks with the best in show, until we head to World War II to see exactly 'How Zeke Got Religion' in a dogfight of a truly thrilling episode in all seriousness. All before the cats have their day on 'He Can Creep, versus the devil himself (Dan Stevens), or on 'The Other Large Thing' and a handy appliance voiced by none other than John Oliver.
It may have been three years since the last heart, skull and android season, but Miller and Fincher's collaborative creation is one of Netflix's best, and most nuanced mainstays. Just like 'Black Mirror', which also had it's latest season, after some time, drop recently. 'Golgotha' is as real as 'Love, Death & Robots' gets, as some aquatic aliens land on our real world shores. Spoiler alert, it's New Zealand, if you can't already tell. With a crack cast led by the ever as versatile as he is underrated, Rhys Darby's priest. Yet it's the Nick Park like claymation animation of 'Smart Appliances, Stupid Owners' that will really be useful to you around the house. Featuring sweet sarcasm and the voices of Ronny Chieng, Niecy Nash, Kevin Hart and more, from the thermostat to the electric toothbrush, you may just treat your household items with a little care and consideration. Especially your shower head. At least take it for dinner first. Adding more parts for your couch potato baked life, try peeling yourself off the settee for some real robotics and chambers that will make a killing. TIM DAVID HARVEY.
Further Filming: 'Black Mirror', 'Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams', 'Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet Of Curiosities'.
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