Tag: review
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A war story on the downs — review of Watership Down, part 1
After having seen Netflix’s Watership Down miniseries, I’ve recorded some thoughts on it, and the book it was based on, which is a beloved longtime favorite of mine. Part 1: “A war story on the downs” – The nature of the story in general – An overview of the three main characters from the book…
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Apparently only dudes in Westworld are complex enough to have darkness
I’ve been watching Westworld on HBO, and I intend to watch it through to the end, but I’m not very satisfied with it. I mean, besides the fact that I’ve always had a huge mental block against sympathizing with robots as characters, as I still basically think they’re always going to just be things, it’s…
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Captain America’s Winter Soldier hair
No, this isn’t me making good on my threat to rhapsodize over each of Chris Evans’s individual attractive features in turn. Okay, there’s a little of that in here, but I swear I have more of a point. This is about costume design. If you’re like me, and you are closely attuned to the tiniest…
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How Bojack Horseman is revolutionizing the Unlikeable Tortured Protagonist
You may have heard me talk of a weird little Netflix show about anthropomorphic animals that’s been getting a bit of press lately by the name of “Bojack Horseman.” More than once I’ve heard people express bewilderment at the appeal of an odd little work like this cartoon, and I confess I was there myself…