onsdag 19 juli 2023

Pixar's Elemental: strong on romance, weak on allegory

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I have similar feelings towards Elemental , Pixar's latest film, as many others (judging mainly from YouTube). On the strength of traile...
tisdag 4 juli 2023

Filling a Downton-shaped hole: Sanditon series three

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Yep, I'm late with my blogging, which should really have taken place last week. My excuses are pre-vacation stress and a complete lack o...
onsdag 14 juni 2023

Finally, we can expect a new Disney villain – but then what?

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"That's just bad storytelling!" This reaction to the lack of "bad guys" in a game was one of the few worthwhile line...
onsdag 31 maj 2023

Zhivago adaptations (no, the balalaika is not in the book)

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This is a bit of a "duty post", to be honest: when I'd read Doctor Zhivago  and blogged about it, I mentioned an interest in w...
onsdag 17 maj 2023

Eurovision time – the good, the bad and the loony

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It's time for traditional Eurovision blogging – there's no excuse not to, seeing as Sweden actually won this year! I'm pleased, ...
onsdag 3 maj 2023

Grown-up political drama on Netflix – or is it?

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So this is what happens when I try to watch something that isn't nerdy and/or belonging to a global franchise. Not that I didn't hav...
torsdag 20 april 2023

Questions raised by The Mandalorian season three

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Though I haven't stooped so low as to call those sceptical towards the recent output from franchises I enjoy names, I'm aware that I...