On March 31st, 1999, the world took notice of two filmmaker siblings; siblings who, prior to that day, were mostly known among smaller indie circles for their 1996 neo-noir Bound. But everyone knew, on March 31st, who the Wachowskis were.
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Ten TV Shows To Look Out For In 2020
Throughout the 2010s we experienced some truly groundbreaking, experimental, incredible television. As we enter this new decade, there will undoubtedly be new shows that aim to live up to these standards.
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How ‘Breaking Bad’ Broke Bad: The Rise and Fall of TV Serialisation
“…But that’s all of life, right? It’s the constant, it’s the cycle. It’s solution, dissolution. Just over and over and over. It is growth, then decay, then transformation.” –Breaking Bad, “Pilot” Serialization in television is now commonplace. For a previous episode from the week before, or a year prior, to have after-effects on the episode…
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‘The Boys’, ‘Watchmen’, and What They Say About the Superhero Genre
There’s an appeal in the idea of deconstructing the superhero genre. Why should this one human being, however extraordinary they may be, be a one-person judge, jury and (sometimes) executioner? How do their biases, beliefs or bigotry play into who they deem worth targeting and who they believe is worth protecting? What makes them believe…
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The Strange Thing About Families in Ari Aster’s Films
His films, while spanning in subject matter, focus and even genre, all share a commonality. These films, however fantastical, absurd, or horrific they become, have all sprung from a kernel of truth: a truth that is the basis of so many realities. This truth is in the heart of families.
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Ten Years of ‘Archer’: How the Comedy Managed to Stay Fresh
Around season nine, The Simpsons could no longer be called one of the greatest shows on television. Cheers peaked in its second season, and while it introduced characters such as Frasier Crane and Woody Harrelson’s Woody Boyd in later seasons, the series gradually started to diminish despite having a solid cast. Futurama probably should have…
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REVIEW: “A beautiful, horrifying nightmare” – ‘Eraserhead’ (1977), The Criterion Collection
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “Faithfully captures his debut feature in all its grotesque beauty” Now, I wouldn’t call myself a Lynch obsessive. Like many, I was introduced to David Lynch through his series Twin Peaks, and while I’ve only seen two other films of his (Blue Velvet and Fire Walk with Me), I found this…
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