Twin Peaks: 25 years later and still weird
Season three of Twin Peaks was strange. Surprise. If you haven’t seen the show, seasons one and two aired in 1991 and 1992. The big question introduced in the first few minutes of screen time was: who...
View ArticleInescapably binge-worthy: Netflix’s Mindhunter.
On October 13, Netflix released their newest original series — Mindhunter. This is the latest project from David Fincher, who is known for Gone Girl, Fight Club, and Zodiac. The series follows FBI...
View Article“Stranger” Stranger Things
The Netflix original series Stranger Things has received excellent reviews since the release of the first season, which aired last summer, leaving viewers anticipating the future of its fictional...
View ArticleBlack Mirror shows us a warped reflection
The fourth season of Black Mirror, a British sci-fi anthology series which Netflix picked up in 2015, is about as topical and buzzwordy as it is poignant. Therein lies my hesitancy to extoll its...
View ArticleWizards, teleportation, and energy vampires, oh my!
Last weekend, I was sick. Like, nose running, head pounding, I can’t stand up or I’ll fall over sick. My one beacon of light during that dire time was the second season of Dirk Gently’s Holistic...
View ArticleJessica Jones: Defender or offender?
Netflix has released the latest installment in the Marvel Universe. A new season of Jessica Jones was released on March 8. In case you missed the first season, a brief overview. Jessica Jones, an...
View ArticleReviving a Canadian classic
Sometimes, nostalgia can skew our perception. Films that were tense to us as children can look cheesy as adults, once-beloved characters may turn out to be irritating, and the most... The post Reviving...
View ArticleThe many contradictions of Sense8
After three years, a cancellation, a very loud fan campaign, and, ultimately, a revival, Netflix’s Sense8 came to an end this summer with one final, movie-length episode. Its story — of eight...
View ArticleThe Circle gamifies catfishing
I started watching The Circle because I thought it would be bad and cheesy in a fun way. And while it certainly was cheesy, I binge-watched all 18 episodes without a trace of ironic detachment, because...
View ArticleBeetlejuice, the complete series (“You know I love it”)
I’m a sucker for anything Tim Burton, so when I discovered the animated Beetlejuice series last August I was thoroughly stoked and also thoroughly disappointed that I wasn’t exposed to this masterpiece...
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