Tag: film
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The Last of Us – Love and Humanity in a Post-Apocalyptic World
Read more: The Last of Us – Love and Humanity in a Post-Apocalyptic World(Source: HBO) Warning: This article contains major spoilers for the events of The Last of Us. The HBO show The Last of Us has been taking the internet by storm, and I admit I’m definitely one of the enjoyers. After being hesitant to watch it because of my inability to enjoy horror and general distaste…
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John Wick, Our 21st Century Sisyphus
Read more: John Wick, Our 21st Century SisyphusLego toy, by Nik (Includes spoilers for the John Wick-franchise) “The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man’s heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.” -Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus The rule of action-movies is that immediate incentive trumps general motivation. When action star number 63 flails towards his goal in…
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Why do we Enjoy Crime Fiction?
Read more: Why do we Enjoy Crime Fiction?I have to admit that I’ve never really liked crime fiction or detective movies or TV shows. The primary reason for that is that I get scared extremely easily. I have never watched a horror movie in my life and I’m pretty sure I would still get jumpscared while watching Coraline. My parents would often…
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The beauty of Arcane
Read more: The beauty of ArcaneNetflix: S1 Ep7 (Delord & Charrue, 2021) Spoiler warning: This article contains spoilers of the serie Arcane. When I tell people that I don’t watch films or series for their plot, they look at me weirdly. For a lot of my friends, the plot is the most important aspect of a story: it’s the unexpected…
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Stutz: The Tragedy of Wasted Time
Read more: Stutz: The Tragedy of Wasted TimeImage: Stutz, Netflix Trigger Warning: this article contains references to suicide Jonah Hill’s recent documentary film Stutz is a far cry from the comic roles of 21 Jump Street and Superbad which he is so often associated with and are sedimented into pop culture. On the surface Stutz is an unlikely role reversal in which…
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