Tag: tv series
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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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Our Halloween Recommendations
Read more: Our Halloween RecommendationsHave you noticed that the door to your apartment has suddenly developed a creak? No? What about the dusty cobwebs hiding in every nook and cranny of your flat? Surely, you felt the cold gusts of wind blowing through the curtains despite the fact that you just closed the window? Yes, all the signs are…
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Tribute to Television
Read more: Tribute to TelevisionLast month for the second time we gave some much needed (and deserved) love to three under-recognized series, and today we continue that tradition. You might notice that I’ve changed the title of the series from “Reasons to Stay Inside” to “Tribute to Television”; I’ve done this because I think the ironic intention of…
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“That Gum You Like is Going To Come Back in Style”: The Revival of Twin Peaks and the Uncanny
Read more: “That Gum You Like is Going To Come Back in Style”: The Revival of Twin Peaks and the UncannyNext year, one of the creepiest murder-mystery TV series Twin Peaks will return for a new season. Being over 25 years old, the show is a true cult classic and has been subject to many tributes and references from various other famous TV-shows like The Simpsons and Adventure Time. Last summer I watched the…
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*Stares into the Camera*: On The “Jim Look” and The Age of Irony
Read more: *Stares into the Camera*: On The “Jim Look” and The Age of IronyA few weeks ago I was at a housewarming, and while using a phallic-shaped bottle opener to remove the cap from my beer because it was, regrettably, the only one available, some guy said “I can see you thinking; this one is slightly smaller than what I am used to”. Because I didn’t want to…
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