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The Boston Strangler: Journalist Investigates Killings
On Thursdays, we watch a lot of true crime documentaries. Not because I particularly enjoy them, but despite that, I watch them with interest. Consequently, I’ve also started watching more movies based on true crimes lately. So when The Boston Strangler came up (as a film), it seemed intriguing to me. Fortunately, it’s not just…
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Disco Dancing: Saturday Night Fever
There’s a lot to be said about Saturday Night Fever. That it was based on a fabrication of New York’s disco culture. That it’s dated. That it lacks nice, wholesome characters. But despite all that, I believe the film still has something to say. That appearances can be deceiving, and that a superficial judgment does…
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Breaking Bad: Your Teacher Is Only Human
Breaking Bad is a series that began in 2008. We initially missed it, but more than two years ago, we finally decided to give it a shot. We had heard that the series was pretty good, but we didn’t truly grasp just how outstanding it was until we had watched all five seasons. Why should…
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Babylon, Hollywood in the beginning
The film Babylon is about the early days of Hollywood, the sunny place where the film industry took its first steps with silent black-and-white movies. The story follows an aging Hollywood star, a fresh young woman yearning for Hollywood glamour in her life and others drawn by the freedom and creativity that films offer. The…
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Mad Men as a Time Capsule
If you haven’t watched Mad Men yet, I highly recommend it. The series originally aired from 2007 to 2015, making it quite an older show. But since the story unfolds in the 1960s-1970s era, it doesn’t immediately feel outdated. Well, except for the fact that the 1960s was full of dated attitudes and opinions. The…
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Film Weekend Tips #2: Some SF
It’s quite clear where my preference lies when it comes to films, isn’t it? I’ve got three science fiction film recommendations for you and I’m absolutely certain that even non-scifi fans will enjoy them. That’s the beauty of science fiction: it often adds an extra layer to genres like thought-provoking films, comedies, or action movies.…
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Proper Medical Drama: House MD
We watched the first five seasons years ago and then decided to stop. It was getting a bit repetitive: a critically ill patient comes into the hospital, Dr. House and his team try to treat them, and the first three attempts fail, but the fourth one does the trick. The formulaic repetition became a bit…
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Moon – a film about loneliness?
What would you find most thrilling about living on the moon? For me, it would be the idea of having other people around. In the movie Moon, the protagonist is all alone on the moon. He monitors technical matters there, accompanied only by a computer. Thankfully, his shift is coming to an end, and he’ll…
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Masters of Sex: will they or won’t they
Masters of Sex is a TV series about the groundbreaking study of human sexuality by the research duo Masters and Johnson. This research duo actually existed, but the series has been romanticized a bit to make it more enjoyable to watch. So why is this series so fun, even though it has less sex than…
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West Side Story: from stage to film
West Side Story is a film from 2021 … No, wait: it’s from 1961 and it … Hold on: it’s originally a Broadway musical, for the theatre or, no, stop: it’s really just based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Gosh. As a Shakespeare groupie, I am amazed at how enduring and versatile the…