Blog 4.0

I always say that it's been a while since I last went to the cinema - taking a closer look, it turned out to have been almost seven years. The last movie I saw on a big screen was actually  Rise of Skywalker , which... to be honest, the jokes about how that could put you off going to the cinema forever pretty much write themselves. However, the simple truth is that I just haven't felt the need to go to the cinema. I can see new movies soon enough on Disney+ or some other streaming service, and the extra effort of going to town and paying extra to see something sooner and on a larger screen doesn't really feel worth it when you don't have anyone to go with you. (I don't have any friends that are local and my husband isn't a big movie-goer either.) This week, an opportunity arose though. We're staying at a friend's place for a few days and I had just heard about all the rave reviews Nolan's Odyssey was getting, so I suggested that we could go see it ...

I remember hearing about this film around the time it came out and thinking that it sounded right up my alley. Ridley Scott, historical drama... I think I briefly looked into whether I'd be able to see it in my area, but the answer at the time was no, so I just forgot about it again. The other week something reminded me of the title, and while looking it up, I found that it was now on available on Disney+ so I ended up watching it there. And wow, what a movie. Great drama, great visuals and great medieval vibes. The fact that it's based on real events adds a lot of weight to the story too. I really enjoyed the three-act structure that depicted events from different perspectives. First we hear from Jean de Carrouges, courageous and honourable knight who repeatedly bleeds for his king and loves his wife, but keeps getting fucked over by life in general, and by his former friend Jacques Le Gris in specific. When we see the story from Le Gris' point of view, the picture of Jean...

After years of seemingly being the only person in the office who didn't have Netflix, I finally caved and subscribed for a month. The thing that unexpectedly ended up pushing me over the line was a glowing review for the animated film Nimona . Long story short, I didn't feel as strongly about it as the reviewer, but I did enjoy it. Of course, I was then left with the question of which of the many shows on Netflix that I'd previously missed out on to watch next, and I ended up picking Bojack Horseman , since I'd heard many good things about it. The first episode was... okay , but didn't exactly blow me away. It had some decent gags, but I mostly came away from it wondering whether this was going to be another one of those "edgy" shows where we're supposed to root for a protagonist who's a complete asshole. I'm glad I continued watching! I can't remember the last time I ended up being this engrossed by a television show. I laughed, I cried, a...