Category: Television
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Normal People vs. Conversation with Friends
Turn the time back to May 2020. The quarantine was putting a test on all of us, it felt quite the same every day and every night. And as that repetitive pattern replayed itself again, I suddenly stumbled upon a show that gave everyone a new perspective and hope during that trying times. Based on a…
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The Meticulous Magnificence of “Midsommar”
Every decade, hundreds of amazing films are released. And at the absolute peak of these films, there are those two or three filmmakers that emerge that you will absolutely fall in love with. For me, one of those filmmakers is Ari Aster. His brand of emotionally devastating and dramatic character studies wrapped up in the…
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Streaming Tips: What To Watch And What To Avoid (Mrs. America, Run and Defending Jacob)
It‘s no secret that 2020 has been a tough year, since things have been thrown over the place in every aspect. The world is slowly recovering and so does the entertainment industry, with hopefully opening cinemas in July and going back to experiencing adventures on the silver screen. But the pandemic has caused permanent damage.…
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“DEVS”: Reinvigorating Science Fiction on A Quantum Level
As long as science fiction has been created for the silver screen, artists have used the genre as a means of exploring existentialist concepts too scary for the human mind to process. “What does it mean to be alive?” “Do living beings have free will?” “Is the universe predetermined, as we live out a laundry…
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“Normal People” Mini Series Review: A love story to live inside of
Sitting next to me on the subway this past summer was a girl buried in a book wearing a smile from cheek to cheek. Naturally, I was curious as to what book had her so entranced. It was, of course, Sally Rooney’s popular novel “Normal People.” Adapted from the novel, Hulu’s new mini series of…
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„The Eddy“ Mini Series Review: When Paris Still Was La La Land
There is just something enchanting about Paris. It’s the vibe of the city, that fascinates us for centuries now and makes us wanting to start a new life in Europe‘s hotspot. Loose ourselves in it‘s dreaminess and follow our goals. Before there was Los Angeles or „La La Land“, like some like to call it,…
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Ryan Murphys “Hollywood” Mini Series Review: Glamour without any substance
Glamour, fame and showbiz baby! With the start of May, Netflix has prepared a mini-series that will give you the tingling feeling of what it’s like to be an entertainment enthusiast – even during the pandemic. Hollywood is being revived – in the truest sense of the word. In the series of the same name,…
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“I Am Not Okay With This” Season 1 Review: Stranger Things meets The End of the F***ing World
With the successful series “Stranger Things” and “The End of the F***ing World”, Netflix has created two completely new shows in recent years that have gone through the roof with the audience. So it was only a matter of time until the creative heads of both productions joined forces and mixed the two together. With…