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Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Rewatching "The Americans", season 5

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Things have been going slower, but I since I received a diagnosis for Long Covid in the meantime, I guess "The Americans" for me w...
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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Channingography, part 3: Step Up (2006)

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  After four movies that turned out way, way better than I expected, would Channing Tatum's filmography hold for the one that actually p...
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My stance on various ASOIAF conspiracy theories, Part 26

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Thursday is theory day. This is the twenty-seventh article of the series. Since there are a lot of theories floating out there and I'...
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Review: George R. R. Martin - The Rogue Prince

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In the newest anthology he edited, "Rogues", George R. R. Martin included the aptly named "The Rogue Prince". Like with...
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The problem with biopics

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I recently watched "Darkest Hour", the biopic about Winston Churchill in May 1940. I'm usually not a fan of biopics, which a...
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Friday, May 20, 2022

Rewatching "The Americans", season 4

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Having finally moves past the worst of Covid, my pace in rewatching "The Americans" slowed down a bit. I was still on sick leave, ...
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Sunday, May 8, 2022

Rewatching "The Americans": Season 3

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B ecause of my Covid-induced torpor, I was not able to do much but lay back on the couch and binge stuff. There was nothing of interest on...
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Thursday, April 21, 2022

Rewatching "The Americans": Season 2

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Because of my Covid-induced torpor, I was not able to do much but lay back on the couch and binge stuff. There was nothing of interest on, a...
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Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Rewatching "The Americans": Season 1

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Because of my Covid-induced torpor, I was not able to do much but lay back on the couch and binge stuff. There was nothing of interest on, a...
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Thursday, March 10, 2022

Yellowjackets is writing dubious narrative cheques

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T here was some mild buzz surrounding the Showtime series "Yellowjackets" that was sufficient for the network to immediately order...
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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Three hoorays for imperialism!

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I watched "The King's Man" yesterday, the prequel to the Matthew Vaughn vehicles Kingsman and Kingsman 2. In it, an impeccable...
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Saturday, February 26, 2022

They don’t make them like that anymore

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For the first time ever, I watched “Born on the Fourth of July”, the 1989 feature by Oliver Stone. Tom Cruise is playing Vietnam veteran...
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Friday, February 18, 2022

Book report: A Feast for Crows

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In the reviews of the previous three books I repeatedly mentioned, that while they are intricately and expertly plotted, the literary qualit...
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Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Book report: A Storm of Swords

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Continuing my reread, I've now finished "A Storm of Swords", and once again, I won't assume you need any kind of synopsis ...
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Book report: "A Clash of Kings"

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After I tackled "A Game of Thrones" in BLAP 58, concentrating on Early Installement Weirdness, I recently completed my reread of ...
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Saturday, December 25, 2021

Season 8 Episode 6 “The Iron Throne” review – A Feast of Conclusions?

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  Valarr morghulis. Everything needs to come to an end, and so does the greatest series of all time, the popcultural phenomenon to end all...
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Season 8 Episode 5 “The Bells” review – A coinflip

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  Sometimes, everything comes down to a choice. Sometimes, everything comes down to the flip of a coin. As the popular saying goes, each t...
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Season 8 Episode 4 “The Last of the Starks” review – Castle of Glass

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  Last week, I wrote that it was so hard to assess the impact of the larger plot and themes as long as the show hasn’t finished the story ...
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Season 8 Episode 3 “The Long Night” review – Too big to comprehend

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  I think this is the first time that I’m at a total loss writing one of these reviews. We’re standing here, at what’s likely the apex of ...
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Season 8 Episode 2 “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” review: A Storm of Reunions

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  My illustrious co-host Sean T. Collins wrote in his terrific review of the first episode that while all the joy coming from the reunions...
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