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I’m not sure why I didn’t get round to watching this TV series sooner. It’s been three years since it was released, and heck, it’s Blade Runner, after all. The 1982 original and the 2017 sequel are among my all-time favourite films. So I watched it. And while I’ve got one major gripe with it, that’s not enough to stop it being a worthy addition to the Blade Runner universe.

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Oof. That opening narrative. Yikes. It’s Tyler Durden, Patrick Bateman, all ‘dem guys. There’s usually something of worth in the satirical element of those ‘Literally Me’ type of movies, but here? Not so much. James McAvoy is a good actor, don’t get me wrong, but he fits this role about as well as a bottle of water fits an energy socket. Didn’t like that nonsensical simile right there, hm? Well, neither did I, but I’m leaving it there for all to see.

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I watched these two last week, so I’ll bundle them both into one post. Enjoy.

Continue reading “Double Review: A Quiet Place – Day One, Kinds of Kindness”

Another day, another awkward procedure kinda thing. But yeah, here are a few things I got up to in between times.

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I haven’t been a fan of Pixar for a while. Part of that’s inevitably because I’ve just grown out of the age range they’re aiming at, but it’s also because of a lack of originality. There’s been too much reliance on nostalgia with sequels like The Incredibles 2 and Finding Dory, and the studio doesn’t even seem invested in its own worth when it decides to plonk entries like Luca straight onto Disney+ before letting them bask in the big screen sun. The fact that the company recently dropped 175 of its employees in the biggest remodel in Pixar history isn’t a great sign either.

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