PinnedMember-onlyWhy Fight Club is a love storyNow, I’m sure most of us know this movie, or have at least seen pop culture about it, but here’s something they may have missed. I’m firmly of the belief that this movie is a love story, a different kind. Told through a split personality/shadow done in a different way…Fight Club2 min readFight Club2 min read
PinnedMember-onlyTurning Red and the curious case of criticismIt’s been a few weeks since Turning Red, the new smash hit from Pixar, hit the airwaves on Disney+. And almost from the start there has been criticism. Mainly from men. But before we go into that, let’s look at the story of this movie. It’s a coming of age…Turning Red2 min readTurning Red2 min read
Nov 22Member-onlyPast Lives is…I knew Past Lives had been in the cinemas recently, but I always missed it, because, well, life happened. It looked interesting. Two people who liked each other since they were kids, met again when they were adults. I see similar kind of stuff in manga, but also wouldn’t surprise…Past Lives2 min readPast Lives2 min read
Aug 21Member-onlyJoan is Awful, or data in the age of A.I.Some of you may have heard of Black Mirror, a show with dystopian stories of various degrees of potential happening. In the latest season, the first episode is called Joan is Awful. …Netflix3 min readNetflix3 min read
Feb 13Member-onlyThe Whale and the battle of body dysmorphiaI’m sure some of you have heard of the Brenaissance movie “The Whale”, dubbed like that because it’s Brendan Fraser’s return to a high profile movie after some tumultuous incident in the film industry. In this movie, he portrays an overweight teacher who has been through some hardship in his…Brendan Fraser2 min readBrendan Fraser2 min read
Jan 8Member-onlyThe definition of insanity, or how certain videogames test itSo, I’m sure some of you heard of the definition of insanity, which is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Which doesn’t always work like that, hence, the insanity issue. I’ve been playing a couple of games recently, Hades, and Loop Hero. While they are…Hades2 min readHades2 min read
Dec 8, 2022Member-onlyHow VR can change your gaming experience (and more)Over the past month I’ve been fortunate enough to play on a Pico 4 VR headset. And I’ll tell you what, it has really changed the way I play games, or watch videos for that matter. I’ve been a gamer for a number of years, and while I have touched…VR2 min readVR2 min read
Oct 12, 2022Member-onlyHow does cancel culture work, exactly?If you’re one of the more outspoken people out there, like me, you’ll have heard of this “cancel culture” happening in the past 2–3 years, seemingly out of nowhere. Whether it has affected people like James Gunn and Kevin Hart for tweets they made years prior, or Eminem for random…Cancel Culture2 min readCancel Culture2 min read
Jul 27, 2022Member-onlyThe entitlement of nowadaysI live in London, and living with people from a different culture to yours, you often wonder why they behave in a particular way. And I could talk about a plethora of the things they do that irk me, this other one is quite high up there, and I see…People2 min readPeople2 min read
Jul 17, 2022Member-onlyHow family toxicity can help us understand ourselvesI recently saw this movie called The Book of Life, which while it has some similarities to another one that came afterwards, Coco, it is quite different in other ways. I’m not going to spoil much, but I will say that the subject of family is quite prevalent in both…Family2 min readFamily2 min read
